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Judgment Under Siege: The Three-Body Problem of Expert Legitimacy

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Democratization of Expertise?

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Jasanoff, S. (2005). Judgment Under Siege: The Three-Body Problem of Expert Legitimacy. In: Maasen, S., Weingart, P. (eds) Democratization of Expertise?. Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3754-6_12

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