tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232895059011672174.post3535481410146405088..comments2021-02-18T14:28:51.603-05:00Comments on CitizenPost: The Experts Vs. The Rest of Us: New Book Makes the Case for Deliberative Democracycingibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467124498173331889noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232895059011672174.post-86913349549161998992007-08-08T09:00:00.000-05:002007-08-08T09:00:00.000-05:00There is so much to learn from John Dewey and thos...There is so much to learn from John Dewey and those who draw from his writings like Richard Rorty. Thanks for highlighting this on your blog and to Alison Kadlec of Public Agenda for giving us this book.George Pillsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651570843196278158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232895059011672174.post-9491168514578866302007-08-07T22:21:00.000-05:002007-08-07T22:21:00.000-05:00Hi Cynthia,I've been involved in organising and ob...Hi Cynthia,<BR/><BR/>I've been involved in organising and observing Citizens Juries recently. The expert witnesses (eg engineers, technologists, developers) see their task as "educating" the participants, which they don't recognise as coercive. In fact, they often see themselves as neutral, not actually having a position. In other words, the positivist view of objective knowledge and progress. rlubenskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518962181442701634noreply@blogger.com