Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5108936 | European Management Journal | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In this invited piece, I deal with Brexit as the leading edge of an ongoing anti-expert revolution. I begin by considering Brexit in relation to my own long-standing anti-expertist approach to social epistemology, which in many ways makes me a kindred spirit to the Brexiteers. Next, I turn to the struggle of parliamentary elites that eventuated in the win for Brexit, focussing on the Brexiteers' distinctive epistemic and ethical strategy with regard to public opinion. Finally, I consider the unforeseen emergence of a Rousseau-style 'general will' with regard to Brexit, which is where British democracy stands for the foreseeable future, ending on the role of academia - and specifically business schools - in the anti-expert revolution.
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Authors
Steve Fuller,