The contentious politics of expertise : experts, activism and grassroots environmentalism / Riccardo Emilio Chesta.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

©2021

1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Routledge studies in political sociology.

"Based on mixed-methods research and ethnographic fieldwork at various sites in Italy, this book examines the relationship between expertise and activism in grassroots environmentalism. Presenting interviews with citizens, activists and experts, it considers activism surrounding infrastructure in urban areas, in connection with water management, transport, tourism and waste disposal. Through comparisons between different political environments, the author analyses the ways in which citizens, political activists and technical experts participate in using expertise, shedding light on the effects of this on the structure and composition of social movements, as well as the implications for the mechanisms of participation and the formation of alliances. Bridging the sociology of expertise and contentious politics, this study of the relationship between contentious expertise and democratic accountability shows how conflict transforms, rather than inhibits, expertise production into a 'contentious politics by other means'. As such, it will appeal to social scientists with interests in social movements, environmental sociology, science and technology studies, and the sociology of knowledge"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Riccardo Emilio Chesta is Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 15, 2021).

Print version: Chesta, Riccardo Emilio, 1986- The contentious politics of expertise 1 Edition. New York : Routledge, 2021.

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