Alfred Moore is a research fellow at Cambridge University, at the Centre for Research in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. He has published in a wide range of journals, including Political Studies, Critical Review, the Journal of Political Philosophy, Episteme, Economy and Society, and Public Understanding of Science, among others.

'In this illuminating book, Alfred Moore argues persuasively that democracy requires not only active participation, but also reflective judgments about expert authority by those who choose not to participate. Critical Elitism offers a nuanced and important contribution to the study of expertise and democracy.' Mark B. Brown, California State University, Sacramento

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Two faces of epistemic democracy; 2. Democracy and problem of expertise; 3. Political and epistemic authority; 4. The problem of judgment; 5. Contestation; 6. Consensus; 7. Institutional innovations; Conclusion; References; Index.

Alfred Moore is a research fellow at Cambridge University, at the Centre for Research in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. He has published in a wide range of journals, including Political Studies, Critical Review, the Journal of Political Philosophy, Episteme, Economy and Society, and Public Understanding of Science, among others.

'In this illuminating book, Alfred Moore argues persuasively that democracy requires not only active participation, but also reflective judgments about expert authority by those who choose not to participate. Critical Elitism offers a nuanced and important contribution to the study of expertise and democracy.' Mark B. Brown, California State University, Sacramento

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Two faces of epistemic democracy; 2. Democracy and problem of expertise; 3. Political and epistemic authority; 4. The problem of judgment; 5. Contestation; 6. Consensus; 7. Institutional innovations; Conclusion; References; Index.