The relationship of knowledge and liberties in modern societies
presents a multitude of fascinating issues that deserve to be
explored more systematically. The production of knowledge is
dynamic, and the conditions and practice of freedom is undergoing
transformation. These changes ensure that the linkages between
liberty and knowledge are always subject to changes. In the past,
the connection between scientific knowledge, democracy, and
emancipation seemed self-evident. More recently, the close linkage
between democracy and knowledge has been viewed with
skepticism.
This volume explores the relationship between knowledge and
democracy, Do they support each other, do they mutually depend on
each other, or are they perhaps even in conflict with each other?
Does knowledge increase the freedom to act? If additional knowledge
contributes to individual and social well being, does it also
enhance freedoms? Knowledge and Democracy focuses on the
interpenetration of knowledge, freedom and democracy, and does so
from various perspectives, theoretical as well as practical.
Modern societies are transforming themselves into knowledge
societies. This has a fundamental impact on political systems and
the relationship of citizens to large social institutions. The
contributors to this book systemically explore whether, and in what
ways, these modern-day changes and developments are connected to
expansion of the capacities of individual citizens to act. They
focus on the interrelation of democracy and knowledge, and the role
of democratic institutions, as well as on the knowledge and social
conduct of actors within democratic institutions. In the process of
investigation, they arrive at a new platform for future research
and theory, one that is sensitive to present-day societal
conflicts, cleavages, and transformations generated by new
knowledge. In this way, this volume will attract the interest of
political scientists, sociologists, economists and students within
various disciplines.
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