This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to debates about

expertise, policy-making and democracy. It uniquely combines an over-
view of recent research on the policy role of experts with discussions

in political philosophy and the philosophy of expertise. Starting with
the fact that well-functioning democracies require experts and expert
knowledge, the book examines two types of objections against granting
experts a larger role in policy-making: concerns that focus on the nature
and limits of expert knowledge, and those that concentrate on tensions
between expertization and democracy. With this, the book discusses

how expert arrangements can be organized to ensure the epistemic qual-
ities of policies and democratic credentials, at the same time.

The book will be of interest to scholars and students of political
theory and democracy, public policy and administration, and to anyone
interested in the role of expertise in society.