The political function of expert knowledge: Knowledge and legitimation in European Union immigration policy.
Most literature on knowledge utilization is premised on rationalist theories of organizations: bureaucracies draw on knowledge instrumentally, either to expand their power or to adjust policy output. This paper develops an alternative account of the functions of knowledge, arguing that organizations are just as likely to value knowledge as a source of legitimation, or as … Continue reading The political function of expert knowledge: Knowledge and legitimation in European Union immigration policy.