Tradurre, occultare, contestare. Problemi dell'expertise nelle politiche sociali contemporanee

Experts and systems of expertise play an increasingly significant role in social policy. Despite technocratic utopias of perfectly neutral knowledge and pol- icy-making, ethical and political values and choices stand at the core of policy and policy-making. The article reviews and discusses recent developments of critical studies on experts and expertise, with a specific eye on social policy.