Book review: Policy expertise in contemporary democracies

In the world of Wikipedia, blogging, and citizen journalism where huge masses of information and the capability to disseminate opinions, thoughts and ideas is available at the click of a mouse, what is the role and impact of political experts? This book comes as a timely contribution in an age where experts’ credibility is often demanded and yet contested, and elites are seen as ever more detached from the consequences of their actions, writes Marcos Gonzalez Hernando.