Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making

Paper is devoted to analysis of functions of expert knowledge during of decision-making process and of the regimes ‘expert-power’. We propose to stress two main functions of expert knowledge - instrumental, when governmental officials really interested of expert’s opinion for concrete problems, and...

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Main Author: Alexander Yurievich Sungurov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 2018-04-01
Series:Управленческое консультирование
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Online Access:https://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/707
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description Paper is devoted to analysis of functions of expert knowledge during of decision-making process and of the regimes ‘expert-power’. We propose to stress two main functions of expert knowledge - instrumental, when governmental officials really interested of expert’s opinion for concrete problems, and symbolic, when experts must legitimize some decisions adopted previously. Paper based at the preliminary results of research, which includes near to ten expert interview in Moscow and St. Petersburg. According to preliminary conclusion of research the relationship between functions of expert knowledge changes during process of decision making: instrumental function used at the stages of problem’s identification and discussions of possible ways of its decision more frequently. Symbolic function used frequently with the purpose of public opinion creation, supporting of adopted decisions.
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spelling doaj-art-ab26cbc4258443b8bd61618fe36e62ea2025-08-20T02:54:43ZengNorth-West institute of management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationУправленческое консультирование1726-11391816-85902018-04-010681510.22394/1726-1139-2017-6-8-15707Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision MakingAlexander Yurievich Sungurov0National Research University Higher School of EconomicsPaper is devoted to analysis of functions of expert knowledge during of decision-making process and of the regimes ‘expert-power’. We propose to stress two main functions of expert knowledge - instrumental, when governmental officials really interested of expert’s opinion for concrete problems, and symbolic, when experts must legitimize some decisions adopted previously. Paper based at the preliminary results of research, which includes near to ten expert interview in Moscow and St. Petersburg. According to preliminary conclusion of research the relationship between functions of expert knowledge changes during process of decision making: instrumental function used at the stages of problem’s identification and discussions of possible ways of its decision more frequently. Symbolic function used frequently with the purpose of public opinion creation, supporting of adopted decisions.https://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/707expert knowledgeexpert communitydecision making process
spellingShingle Alexander Yurievich Sungurov
Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making
Управленческое консультирование
expert knowledge
expert community
decision making process
title Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making
title_full Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making
title_fullStr Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making
title_full_unstemmed Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making
title_short Role and Functions of Experts in the Process of Governmental Decision Making
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expert community
decision making process
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