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| Author: | Evans, R. |
| Title: | Talking about money: public participation and expert knowledge in the Euro referendum |
| Journal: | British Journal of Sociology
2004 : MAR, VOL. 55:1, p. 35-53 |
| Index terms: | Democracy Euro Participation United Kingdom |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article uses the proposed UK referendum on the single European currency as a means of investigating the effect of democratizing science on the scrutiny of conflicting expert advice. Although the refenderum has not happened yet, and may not happen at all, the campaigners for and against the Euro have none the less been working for several years to ensure that if, and when, it does happen they are in a position to win. By exploring how campaigners on both sides of the debate understand the concerns of voters, it is shown here how they are working towards the refenderum in which the political dimensions of the Euro are actively minimized in order to avoid alienating key "floating voters". |
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