Expertise as a Means of Avoiding Democratic Accountability
IMHO, it is important to put this problem into a broader context.. 1/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) October 21, 2017
i.e.. this aspect of civil-military relations is a subset of something happening everywhere in American government. 2/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) October 21, 2017
It seems that nobody in government thinks their department should be fully accountable to a democratically elected executive. 3/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) October 21, 2017
When claiming, eg that only police understand policing enough to make decisions about the job becomes a regular part of public debates, 4/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) October 21, 2017
Or that only teachers understand enough about teaching, etc.. 5/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) October 21, 2017
Or that only teachers understand enough about teaching, etc.. 5/
— Andrew Morse (@CAndrewMorse) October 21, 2017