The 2022 Holberg Symposium: Expertise and World-Making

Experts are usually seen as skilled in understanding and explaining how the world works, but they do not only represent the world: they help make it.

Modern societies have increasingly turned to experts for guidance on solutions to social problems on issues ranging from economics and national security to health, safety and the environment. The social sciences traditionally posited a sharp boundary between the facts that experts control and the norms that guide collective decisions. The symposium presents a more complex picture of the relations between experts and society, showing how facts and norms are co-produced in making social choices.

The symposium is held in honour of the 2022 Holberg Prize Laureate Sheila Jasanoff. There will be an introduction of the topic by the 2022 Holberg Prize Laureate, followed by presentations by four invited guests, a panel discussion and an open Q&A session.

SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS:
Silke Beck, Professor of Sociology, STS Department, Technical University of Munich
J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Assistant Professor of Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Andrew Lang, Professor of International Law and Global Governance, University of Edinburgh
Patricia Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities, Northwestern University.

This event is a part of the Holberg Week, which this year takes place 7—10 June.

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