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This chapter introduces the framework of epistemic governance that builds on the point that actors who aim to be influential in politics attempt to gauge and affect others’ views of reality.

This chapter draws on previously published work by the authors: Alasuutari, P., & Qadir, A. (2014). Epistemic governance: An approach to the politics of policymaking. European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 1(1), 67–84.

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    Pertti Alasuutari & Ali Qadir

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Alasuutari, P., Qadir, A. (2019). Epistemic Work. In: Epistemic Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19150-4_2

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