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Technocracy as a form of consensus. Evidence from Santiago’s Public Transportation System.

Authors

  • Andrea Gartenlaub Universidad de Santiago
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Abstract

The article seeks to demonstrate how in discussions over Santiago’s public transportation system technical knowledge was transformed into a consensus-building tool. It is argued that a consensus was built on the basis of shared social imaginaries, reflected in the discourse of officials and in the written press.

Keywords:

política pública , Transantiago , consenso , tecnocracia.