The dissertation reveals the complexities of expert advice in the aid context, and delineates its impact on policymaking and governance in young democracies. Drawing on considerations from the sociology of science and the theory of democracy, it challenges the technocratic approach to...

In Germany, as in many other countries in the western world, the baby boomers are reaching retirement age. As fewer young workers are entering the labour market than older workers are leaving due to low birth rates, the labour force workers is falling, all other things being equal. At the same...