“The so-called era of ‘post-truth’ should not be equated with scepticism but with what Harry Frankfurt calls ‘bullshitting’”

PEriTiA brings together philosophers, social and natural scientists, policy experts, ethicists, psychologists, media specialists and civil society organisations to conduct a comprehensive multi-disciplinary investigation of trust in and the trustworthiness of policy related expert opinion.

Maria Baghramian, Professor of American Philosophy at the University College Dublin, is Project Leader and Coordinator of PEriTiA (Policy, Expertise and Trust in Action), an EU-funded research programme exploring the conditions under which people trust expertise used for shaping public policy. In this interview, she presents the rationale behind the project and argues for a re-examination of the role of experts in democratic governance.