Institutionelle Verstetigung von paradigmatischer Ausrichtung: das Beispiel Sachverständigenrat
In: Prokla: Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 423-446
ISSN: 0342-8176
"A central criticism of economics is that there exists a determinate, relatively monolithic approach: mainstream economics. A representative example is the 'German Council of Economic Experts' (Expert Council for the Assessment of the Macroeconomic Development, Sachverstandigenrat, SVR) with four mainstream members plus one dissenter, a '4:1' quota with institutionalized minority recognition. In this article we ask from a sociological and especially from a performative point of view whether this quota will be reflected in the annual reports of SVR and whether it can be found in structures in the scientific field as well, especially in textbooks and in appointment practices of its members." (author's abstract)