@article{ART003292680},
author={Ungki Jung},
title={Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2025},
volume={28},
number={4},
pages={257-277}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ungki Jung
TI - Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2025
VL - 28
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 257
EP - 277
SN - 2005-8284
AB - The evidence advisory system (EAS) is often criticized for serving to legitimize governmentpreferredpolicies rather than facilitating independent deliberation. Underlying this critique is a morefundamental question: Is expertise compatible with democratic governance? This article addressesthat question by advancing two arguments in support of democratic expertise. First, drawingon theories of deliberative democracy, it argues that the epistemic authority of experts dependslargely on the active judgment of citizens. The formation of expert consensus, which is central toEAS operations, is discussed as a working example. Second, using the framework of the politics ofevidence, it contends that the legitimacy of the EAS hinges on institutional arrangements that enablethe effective and democratic use of evidence. Together, these arguments clarify how ordinary citizenscan develop the deliberative capacities needed to engage critically with expert knowledge.
KW - expertise;deliberation;legitimacy;health care reform
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Ungki Jung. (2025). Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 28(4), 257-277.
Ungki Jung. 2025, "Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.28, no.4 pp.257-277.
Ungki Jung "Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 28.4 pp.257-277 (2025) : 257.
Ungki Jung. Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea. 2025; 28(4), 257-277.
Ungki Jung. "Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 28, no.4 (2025) : 257-277.
Ungki Jung. Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 28(4), 257-277.
Ungki Jung. Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2025; 28(4) 257-277.
Ungki Jung. Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea. 2025; 28(4), 257-277.
Ungki Jung. "Health Care Reform and Democratic Expertise in South Korea" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 28, no.4 (2025) : 257-277.
