Introduction: Traditional Expertise The concept of expertise and the associated experts themselves play a central role in modern organizations. Whenever a problem arises an almost automatic response triggers us to seek out the relevant expert who, given their superior credentials, will solve the problem at hand. The entire consultancy industry relies heavily on this unquestioned institutionalis...

We assess the response of European Council and Union (hereafter Council) to emergence development Green Deal (EGD). First, we conduct a literature review historical role two intergovernmental institutions in EU climate policy development, drawing inspiration from new intergovernmentalism, institutionalism, discursive institutionalism. Next, provide an overview EGD itself three its core elements...

Professional sociology in the U.S. began as a field area within economics, but gradually emerged as a separate discipline. Using new data on joint meetings and the separation of departments, I track interdisciplinary relations through three phases: sponsorship (1890-1905), collaboration (1905-1940), and disengagement (post-1940). In the early years, sociology was mostly a branch of economics de...