“…Experts have the education, skills, and time to devote to policy concerns. In contrast, citizens lack the special training and resources needed to be cogent about complex policy problems, especially those involving highly sophisticated technology (Aron, 1979;Cohen, 1995;DeSario & Langton, 1984;Hadden, 1981;Morgan, 1984;Zimmerman, 1995). As a consequence of these disparities, professionals and experts gain in power, while citizens, unable to participate as coequals, decrease their involvement.…”