Key factors of the influence of technocracy on the tendentious aspects of the development of democracy: a global dimension

Abstract

The scientific article examines the key factors of the influence of technocracy on the tendentious aspects of the development of democracy.It has been established that the form of government and the peculiarities of the choice of value approaches to empowering individuals with the powers to form and implement state policy affect the development of democratic processes in one or another state.It is emphasized that during the last few years, anxiety about the future of democracy has spread throughout the world. Scholars have documented a global “democratic recession” and argue that even long-established “consolidated” democracies may be losing their commitment to freedom and leaning toward more authoritarian policies.It has been determined that pro-democratic attitudes co-exist to varying degrees with openness to non-democratic forms of government, including the rule of a strong leader, experts or the military. Even in established democracies, non-democratic models find some support. Although commitment to representative democracy is relatively high in affluent, strong democracies, significant minorities in such countries are open to non-democratic alternatives.Emphasized, technocracy is a model of governance in which decision-makers are elected to office based on their expertise and expertise in a particular field. In practice, since technocrats must always be appointed by some higher authority, the political structure and incentives that influence that authority will always also play a role in the selection of technocrats.It is clear that an official who is called a technocrat may not possess the political acumen or charisma normally expected of an elected politician. Instead, a technocrat can demonstrate more pragmatic and focused problem-solving skills in the political arena.In a state where citizens are guaranteed certain rights, technocrats may seek to encroach on them if they believe that the application of their specialized knowledge will satisfy a wider range of public interests. A technocrat can make decisions based on calculations of data, not based on the impact on the population, individual citizens or sections of the population.It has been established that in the modern world we have the opportunity to observe the phenomenon of digital technocracy. Noted, technical experts, artificial intelligence, rule many areas of politics in many parts of Europe. However, EU member states differ significantly in their approaches to privacy regulation, for example, in terms of setting privacy standards.