Decisiveness and fear of disorder : political decision-making in times of crisis / Julius Maximilian Rogenhofer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogenhofer, Julius Maximilian, author.

Series:

Configurations (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Configurations: Critical studies of world politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--Germany.

Political leadership.

Decision making--Germany.

Decision making.

Crisis management--Germany.

Crisis management.

Germany--Politics and government--1990-.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 191 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2024.

Summary:

Decisiveness and Fear of Disorder examines how democratic representatives make decisions in crisis situations. By analyzing parliamentary asylum debates from Germany's Asylum Compromise in 1992-1993 and the 2015-2016 refugee crisis, Julius Rogenhofer identifies representatives' ability to project decisiveness as a crucial determinant for whether the rights and demands of irregular migrants were adequately considered in democratic decision-making. Both crisis situations showcase an emotive dimension to the parliamentary meaning-making process. As politicians confront fears of social and political disorder, they focus on appearing decisive in the eyes of the public and fellow representatives, even at the expense of human rights considerations and inclusive deliberation processes. Rogenhofer shows how his theoretical approach allows us to reinterpret a range of crisis situations beyond the irregular migration context, including democracies' initial responses to Covid-19, the European Sovereign Debt Crisis, and United States climate politics. These additional case studies help position concerns with decisiveness amid the challenges that populism and technocracy increasingly pose to representative democracies.

Contents:

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

Part I: Theory

Chapter 1. A Pluralistic Conception of Laws as Social Institutions

Chapter 2. Upholding Appearances in Times of Crisis

Part II: Germany’s Asylum Compromise

Chapter 3. From Sacred Order to a Constitutional Amendment

Part III: The Refugee Crisis

Chapter 4. From Welcome Culture to Loss of Control

Part IV: Discussion

Chapter 5. Decisiveness, Rights, and Irregular Migration

Chapter 6. Decisiveness in Contemporary Democratic Politics

Chapter 7. Decisiveness and the Crisis of Democracy

Conclusion

Notes

References

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Includes bibliographical references (pages169-191) and index.

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ISBN:

9780472903399

047290339X

OCLC:

1406157694