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Author Rogenhofer, Julius Maximilian, 1991- author.

Title Decisiveness and fear of disorder : political decision-making in times of crisis / Julius Maximilian Rogenhofer
Published Ann Arbor [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, 2024
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Series Configurations: critical studies of world politics
Configurations (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index
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Subject Decision making -- Germany
Political leadership -- Germany
Crisis management -- Germany
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration.
LAW / Emigration & Immigration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
SUBJECT Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000847
Form Electronic book
Author Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
LC no. 2023050823
ISBN 9780472903399
047290339X