In an emergency, statesmen concentrate power and suspend citizens rights. These emergency powers are ubiquitous in the crisis government of liberal democracies, but their nature and justification is poorly understood. Based on a pluralist conception of political ethics and political power, this book shows how we can avoid the dangers and confusions inherent in the norm/exception approach that dominates both historical and contemporary debate. The book shows how liberal values need never indeed must never be suspended, even in times of urgency. Only then can accountability remain a live...
In an emergency, statesmen concentrate power and suspend citizens rights. These emergency powers are ubiquitous in the crisis government of liberal de...
In an emergency, statesmen concentrate power and suspend citizens rights. These emergency powers are ubiquitous in the crisis government of liberal democracies, but their nature and justification is poorly understood. Based on a pluralist conception of political ethics and political power, this book shows how we can avoid the dangers and confusions inherent in the norm/exception approach that dominates both historical and contemporary debate. The book shows how liberal values need never indeed must never be suspended, even in times of urgency. Only then can accountability remain a live...
In an emergency, statesmen concentrate power and suspend citizens rights. These emergency powers are ubiquitous in the crisis government of liberal de...