Pandemocracy in Europe

Matthias C Kettemann is Professor of Innovation, Theory and Philosophy of Law at the Institute for Theory and Future of Law at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and research program head at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), Germany.Konrad Lachmayer is Vice Dean for Research and Professor of Public Law, European Law and Foundations of Law at the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria.

• Introduction: Democracy in Times of COVID-19Matthias C Kettemann (Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Germany) and Konrad Lachmayer (Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria)PART ITHE THEORY – POWER, PEOPLE AND THE CRISIS1. Lawless Extravagance: The Primacy Claim of Politics and the State of Exception in Times of COVID-19Paul Gragl (University of Graz, Austria)2. Abuse of Power and Self-Entrenchment as a State Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Role of Parliaments, Courts and the PeopleAntonios Kouroutakis (IE University Madrid, Spain)3. Democracy, Death and Dying: The Potential and Limits of Legal RationalisationKonrad Lachmayer (Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria)PART IITHE PRACTICE – DEMOCRACIES AND THE PANDEMIC4. Virus Governance in the United KingdomRobert Thomas (University of Manchester, UK)5. Germany - Federalism in ActionPierre Thielbörger (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)6. The Marginalisation of Parliament in Facing the Coronavirus Emergency: What about Democracy in Italy?Arianna Vedaschi (Bocconi University, Italy)7. Swedish Constitutional Response to the Corona Crisis – The Odd One Out? Julia Dahlqvist (Stockholm University, Sweden) and Jane Reichel (Stockholm University, Sweden)8. Using Emergency Powers in Hungary: Against the Pandemic and/or Democracy? Zoltán Szente (University of Public Service, Hungary) and Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz (ELTE Law School, Hungary)9. Switzerland: The (Missing) Role of Parliament in Times of Crisis Odile Ammann (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Felix Uhlmann (University of Zurich, Switzerland)10. The Hyper-Executive State of Emergency in France Sylvia Brunet (University of Rouen Normandie, France)PART IIIBEYOND STATES: DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN TIMES OF COVID-1911. Pandemics, Expertise and Deliberation at the International LevelPedro A Villareal (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany)12. EU-Response to Fighting Corona - Coordination, Support, Action – Heeding its Citizens’ Calls?Anja Naumann (Queen Mary University of London, UK)13. Pandemics and Platforms: Private Governance of (Dis)Information in Crisis SituationsMatthias C Kettemann (Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Germany) and Marie-Therese Sekwenz (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)14. Digital Human Rights Proportionality During Global CrisesMart Susi (Tallinn University, Estonia)PART IVCONCLUSIONS: PANDEMICS, POPULISM AND POWER15. The Pandemic and Illiberal Constitutional TheoriesGábor Halmai (European University Institute, Italy)16. Populism versus Democracy During a Pandemic: Some Preliminary Considerations Jan-Werner Müller (Princeton University, USA)17. Pandemocracy – Governing for the People without the People?Konrad Lachmayer (Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Austria) and Matthias C Kettemann (Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Germany)