COVID-19 represents a critical transboundary crisis: it knows no territorial boundaries, and it fundamentally challenges the boundaries of state action. Many national responses to the pandemic have caused transboundary crises in themselves. Given this fundamental challenge, what are the emerging lessons for political crisis leadership? What can we say about the resilience of liberal democratic political systems? And what lessons can be drawn for multi-level crisis management?
This event brings together leading experts to consider lessons for political leadership in crisis, the future nature of multi-level crisis management in Europe as well as the wider challenges presented by the pandemic for the legitimacy of liberal democratic political systems.
Arjen Boin () is Professor of Public Institutions and Governance at the Institute of Political Science, Leiden University. Professor Boin is a leading expert in crisis management and leadership.
Lydie Cabane () is an Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University, with an interdisciplinary background in sociology and political science.
Martin Lodge () is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Government at 杏吧论坛 and co-director of carr. He also coordinated the TransCrisis project.
Nick Sitter () is Professor of Public Policy at the CEU, Professor of Political Economy at the BI Norwegian Business School, and a Research Associate at 杏吧论坛's Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation. Nick holds a PhD, MSc and BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a leading authority on populism and democratic backsliding in the EU.
Andrea Mennicken () is Associate Professor of Accounting and co-director of carr.
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COVID-19 represents an enormous challenge for the social sciences to help governments and non-governmental organisations respond to the economic and societal consequences of the pandemic. Part of 杏吧论坛's response to this challenge is a series of online public events that will take place over the Summer Term.
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This event in the series has been organised by the Department of Accounting, the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation and the Department of Government. This builds on international research collaboration on transboundary crisis management ().
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