Kinder, gentler – and crisis-proof? Consensus democracy, inclusive institutions and COVID-19 pandemic performance

Freiburghaus, Rahel; Vatter, Adrian; Stadelmann‐Steffen, Isabelle

doi:10.1080/01402382.2022.2156164

Cited by 22 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 58 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Second, in light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent global turmoil, 2022 was also marked by numerous attempts at gearing up the country for future crises. In principle, Swiss-style consensus democracy is more capable of crisis management than majoritarianism (Freiburghaus et al 2023). Still, the COVID-19 pandemic, the massive influx of refugees, and the looming energy crisis have shown that intergovernmental relations between the federation and the cantons, as well as the institutional make-up of the Federal Council, are in dire need of reform (e.g., Freiburghaus & Mueller 2024;Freiburghaus et al 2021).…”

Section: Issues In National Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Switzerland: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Freiburghaus

2023

Euro J Political Res Yrbk

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In 2022, Switzerland's notorious fame as an “island of bliss” was significantly challenged by a sequence of numerous unprecedented large‐scale crises. While the country has managed to phase out most COVID‐19 protective measures already in the year's early weeks, the 202 Russian invasion of Ukraine internationally discredited neutrality—that is, one of the traditional pillars of Swiss identity. This article traces how Switzerland muddled through crisis after crisis. Moreover, it shows how domestic politics was affected by the distinct interconnectedness of the federal and regional (i.e., cantonal) electoral arenas, an above‐average number of direct‐democratic ballot proposals, as well as by the resignation of two out of seven members of the Federal Council. The article concludes by discussing two major and highly controversial “elephant‐in‐the‐room” issues that are continuing to shape the Swiss political discourse: Swiss–EU relations and institutional reforms to gear up Swiss‐style consensus democracy for future crises.

show abstract

Section: Issues In National Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Switzerland: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Freiburghaus

2023

Euro J Political Res Yrbk

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…They also grapple with the institutional and political aspects of the crisis. Many questions center on the importance of centralization and decentralization in managing the crisis (Capano 2020;Rocco et al 2020;Freiburghaus et al 2023). Other analyses ask whether governments' responses to COVID-19 are explained by their diverging institutional and administrative capabilities (Capano 2020;Capano et al 2020;Cronert 2022).…”

Section: Covid-19 As a Politico-administrative Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

Coping with the unforeseen: bounded rationality and bureaucratic responses to the COVID-19 crisis

Christensen,

Mortensen

2023

J. Pub. Pol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The outbreak of COVID-19 unleashed a severe crisis in society. The suddenness and speed with which the disease spread into a global pandemic makes it an outstanding case for showing how bureaucracy acts in response to a crisis marked by uncertainty and urgency. This article focuses on the role played by the central government bureaucracy in preparing and enacting the Danish government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. It is based on full access to internal government files related to crisis management during the winter and spring of 2020. These files include memos, e-mails, decision notes, and draft decisions from key civil servants. The article demonstrates the strength of the theory of bounded rationality when it comes to analyzing the interaction between top civil servants and political executives. Moreover, it shows how administrative and political executives can mold a governmental organization to overcome the inertia inherent in bureaucratic organization and procedures.

show abstract

“…Denjenigen sechs Staatsschreiberinnen und Staatsschreibern, die nach dem in Tabelle 4.4.1 skizzierten Befragungsfenster teilnahmen, wurde ausdrücklich nahegelegt, den Fragebogen bezugnehmend auf die Interessenvertretung ausserhalb der pandemischen Krisensituation zu beantworten.So wurde die interkantonale Vergleichbarkeit der Daten sichergestellt. Die Angaben wurden demnach nicht durch den über gut zwei Jahre lang prägenden Pandemiekontext gefärbt, der teils einschneidende, dem Krisenmodus geschuldete Änderungen im Zusammenwirken von Bund und Kantonen mit sich brachte (vgl Mueller et al, 2021;Freiburghaus et al, 2021bFreiburghaus et al, , 2023Schnabel et al, 2022)…”

unclassified

Lobbyierende Kantone

Freiburghaus

2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Not only do interest groups lobby, but regions do too: This book re-examines federalism through the lenses of interest groups and lobbying research. It focuses on ‘shared rule’, a foundational pillar in federal theory that necessitates the active involvement and representation of subnational units in federal policymaking. Based on new and original data, the study illuminates how the 26 Swiss cantons make their voices heard at the federal level. It explores traditional federal institutions, such as second chambers, alongside professionalised tactics of intergovernmental lobbying. Furthermore, the book empirically analyses the conditions under which the cantons succeed in shaping federal policy and politics according to their preferences.

show abstract

Kinder, gentler – and crisis-proof? Consensus democracy, inclusive institutions and COVID-19 pandemic performance

Abstract: warning=FALSE, error=TRUE, message=FALSE, fig.align="center", dpi=300, fig.height = 4, dev='png') rm(list = ls()) # Load packages if (!require("pacman")) install.packages("pacman") ## Lade nötiges Paket: pacman

Cited by 22 publications

References 58 publications

Switzerland: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Switzerland: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Coping with the unforeseen: bounded rationality and bureaucratic responses to the COVID-19 crisis

Lobbyierende Kantone

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About