The Western Balkans during the pandemic: Democracy and rule of law in quarantine?
Autor: | Nikolaos Tzifakis |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) democracy media_common.quotation_subject Politikwissenschaft Epidemie politische Macht constitutional state epidemic law.invention Southeastern Europe law Political science Pandemic Quarantine political power Political Process Elections Political Sociology Political Culture autoritäres System Health policy media_common politische Willensbildung politische Soziologie politische Kultur authoritarian system Missbrauch health policy Democracy Rechtsstaat abuse Rule of law Western Balkans Political economy ddc:320 Gesundheitspolitik EU expansion Südosteuropa Demokratie EU-Erweiterung |
Zdroj: | European View |
Popis: | In the Western Balkans, as elsewhere around the world, governments took extraordinary measures to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19, measures that entailed serious restrictions to individual freedoms. They also introduced extra powers that upset the ordinary division and balance of governmental power. In this context, several analysts have expressed concern that the authoritarian trend observed in the region during the last decade will become further entrenched. The worst fear, that some of the Western Balkan leaderships may retain extraordinary powers indefinitely, has not been confirmed. However, constitutionally prescribed procedures were disregarded and the operation of formal and informal mechanisms of checks and balances ignored. The article argues that the ease with which the Western Balkan leaders removed any checks and controls over their rule raises the valid question of how they may deal with future circumstances which may endanger their power. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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