Legitimate crisis governance in a multilevel context

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic – like other crises – challenged governments to formulate policies and take measures that are both effective in outcome (achieving policy goals) and legitimate in process (ensuring democratic decision-making). Governments were forced to consider trade-offs in terms of, but not exclusively related to, protecting all citizens, guaranteeing participation and human rights, maintaining trust and warranting economic and financial sustainability. These challenges are hard to reconcile, especially in a multilevel context where measures had to be taken by local, regional, national, European and global authorities. This Panel seeks contributions that address the relation between multilevel government, crisis management and legitimacy. Papers can address conceptual explorations of the link between two or three of these dimensions, illustrated by empirical evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic or other crisis.

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