Introduction: escaping the politics trap? EU integration pathways beyond the polycrisis

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 31(10), P. 3011 - 3035

Published: June 26, 2024

Since 2016, the EU has widely been considered to be in a state of 'polycrisis', where simultaneous, mutually reinforcing challenges threaten Union's cohesion and legitimacy. Such polycrises may fracture Europe's political space, creating cross-cutting 'polycleavages' that polarise member states their citizens asymmetrically, thereby constraining EU's capacity forge effective compromises on key policy issues. In so doing, they exacerbate risk falling into multi-level 'politics trap', negative politicisation European issues inhibits national leaders from agreeing ambitious solutions intergovernmental negotiations, while ensuing deadlock turn saps output-based legitimacy fuels Eurosceptic 'constraining dissensus'. this introductory article, we develop an analytical framework elaborating concepts polycrises, polycleavages, politics traps, which then use present interpret main findings contributions collection, focused Covid-19 pandemic Russian invasion Ukraine. The most important takeaway collection is – consistent with our clearly proved more resilient potential consequences than many commentators had expected at beginning long polycrisis decade.

Language: Английский

Taskforces: a cure for all ills? Policy advisory systems in times of polycrises

Policy Design and Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 14

Published: Nov. 28, 2024

This article explores the flourishing claims to create crisis taskforces in wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Are a remedy for all crises? Taskforces are ad-hoc created groups highly specialized experts who provide advice policymakers. They have advantages flexibility and allow recruit high-level competences short-term mandates. However, not panacea, as different types crises (e.g. creeping crises, disruptive events, cyclical crises) require policy advisory systems. A taskforce is also short-term, reactive model, which runs risk politicization. analyzes suitability model various situations compares expert provided decision-makers during financial pandemic Switzerland. It answers question what systems suit type crisis. The contribution shows that era polycrises, one size does fit distinctive characteristics must be considered find fit-for-purpose approach.

Language: Английский

Policymaking in an age of polycrises: emerging perspectives

Policy Design and Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 13

Published: Nov. 25, 2024

Language: Английский