Prelims

Reconceptualizing State of Exception: European Lessons from the Pandemic

ISBN: 978-1-83608-199-9, eISBN: 978-1-83608-198-2

ISSN: 1059-4337

Publication date: 4 October 2024

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(2024), "Prelims", Sarat, A. (Ed.) Reconceptualizing State of Exception: European Lessons from the Pandemic (Studies in Law, Politics, and Society, Vol. 90), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xi. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-433720240000090007

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RECONCEPTUALIZING STATE OF EXCEPTION

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STUDIES IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY

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Gad Barzilai	Tel Aviv University, Israel
Paul Berman	George Washington University, USA
Roger Cotterrell	University of London, UK
Jennifer Culbert	Johns Hopkins University, USA
Eve Darian-Smith	University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
David Delaney	Amherst College, USA
Florence Dore	University of North Carolina, USA
David Engel	State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Anthony Farley	Albany Law School, USA
David Garland	New York University, USA
Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller	University of Hawaii, USA
Laura Gomez	University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Piyel Haldar	University of London, UK
Thomas Hilbink	Open Society Institute, USA
Desmond Manderson	Australian National University, Australia
Jennifer Mnookin	University of Wisconsin, USA
Laura Beth Nielsen	American Bar Foundation, USA
Paul Passavant	Hobart and William Smith College, USA
Susan Schmeiser	University of Connecticut, USA
Jonathan Simon	University of California, Berkeley, USA
Marianna Valverde	University of Toronto, Canada
Alison Young	University of Melbourne, Australia

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STUDIES IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY - VOLUME 90

RECONCEPTUALIZING STATE OF EXCEPTION: EUROPEAN LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC

Special Issue

EDITED BY

Austin Sarat

Amherst College, USA

GUEST EDITED BY

HANNA-MARI KIVISTÖ

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

GONÇALO MARCELO

University of Coimbra, Portugal

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JOSÉ MARÍA ROSALES

University of Málaga, Spain

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List of Contributors	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction: Reconceptualizing State of Exception: European Lessons from the Pandemic
Hanna-Mari Kivistö, Gonçalo Marcelo and José María Rosales	1
Chapter 1: A Pandemic That Never Took Place: Discursivity, State of Exception, and Hyperreality
Iraklis Ioannidis	7
Chapter 2: Sequestered Cosmopolitanism: Exception or New Paradigm?
Marin Beroš	35
Chapter 3: Checks and Balances in Times of Pandemics: The Portuguese Example
João Cruz Ribeiro	47
Chapter 4: Finland and the Covid-19 Pandemic – Risks Inherent in a Restrained State of Exception
Tatu Hyttinen and Saila Heinikoski	63
Chapter 5: Constitutionalism and Emergency Rule: Comparing Germany’s and Spain’s Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic
José María Rosales	83

List of Contributors

Marin Beroš	Institute of Social Sciences ‘Ivo Pilar’ – Pula, Republic of Croatia
Saila Heinikoski	Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland
Tatu Hyttinen	University of Turku, Finland
Iraklis Ioannidis	Existential Network Scotland, UK
Hanna-Mari Kivistö	University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Gonçalo Marcelo	University of Coimbra, Portugal
João Cruz Ribeiro	University of Minho, Portugal
José María Rosales	University of Málaga, Spain

Acknowledgements

In addition to acknowledging the support of COST Action 16211 RECAST to organise the Working Group’s workshops, we would like to thank Professor Austin Sarat for his support of this project and the reviewers for their insightful reports.

Gonçalo Marcelo’s research is funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology through a research contract (https://doi.org/10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1370/CT0021) and the strategic project of the CECH (UIDB/00196/2020).

Book Chapters

Prelims

Introduction: Reconceptualizing State of Exception: European Lessons from the Pandemic

Chapter 1: A Pandemic That Never Took Place: Discursivity, State of Exception, and Hyperreality

Chapter 2: Sequestered Cosmopolitanism: Exception or New Paradigm?

Chapter 3: Checks and Balances in Times of Pandemics: The Portuguese Example

Chapter 4: Finland and the COVID-19 Pandemic — Risks Inherent in a Restrained State of Exception

Chapter 5: Constitutionalism and Emergency Rule: Comparing Germany's and Spain's Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic