Reconceptualizing State of Exception - 9781836081999

Reconceptualizing State of ExceptionEuropean Lessons from the Pandemic\nAuthor(s): Austin Sarat\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781836081999, 978-1836081999\nSynopsis\nThis special issue of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society contributes to a nuanced understanding and exploration of state of exception and emergency rule in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.\n\nThe first chapter plunges us into the European perspective on the state of exception and emergency rule, demonstrating how, as the pandemic unfolded, Europe grappled with redefining its legal and political boundaries. Iraklis Ioannidis, in his probing exploration, questions whether the pandemic truly constituted an exceptional event. Marin Bero invites us to contemplate sequestered cosmopolitanism, unraveling the tensions between cosmopolitan ideals and the realities of seclusion as borders closed and global connections. Joo Cruz Ribei.