In an emergency, statesmen concentrate power and suspend citizens'
rights. These emergency powers are ubiquitous in the crisis
government of liberal democracies, but their nature and
justification is poorly understood. Based on a pluralist conception
of political ethics and political power, this book shows how we can
avoid the dangers and confusions inherent in the norm/exception
approach that dominates both historical and contemporary debate.
The book shows how liberal values need never - indeed must never -
be suspended, even in times of urgency. Only then can
accountability remain a live possibility. But at the same time,
emergency powers can sometimes be justified with reference to
extra-liberal norms that also operate in times of normalcy. By
emphasizing the continuity between times of normalcy and emergency,
the book illuminates the norms of crisis government, broadening our
understanding of liberal democratic government and of political
ethics in the process.
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