Permanent crisis governance in the European Union

Mark Rhinard

Chapter 14 in Handbook of European Union Governance, 2025, pp 199-215 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Existing studies on the impact of crises on the EU often overlook the meta-level effects wrought by a series of repeated crises and the continuous mobilization of crisis management activities. This chapter addresses that gap, not by studying the role of crises in any particular sector, institution, or level but rather by drawing on empirical material that reveals the remarkably broad extent to which crisis management has permeated European governance in general. The argument is that European governance, defined as the actors, rules, tools, practices, and norms that attempt to steer collective outcomes across the EU, has been increasingly infused with crisis-oriented dynamics. The implications of the move from European governance to ‘permanent crisis governance’ are significant, not only for how the EU works as a shared decision-making system across a host of policy areas but also for what the EU is as a political entity.

Keywords: EU; Crisis governance; Crisis management; European governance; European integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803925172
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