Book contents
- Robustness and Fragility of Political Orders
- Robustness and Fragility of Political Orders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Robustness and Fragility of Political Orders
- 3 End of Democracy or Recurrent Conflict: Minimalist Democracy, Legitimacy Crisis, and Political Equality
- 4 Politics and the Administrative State
- 5 Roots in Common: The Fragility–Robustness of Democratic and Ecological Regimes
- 6 The End of Communist Rule in Europe: A Comparative Perspective on the Fragility and Robustness of Regimes
- 7 Democracy’s Fragility and the European Political Order
- 8 The American Fragility–Robustness Nexus
- 9 The Perils of Choice: Structure and Agency in EU Crisis Management
- 10 Conclusions
- Index
10 - Conclusions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2022
Book contents
- Robustness and Fragility of Political Orders
- Robustness and Fragility of Political Orders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Robustness and Fragility of Political Orders
- 3 End of Democracy or Recurrent Conflict: Minimalist Democracy, Legitimacy Crisis, and Political Equality
- 4 Politics and the Administrative State
- 5 Roots in Common: The Fragility–Robustness of Democratic and Ecological Regimes
- 6 The End of Communist Rule in Europe: A Comparative Perspective on the Fragility and Robustness of Regimes
- 7 Democracy’s Fragility and the European Political Order
- 8 The American Fragility–Robustness Nexus
- 9 The Perils of Choice: Structure and Agency in EU Crisis Management
- 10 Conclusions
- Index
Summary
We review our theoretical claims in light of the empirical chapters and their evidence that leader assessments matter, are highly subjective, and very much influenced by ideology and role models. They are also influenced by leader estimates of what needs to be done and their political freedom to act. This is in turn shows variation across leaders. The most common response to fragility is denial, although some leaders convince themselves – usually unrealistically – they can enact far-reaching reforms to address it.
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- Robustness and Fragility of Political OrdersLeader Assessments, Responses, and Consequences, pp. 270 - 312Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022