International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW)

20.05.2020

The dilemma of political action in times of crisis and an first proposal for a solution

Blog article by Alexander Orlowski

Politicians are in a dilemma due to the corona pandemic. It has to take effective measures without having all the information available and without knowing exactly what the consequences will be. At the same time, there is a lot of resentment from parts of the population against the decisions that have been taken. Perhaps the current situation also offers the chance to make politics more transparent and thus to counteract the trend of alienation that has existed since before Corona.

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