A contribution by Dr. Raban D. Fuhrmann about crisis councils that can help effectively and sustainably manage the Corona crisis and its diverse side effects and consequences in the current situation.
The full text can be found below as a PDF.
“In Krisenzeiten, wie diesen, muss Politik schwerwiegende Entscheidungen treffen und durchsetzen, die folgenreich für Mensch und Gesellschaft sind. Die hochkomplexen Probleme, mit denen wir durch die Corona-Krise zu tun haben, überfordern unsere etablierten politischen Strukturen und Lösungsansätze. Um diese Krise gut und schnell zu meistern, brauchen wir neue Instrumente des Abwägens und Entscheidens.
Crisis councils address this: As permanent reflection and resonance bodies, 16 randomly selected individuals advise politics and administration on critical questions for one week each – quickly, neutrally, and informed! This not only increases the quality of decisions and measures but also strengthens trust and acceptance in them. [...] […]
For crisis councils to function, several actors are needed: first, a political sponsor (a government, parliament, city council, etc.) willing to submit key questions and far-reaching measures to such a board and committed to incorporating the resulting recommendations into their own decisions. Second, a neutral crisis governance bodyresponsible for the concrete organization. Third, advisory citizenswho engage with political questions and are willing to discuss them. Fourth, experts einzubinden – jene, die bereits den Auftraggeber informiert haben, und weitere.”