Authoritarian leaders and regimes: Goethe Lecture on 24.10.2019
On Thursday, October 24, at 7 p.m., Prof. Dr. Dr. Günter Frankenberg, Professor of Public Law, Philosophy of Law and Associate Member of the Cluster of Excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders" at Goethe University Frankfurt, spoke on the topic: Cult of Immediacy - Authoritarian Leaders and Regimes.
Cult of immediacy - authoritarian leaders and regimes
Authoritarian leaders and regimes grind down, as far as possible, the constitutional form of rule of distance from the interests and passions of the street.
Their aim is to control the forums for public conflict and to stage them according to their script. The authoritarian personnel pursue the plan of bringing charisma and propaganda to bear directly - in words, images and in other ways - by bypassing parliaments and parties, courts and the media.
Direct communication in the illusory community of "leaders" and "led" is a conspicuous hallmark not only of fascist regimes, but also of those that are considered populist.
More about Prof. Dr. Dr. Günter Frankenberg
Prof. Dr. Dr. Günter Frankenberg is Professor of Public Law, Philosophy of Law and Comparative Law and an associate member of the Cluster of Excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders" at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. His research interests include: Comparative constitutional law, legal and constitutional theory as well as security and migration law.
He is the author of numerous publications, in particular on constitutional and immigration law. His publications include an introduction to the Basic Law and the study "Staatstechnik. Perspectives on the Rule of Law and the State of Emergency". He is one of the editors of the journal "Kritische Justiz".