After Coronavirus: “Nuda Vita” and the “Extraordinary Power” of the Modern State

... resource in times of “extraordinary power,” something that the government simply cannot fail to privatize, as information is the foundation of trust. The Consequences of “Extraordinary Power”: A Large-Scale Crisis of Confidence Andrey Kortunov: Coronavirus: A New Bug or Feature of World Politics? Trust becomes a strategic resource when institutions stop working. “Extraordinary power,” which has become the norm following the introduction (official or otherwise) of a state of emergency essentially means that governments are functioning on an ...