Politikai döntések a gyorsuló időben
The Acceleration of Political Decision-making

Summary/Abstract: The detailed description exceeds the scope of this paper, but our aim is to trace a peculiar problem of decision-making theory that can be allocated at the intersection of political theory, sociology and philosophy. What we are trying to do is to emphasize the importance of the relationshipbetween political decision-makingand the timespan available for it. In order to do that, first wemake distinctions between some basic concepts that play central rolein the descriptive and normative approach of the issues under review. Second, this paper is not about detailed elaborationof solutions, it does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. Ouraim is therefore to shape problem sensitivity. In the first part we present some terminological basic lines in order to outline the conceptual aspect of the problem, and to develop assumptionsthat underly our decision-making analysis. Next, we approach the problem of decision-makingbased on some theses of contemporary „time-sociology”(time as sociology’s basic concept), and – in relation to that – we point at some specific shortfalls of democracy. Finally, based ona profound historical and theoretical analysis, we show howsome basic considerations of theRitter-school of the early years of the Federal Republic of Germany make possible for us to reconsider the complex question elaborated above.

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