Support for Restricting Liberty for Safety: Cross-National Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic

• In Event: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Judicial Politics

Brief Overview

Across several surveys, we find consistent and widespread support for policies restricting civil liberties as well as evidence that support for restrictions on civil liberties may depend more on their effectiveness than their legality.

Authors

• Adam Chilton, University of Chicago

• Kevin Lynn Cope, University of Virginia

• Charles Crabtree, Dartmouth College

• Mila Versteeg, University of Virginia