Articles by Haley McAvay

February 28, 2022

The fragility of democratic freedoms in the Covid-19 pandemic

Haley McAvay

In research monitoring public attitudes during the Covid-19 pandemic, Pavlos Vasilopoulos, Haley McAvay, Sylvain Brouard, and Martial Foucault found that public commitment to civil liberties is highly volatile, especially when fear prevails. This, they argue, should worry proponents of democracy Restriction of civil liberties under Covid The Covid-19 pandemic brought unprecedented restrictions to civil liberties […]

Haley McAvay

Lecturer in Sociology, University of York / Associate Researcher, Observatory for Social Change (OSC), Sciences Po

Haley’s research focuses on migration, urban studies, social stratification, race/ethnicity and discrimination using quantitative methods.

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