Covid-19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus. Lisa Herbig argues that temporary closures significantly weakened support for European unity and increased hostility toward immigrants. Policymakers should bear in mind that even brief border closures notably shape political attitudes
PhD Candidate, University of Amsterdam / COVIDEU Project, Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam
Lisa's research focuses on crisis communication, public justification of restrictive measures, and the political effects of intra-EU border closures.
She applies quantitative, experimental, and text-as-data methods, and has published in journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, the European Journal of Political Research and PLoS ONE.
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