Articles by Sylvain Brouard

February 28, 2022

The fragility of democratic freedoms in the Covid-19 pandemic

Sylvain Brouard

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 […]

Sylvain Brouard

Director of Research, Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF), Sciences Po

Sylvain’s research focuses on the relationships between political competition, institutions and public policy from a comparative perspective.

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