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Pandemic Police States

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  • Coyne Christopher J.

    (Department of Economics, George Mason University, MSN 3G4, Fairfax, VA, USA)

  • Yatsyshina Yuliya

    (Department of Economics, George Mason University, MSN 3G4, Fairfax, VA, USA)

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak prompted governments around the world to employ a range of emergency methods to combat the pandemic. In many countries these emergency measures relied heavily on police powers, which refer to the capacity of governments to forcefully regulate behavior and impose order as defined by those in control of the state apparatus. Throughout the world police powers have been used to limit free association through government-imposed stay-at-home orders, impose social distancing rules, close non-essential businesses, and impose lockdowns. State orders have been enforced through various forms of direct monitoring, indirect surveillance, and in some instances, violence. We discuss the theoretical foundations of the troubling aspects of pandemic police states. We then catalog some pandemic police state activities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We conclude with the implications for peace studies.

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  • Coyne Christopher J. & Yatsyshina Yuliya, 2020. "Pandemic Police States," Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 26(3), pages 1-08, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pepspp:v:26:y:2020:i:3:p:08:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/peps-2020-0021
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    Cited by:

    1. Berman, Nicolas & Couttenier, Mathieu & Monnet, Nathalie & Ticku, Rohit, 2022. "Shutdown policies and conflict worldwide," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(1), pages 240-255.
    2. Dmitrii Trubnikov, 2022. "Rethinking the pandemic narrative: An ordoliberal perspective," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 42(2), pages 327-343, June.

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    Keywords

    coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19 pandemic; police states; surveillance;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management

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