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End the lockdown? Why restrictions are being lifted too fast for some and not fast enough for others
[Raus aus dem Lockdown? Warum es manchen zu schnell und anderen nicht schnell genug geht]

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  • Diehl, Claudia
  • Wolter, Felix

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Trust matters more than self-interest: That is the result of an online survey we conducted among roughly 4,800 participants in April and May 2020. Individual attitudes towards easing restrictions to contain the coronavirus pandemic are not primarily shaped by whether people fear economic or family-related consequences for themselves or for society. Rather, it is perceived infringements on basic rights that motivate respondents to demand that restrictions be lifted. Respondents from East Germany and those who tend not to trust public institutions in the first place are especially critical of the containment measures. The discussion about easing restrictions, therefore, is not so much about the varying degrees to which individuals are affected, but rather about the degree of trust in public institutions generally.

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  • Diehl, Claudia & Wolter, Felix, 2020. "End the lockdown? Why restrictions are being lifted too fast for some and not fast enough for others [Raus aus dem Lockdown? Warum es manchen zu schnell und anderen nicht schnell genug geht]," Policy Papers 03, University of Konstanz, Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality. Perceptions, Participation and Policies".
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    1. Gabriele Doblhammer & Daniel Kreft & Constantin Reinke, 2021. "Regional Characteristics of the Second Wave of SARS-CoV-2 Infections and COVID-19 Deaths in Germany," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-18, October.

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