Background The resilience of democracy is tested under exogenous shocks such as crises.
The COVID-19 pandemic has recently tested the resilience of democratic institutions and …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastating impacts on public health, the
global economy, and society. This collection of articles aims to process the lessons learned …

This article investigates the role of the spatial dimension in the formulation of pandemic rules
in Italy, with a specific focus on the municipal ordinances enacted in Milan. The study …

How local governments respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has received much scholarly
attention. The existing literature mainly focuses on epidemic prevention, while the …

Policies adopted to curb the spread of COVID-19 impose limits on individual freedom and
although some citizens have consistently supported containment policy, others have …

Although an increasing number of studies have investigated the lag time between the
outbreak of COVID-19 and behavior change, few have accurately measured response times …

This paper investigates how restriction policies have impacted elderly self-assessed health
(SAH) in Europe during the pandemic, and how the Covid-19 infection interacts with policy …

Many cities around the world have adopted digital technologies to combat COVID-19, but
they have experienced varying degrees of success. This research developed an analytical …

This study examines rule non-compliance from police officers and managers who decide not
to enforce certain public health edicts and decrees. It examines rule non-compliance from …

There is a populist narrative that authoritarian regimes were better able to respond to the
challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic because of their strict enforcement powers …