A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Covid-19 and freedom
Authors: Vogt Henri
Publisher: Sage
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Social Science Information
Journal name in source: SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION SUR LES SCIENCES SOCIALES
Journal acronym: SOC SCI INFORM
Article number: 05390184211050850
Volume: 60
Issue: 4
First page : 548
Last page: 559
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 0539-0184
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/05390184211050850
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/68487437
Abstract
This article examines the multifaceted nature of freedom in relation to the world's efforts to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to show that in democratic societies, increasing societal regulation to stop the spread of the virus does not necessarily curtail all possible conceptions of freedom. On the contrary, we can even construct new institutional realms or community-strengthening mechanisms through which some forms of freedom can materialise in an unforeseen manner. The heuristic model that informs the analysis is composed of six different embodiments of freedom.
This article examines the multifaceted nature of freedom in relation to the world's efforts to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to show that in democratic societies, increasing societal regulation to stop the spread of the virus does not necessarily curtail all possible conceptions of freedom. On the contrary, we can even construct new institutional realms or community-strengthening mechanisms through which some forms of freedom can materialise in an unforeseen manner. The heuristic model that informs the analysis is composed of six different embodiments of freedom.
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