Evaluating the consequences of securitized and non-securitized COVID-19 mitigation policies: Evidence from Guinea

Governments in many developing countries have resorted to securitized approaches to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, relying on police and other coercive mechanisms to enforce mitigation compliance. This study uses a phone-based survey to measures citizens’ attitudes and reactions toward mitigation efforts by state and non-state actors in Guinea, where the government previously struggled to contain the largest-ever Ebola outbreak in 2014. The questionnaire includes embedded experimental questions to assess how individuals respond to securitized and non-securitized COVID-19 mitigation policies.