Vulnerability Appeals in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from a National Survey Experiment

Forthcoming at the Journal of Experimental Political Science (JEPS). This paper examines whether appeals to the vulnerability of minority groups were successful in encouraging compliance with COVID-19 behavioral restrictions.

August 2024 · Jac Larner, Joshua R. Thorp

Responsibility for Impairment Shapes the Perceived Deservingness of Welfare Claimants with Disabilities

Open access at Political Psychology. This paper uses survey experiments embedded in the Welsh and Scottish Election Studies to examine how responsibility for impairment shape the perceived deservingness of welfare claimants with disabilities.

March 2024 · Joshua R. Thorp, Jac Larner