COVID-19 BLOG

Public Opinion, Pandemic Infection and Policymaking: The COVID-19 Story of Liberty and Death

CRC member Nate Breznau takes a look at how media sentiment has influenced public behaviour over time and by how far there was a correlation with infection rates.

Read more // 18.06.2021

Photo: Adobe Stock/zimmytws
Photo: Adobe Stock/zimmytws

Survey: How does the pandemic influence attitudes towards globalisation and the welfare state?

Franziska Deeg, Eloisa Harris and Simone Tonelli will conduct an online survey in Brazil and Germany this spring. The study is co-funded by the Dr. Hans Riegel-Foundation.

Read more // 07.01.2021

Eloisa Harris, Franziska Deeg, Simone Tonelli
Eloisa Harris, Franziska Deeg, Simone Tonelli

Covid-19 Pandemic and Social Freedom

Frank Nullmeier reflects on the concept of freedom in times of a pandemic. He argues to reform public infection control and to then understand it as a social policy instrument that facilitates freedom in the first place.

Read more // 06.12.2020

Prof. Dr. Frank Nullmeier
Prof. Dr. Frank Nullmeier

Covid-19 and live-in care workers

In a blog post Anna Safuta and Kristin Noack examine the impact of the corona crisis on migrant care workers. Their precarious situation gets aggravated.

Read more // 23.06.2020

Covid-19 effects on migrant workers in Western Europe

Migrant workers face severe economic uncertainties because of the pandemic, Eloisa Harris, Friederike Römer and Jakob Henninger write in a blog post for Social Europe. But the extent varies, depending on the social policies of the states.

Read more // 29.05.2020

Eloisa Harris, Jakob Henninger and Dr. Friederike Römer (left to right)
Eloisa Harris, Jakob Henninger and Dr. Friederike Römer (left to right)