What effects might the pandemic have on Germany as a country which attracts a lot of immigrants between now and 2030? A research project at FAU involving researchers from various disciplines has investigated this issue in more detail and has drawn up various scenarios for the future.
The Covid-19 virus has affected nearly all areas of our lives. However, the impact of the pandemic on migration and integration tends to have been neglected. How is the Covid-19 virus currently affecting the integration of immigrants in the areas of health, accommodation, education and work? What do we know about how it has affected discrimination and racism? What impact could the pandemic and its consequences have on society and politics in Germany, a popular country for immigration, between now and 2030?
The study funded by the Mercator Foundation 'Impact and scenarios for migration and integration during and after the Covid-19 pandemic' at FAU has now investigated these issues.
Using comprehensive desk research and the scenario-building technique, an effective method for cases involving a high degree of uncertainty with little data, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from across Germany have analysed the short and medium-term impacts of the pandemic. The researchers have pinpointed three possible scenarios which society, the economy and politics should be prepared for:
