1. Climate

•  How does the virus influence the climate change?
•  How will politicians / governments deal with potential measures against climate change?
•  How will the restrictions influence our attitude towards climate change in the future (travel, consumerism, globalization)?

2. Conspiracy Theories

• Why did the amount of conspiracy theories rise during the pandemic?
• What are the aims of those conspiracy theories?
• How do conspiracy theories influence citizens’ opinions about vaccinations?

3. Cyber Crime

•  How does the increasing data flow influence data security and cyber crime?

4. Democracy on the test bench

• increasing racism, nationalism and dictatorships
• integration of Europe
• restriction of human rights due to shifting power balance (relation: state/individual)

5. Digitalization

• Has quarantine been a chance for digitalization?
• Which physical health problems during quarantine are potentially caused by the increased use of digital devices?

6. Economy

• How can countries handle the virus without risking a disastrous economic collapse?
• How can governments prepare their economy for future pandemics?

7. Education

• What measures have been taken by the government to ensure education during quarantine?
• global level (governments)
• local level (teachers and students)
• How does the wealth gap affect digitalization with regard to the circumstances in schools?
• Does digital education guarantee the same level like before the pandemic?

8. Gender Equality

• How has domestic violence been increasing during the pandemic?
• Are we experiencing a return to traditional gender role clichés?

9. Health and Well-being

• general health in times of social isolation
• with special regard to elderly people
• with special regard to children and youths

10. Health Care System

• Health care systems in developing countries vs. in developed countries
• How did the attitude of governments towards the importance of health care and care workers change?
• What measures have been taken by your government to ensure health care?
• How can/did countries prevent the collapse of their health care system?
• What measure can be taken to prevent possible future pandemics?

11. Medical Research

• State of research concerning a vaccine and treatment
• Intentions of specific countries to secure exclusive rights of vaccines
• What are possible vaccination scenarios (obligatory, voluntary)

12. Refugees

• How has border control increased during the pandemic and what are the consequences for refugees?
• How has the situation in refugee camps developed during the pandemic and what measures have been taken in order to improve the situation?
• How did the spread of the virus influence the amount of refugees?

13. The Role/Responsibility of Media

• social media as a means of communication of governments with the people (latest statistics, research, etc.)
• the importance of media for different age groups
• the importance of self-representation by governments in the media
• How do fake news influence citizens?

14. Wealth Gap

• How does the economic recession influence different layers of society?
• How can countries deal with the significant increase of unemployment (e.g. USA)?