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Inequality and the coronavirus

Doesn’t the coronavirus pandemic make us all equal? Where will society stand after the crisis? What can the welfare state do, and will the population’s trust remain unchanged? Professor Marius R. Busemeyer, inequality researcher at the University of Konstanz, answers these questions in an interview.

Professor Marius R. Busemeyer is spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” and has conducted research into social equalities and welfare state activities for many years. In a written interview, he talks about the consequences of the coronavirus for employees, the welfare state and the education system. He picks up on other important aspects in a video interview and explains them in further depth.

You can read and watch the full interview on campus.kn, the University of Konstanz’s online magazine.

Key facts:

  • Professor Marius R. Busemeyer is professor for political science at the Department of Politics and Public Administration of the University of Konstanz and spokesperson of the Konstanz Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”. His research work centres on social inequalities, comparative political economy, education and social policy and public opinion on welfare state activities.
  • Part of a series of interviews in which experts from different departments at the University of Konstanz and the Konstanz cluster of excellence “The Politics of Inequality” comment on current issues in conjunction with the proliferation of the coronavirus.
  • campus.kn is the University of Konstanz’s online magazine. In it we present multimedia reports on current topics from science and research, teaching and studies as well as campus life at the university.