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2020: With and Beyond Corona

2020 was the year of Corona - but there are many moments of hope. We share some of the our perspectives on this extraordinary year. 

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Spirit and Body on Trial – Bulgarian Athletes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The lockdowns at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic made doing sports difficult – a hard time for all sportsmen and –women. Decho Pavlov describes how he managed to endure this standtill.

A Rucksack Full of Independent Decisions – Exchange Students and the COVID Crisis

Spending a school year abroad was quite a different experience in the school year 2020/21: Floria Herget presents three exchange students who talk about best decisions, feeling closer together and pain combined with self... (more)

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Life and Hope in the Age of Crisis – Experiences of 4 Young Ukrainians

The recent past in the Ukraine was marked by several crises, interrupted by short periods of well-being. Taras Oleksyn presents four Ukrainians who experienced war, flight and the pandemic and who talk about how they sur... (more)

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Of Dogs, Virtual Discos and Civic Engagement. Young Europeans in Times of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus is everywhere: in the news, on social media, our personal communication and even in our thoughts. High numbers of infected and dead people on the news frighten many of us as much as the lockdown impacts o... (more)