Impact of coronavirus pandemic on social processes in Germany

Abstract

Coronavirus restrictions initiated by the German government are not widely approved and supported in the country. Dissatisfaction expressed by certain groups of citizens finds reflection in various protests and acts of violence against representatives of the law enforcement agencies, which are regarded to be the main institutions overseeing adherence to the COVID-19 guidelines. The police have less room for maneuver because of the growing pressure amid the possible spread of nationalist and racist attitudes among the employees. The epidemic increases social and economic tensions, hostility in the society, the number of criminal acts especially in the field of street and financial crime. Apart from the locals, people with a migration background, refugees and in particular representatives of ethnically bound criminal groups commit felonies. The pandemic has an influence on the German foreign politics on a wide range of issues.