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The topic of this issue is Informality and Informal Practices in the Time of COVID-19: The Case of Georgia. Firstly, Irakli Korkia addresses corruption by analysing 1) simplified state procurement procedures related to the healthcare sector and quarantine zones and 2) the vaccine deployment process; secondly, Rhiannon Segar discusses how informal forms of social capital have impacted the dissemination of information during the pandemic in the Georgian-Armenian and Georgian-Azerbaijani ethnic minority communities; thirdly, Tamar Tolordava underlines the importance of institutions (formal and informal) to help citizens learn about and internalise the new rules and restrictions important to defeating the pandemic. Das Thema dieser Ausgabe lautet „Informalität und informelle Praktiken in der Zeit von COVID-19: Der Fall Georgien“. Erstens befasst sich Irakli Korkia mit Korruption, indem er 1) vereinfachte staatliche Beschaffungsverfahren im Zusammenhang mit dem Gesundheitssektor und den Quarantänezonen und 2) die Bereitstellung von Impfstoffen analysiert; zweitens erörtert Rhiannon Segar, wie informelles Sozialkapital die Verbreitung von Informationen während der Pandemie in den georgisch-armenischen und georgisch-aserbaidschanischen ethnischen Minderheitengemeinschaften beeinflusst haben; drittens unterstreicht Tamar Tolordava die Bedeutung von (formellen und informellen) Institutionen, die den Bürgern helfen, die neuen Regeln und Beschränkungen, die für die Bekämpfung der Pandemie wichtig sind, kennenzulernen und zu verinnerlichen. ISSN:1867-9323

As part of the research project Apprenticeship Pulse, this fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic vocational education in Switzerland in November 2022 and compares these results with those of earlier surveys, in particular with those of the last survey in June 2022 and with those of the last year (November 2021)

As part of the research project Apprenticeship Pulse, this fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic vocational education in Switzerland in September 2022 and compares these results with those of earlier surveys, in particular with those of the last survey in June 2022 and with those of the last year (September 2021).

As part of the research project Apprenticeship Pulse, this fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic vocational education in Switzerland in June 2022 and compares these results with those of earlier surveys, in particular with those of the previous months and a year ago (June 2021)

This issue deals with dysfunctionalities in the Russian economy. The first three contributions look at the direct impact of sanctions. Ilya Matveev provides an overview, while Andrei Yakovlev compares the government’s anti-sanctions measures to its reaction to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Janis Kluge offers a more detailed picture of the short- and long-term effects of the unfolding sanction regime. Michael Rochlitz then goes on to explain the lack of strategic planning in the country’s economic policy. Finally, Olga Masyutina and Ekaterina Paustyan provide a case study of inefficient governance mechanisms looking at waste management. In dieser Ausgabe geht es um Dysfunktionalitäten in der russischen Wirtschaft. Die ersten drei Beiträge befassen sich mit den direkten Auswirkungen der Sanktionen. Ilya Matveev gibt einen Überblick über die aktuellen Sanktionen, während Andrei Yakovlev die Reaktion der russischen Regierung auf die Sanktionen mit den Corona-Maßnahmen für die Wirtschaft vergleicht. Janis Kluge bietet ein detaillierteres Bild der kurz- und langfristigen Auswirkungen des sich entwickelnden Sanktionsregimes. Michael Rochlitz erläutert anschließend den Mangel an strategischer Planung in der Wirtschaftspolitik des Landes. Olga Masyutina und Ekaterina Paustyan schließlich liefern eine Fallstudie zu ineffizienten Governance-Mechanismen am Beispiel der Abfallwirtschaft. ISSN:1863-0421

As part of the research project Apprenticeship Pulse, this fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic vocational education in Switzerland in April 2022 and compares these results with those of earlier surveys, in particular with those of the previous month (March 2022) and a year ago (April 2021).

As part of the research project Apprenticeship Pulse, this fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic vocational education in Switzerland in March 2022 and compares these results with those of earlier surveys, in particular with those of the previous month (February 2022) and a year ago (March 2021).

The topic of this issue is Responses to Covid-19: Displaced Persons / International Aid. Ulla Pape investigates the socio-economic situation of the internally displaced populations in the South Caucasus, with a special focus on their vulnerability to the impact of COVID-19; Gulnaz Isabekova analyzes “Team Europe”, which supported immediate needs and subsequent recovery from the pandemic in the spirit of economic and environmental sustainability in the South Caucasus, but also has far-reaching geopolitical objectives to be achieved by increasing the competitiveness and influence of European aid abroad. Das Thema dieser Ausgabe ist: Reaktionen auf COVID-19: Displaced Persons / Internationale Hilfe. Ulla Pape untersucht die sozioökonomische Situation der Binnenvertriebenen im Südkaukasus, mit besonderem Fokus auf ihre Anfälligkeit für die Auswirkungen von COVID-19; Gulnaz Isabekova analysiert „Team Europe“, das im Südkaukasus im Geiste der wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit bei dringenden Problemen half und die anschließende Erholung von der Pandemie unterstützte, aber auch weitreichende geopolitische Ziele hat, die durch die Steigerung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und des Einflusses der europäischen Hilfe außerhalb der EU erreicht werden sollen. ISSN:1867-9323

Seychelles faces a fast growth in car ownership. Infrastructure improvements cannot keep pace with the grown mobility demand, resulting in an increasing congestion problem during peak hours. This thesis aims to build a reliable microscopic traffic model for Seychelles’ main island Mahé. It focuses on motorized private transport. I used openly available map data to build a model in the open-source traffic simulation software SUMO. The traffic demand is based on existing reports, but I refined it following the current change in mobility behavior. I performed traffic counts using drones to calibrate the model to the actual traffic situation. The validation showed a good fit for the current situation. However, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic may have impacted the traffic counts. Then, I demonstrated the utility of the traffic model in a case study. I assessed the pedestrianization of major roads in the capital city in four scenarios. All scenarios showed negative effects on the road transport network. Nevertheless, pedestrianization also has many positive aspects that a traffic model can not assess. During the entire thesis, I worked in close collaboration with Seychelles’ Department of Transport, following a transdisciplinary approach. The authorities should be able to use the developed traffic model to assess infrastructure improvements and prioritize projects based on their benefits.

As part of the research project Apprenticeship Pulse, this fact sheet provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic vocational education in Switzerland in February 2022 and compares these results with those of earlier surveys, in particular with those of the previous month (January 2022) and a year ago (February 2021).