Managing the pandemic in German federal states: types of mobility restrictions and their impacts on co-presence in innovation ecosystems

Henning Kroll and Maria Karaulova

European Planning Studies, 2023, vol. 31, issue 10, 2148-2169

Abstract: This paper analyses the effects that mobility restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have had on different types of co-presence, which the existing literature considers to be central for science and innovation. Drawing on a regional analysis of COVID-19 restrictions in Germany, it links specific mobility restrictions to concrete impacts on co-presence, differentiating between co-presence in organizations, dynamic temporary co-presence, and the local ‘buzz’. It highlights that co-presence at workplaces and conferences was resilient to restrictions but that the detrimental effects on the ‘local buzz’ may have been substantial and long-lasting. In conclusion, it cautions against the severe effects of placing restrictions on the education system. Subsequently, the discussion links the reported disruptions of co-presence to the potential effects of the pandemic on preconditions for innovative processes and economic recovery.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2022.2112555

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