This seminar deals with the complex interplay between migration and segregation in urban contexts. It combines theoretical insights with empirical analysis. Segregation is one of the most important phenomena studied by urban sociologists, geographers and spatial planners. However, segregation is not a random process, but has different causes. The aim of the seminar is to examine the underlying processes and the resulting consequences of high concentrations of people with a migration background and migrants in urban areas. The focus will be on Schelling's model of how individual tendencies in relation to the neighbourhood can lead to segregation. The aim is to analyse and empirically test the implications of this model. The seminar will include both theoretical sessions and hands-on sessions using R. The focus will not only be on acquiring theoretical knowledge, but also on learning practical skills in data analysis and visualisation. Various data sets will be presented in the seminar, and you will have the opportunity to set your own focus in the seminar. No prior knowledge of R is required, but a willingness to learn it.
- Kursleiter/in: Daniel Schubert