The social context of nearest neighbors shapes educational attainment regardless of class origin

F Hedefalk, M Dribe - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
We study the association between sociospatial neighborhood conditions throughout
childhood and educational attainment in adulthood. Using unique longitudinal microdata for …

Integrating infrastructure and accessibility in measures of bespoke neighbourhoods

J Östh, U Türk - Handbook of urban segregation, 2020 - elgaronline.com
Traditionally, segregation research focused on broader spatial scales where (predominately
residential and city-district sized) segregation was understood as the cumulative result of …

Introducing a spatially explicit Gini measure for spatial segregation

U Türk, J Östh - Journal of Geographical Systems, 2023 - Springer
This paper proposes an alternative measure of economic segregation by income that utilizes
the Gini index as the basis of measurement. The Gini Index of Spatial Segregation (GSS) is …

Social mobility and pro-government mobilization: the case of July 15th pro-government mobilization in Turkey

FA Teke-Lloyd, U Türk… - Southeast European and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
What are the economic determinants of pro-government mobilizations? While recent studies
have contributed to our understanding of the relationship between a defined set of economic …

Cities as drivers of social mobility

A Michelangeli, U Türk - Cities, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper studies the role of cities in enhancing intergenerational social mobility. Cities,
where children grew up, can provide resources and opportunities able to increase the …

Geographies of Exclusion: Rebuilding Collective Responsibility in a Fragmented School System

M Hulme, C Adamson, D Griffiths - Leadership and Policy in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of equity in education in England is damaged by regional disparities in outcomes
and a marked social gradient in school exclusion. The most vulnerable groups are …

Did liberal lockdown policies change spatial behaviour in Sweden? Mapping daily mobilities in Stockholm using mobile phone data during COVID-19

I Shuttleworth, M Toger, U Türk, J Östh - Applied Spatial Analysis and …, 2024 - Springer
Sweden had the most liberal lockdown policies in Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Relying on individual responsibility and behavioural nudges, their effectiveness was …

A multilevel analysis of the contextual effects in distance education outcomes during COVID-19

U Türk - Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2021 - ceeol.com
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced countries to take extensive measures aimed at
minimizing human contact. In this crisis period, distance education has played a crucial role …

Linking Neighbors' Fertility: Third Births in Norwegian Neighborhoods

J Bergsvik - Comparative Population Studies-Zeitschrift für …, 2020 - ssoar.info
Geographical variations in fertility and the diffusion of fertility across space and social
networks are central topics in demographic research. Less is known, however, about the …

How Does Quality of Life (QOL) Affect Attractiveness of Cities and Internal Migration in Turkey?

İS Özer, U Türk - Economic Themes, 2023 - sciendo.com
The management of internal flows can bring significant benefits to a country in balancing the
opportunities between regions or cities. To tackle unequal access to opportunities, the …