Online-S19 Networks, Interaction, and Inequalities in Cities
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Day 1
| Monday, August 22, 2022 |
| 9:15 - 10:55 |
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Chair: Balazs Lengyel (KRTK)
Speaker
Mr Mehdi El kébir
Ph.D. Student
University Of Sousse, Higher Institute Of Transport And Logistics, Tunisia
Dr. Andreas Diemer
Post-Doc Researcher
Stockholm University
Rethinking Segregation: The Role of Social Connections in Racial Segregation
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Andreas Diemer (p), Tanner Regan, Cheng Keat Tang
Discussant for this paper
Mehdi El kébir
Abstract
We study the extent of segregation in the social space of American cities. We measure segregation as the (lack of) actual personal connections between groups as opposed to conventional measures based on the spatial relationship between residents. We conceptualise how social segregation in American cities compares to geographical segregation and why the differentiation is important. Using data on the universe of Facebook friendships between urban zip codes, we then create city-level indices of social segregation and compare these with their geographical counterparts. We explore how various features of the urban space correlate with the discrepancies we observe. We also consider outcomes related to social exposure across neighbourhoods within-city, holding residential exposure fixed.
Chair
Balazs Lengyel
Senior Researcher
Hungarian Research Network, Centre For Economic- and Regional Studies
Presenter
Andreas Diemer
Post-Doc Researcher
Stockholm University
Mehdi El kébir
Ph.D. Student
University Of Sousse, Higher Institute Of Transport And Logistics, Tunisia
