TY - JOUR A1 - Fitzi, Gregor T1 - Global urbanism and the crisis of emancipation JF - Urban Change and Citizenship in Times of Crisis N2 - In the Middle Ages the European cities constituted the bourgeois laboratory for the formulation and the institutionalisation of the rights of citizenship. In 2014, the urban population accounted already for 54 per cent of global population. Yet, globalisation and neo-liberal policies have significantly challenged the social protection systems and social justice. From a sociological perspective, increased urbanisation implies a state of increased individual freedom, while at once it provokes growing social fragmentation. The chapter focuses on these dialectics and analyses to which degree social fragmentation affects the formal institutionalisation of citizenship rights and the substantial access to formally established rights, while at the same time excluding the most disadvantaged social groups, reducing them to mere ‘denizens’ of urban societies. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-0-42926-226-5 SN - 978-0-367-20562-1 SP - 81 EP - 96 PB - Routledge CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wolf, Hannah T1 - Permanent liminality? BT - Housing insecurity and home N2 - After more than eight years of multifaceted crisis and extreme austerity policies, the programmes of financial assistance to Greece ended in August 2018, only to be replaced by a strict surveillance plan which leaves little room for manoeuvre towards more socially sensitive policies. In this context, the paper focuses on three major issues of argument between the creditors and the Greek government: property ownership and taxation, reduction of pensions, and continued austerity. Based on research in Athens and starting from the premise that behind figures and statistics lie embodied subjects, the paper discusses these issues drawing from particular people’s experiences. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-0-429262-28-9 SN - 978-0-367-20564-5 SP - 99 EP - 118 PB - Routledge CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fitzi, Gregor T1 - Introduction BT - Logics of urban marginalisation and resistance N2 - This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book considers the complex process of the criminalisation of squatting alongside and beyond its juridical apparatuses. It provides insights into the ways in which the substance of social citizenship has been rapidly and significantly weakened, so that life has become much more precarious for low-income urbanites as well as large parts of the middle-class. The book reconstructs the history of Berlin’s tenant referendum, which induced the passing of a new local Housing Provision Act—one of the most progressive pieces of housing legislation in Germany. It investigates the modes of doing citizenship and social rights in practice, which characterised the creation of Berlin’s Medibüro, a network of medical offices, where medical activists provide free medical services to residents lacking access to the medical insurance system, especially to illegal migrants. The book concludes by providing a brief outlook on future research on urban citizenship. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-0-429-26230-2 SN - 978-0-367-20567-6 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Routledge CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hickmann, Thomas A1 - Lederer, Markus T1 - Einleitung: Harald Fuhr - visionärer Grenzgänger mit Leidenschaft, Eingebung und Augenmaß JF - Leidenschaft und Augenmaß : sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Entwicklung, Verwaltung, Umwelt und Klima : Festschrift für Harald Fuhr Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-8487-5249-2 SP - 13 EP - 21 PB - Nomos CY - Bade-Baden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinemann, Maik T1 - Zyklische Phänomene in der Ökonomie - Ein Einblick in dei Theorie und Empirie konjunktureller Schwankungen JF - Zyklizität & Rhythmik: eine multidisziplinäre Vorlesungsreihe Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-86464-169-5 SP - 47 EP - 69 PB - trafo CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rothermel, Ann-Kathrin T1 - The Other Side BT - assessing the polarization of gender knowledge through a feminist analysis of the affective-discursive in anti-feminist online communities JF - Social politics : international studies in gender, state, and society N2 - Given the current polarization of gender knowledge in the public discourse, this article investigates the "other side" of gender knowledge production. Building on feminist standpoint literature, I conduct a close reading of the affective-discursive dynamics of knowledge production in two anti-feminist online communities in the United States and India. I find that anti-feminist communities appropriate feminist practices of consciousness-raising to construct a shared sense of victimization. This appropriation is, however, incomplete. In contrast to feminist practices, anti-feminist knowledge generation is premised on the polarizing themes of "ultimate victimhood" and "ultimate other," which lead to violence and exclusion, rather than liberation. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxaa024 SN - 1072-4745 SN - 1468-2893 VL - 27 IS - 4 SP - 718 EP - 741 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schumacher, Reinhard T1 - Altering the pattern of trade in the wealth of nations BT - Adam Smith and the historiography of international trade theory JF - Journal of the history of economic thought N2 - There are three different interpretations of Adam Smith's trade theory in modern literature: first, the neoclassical theory of absolute advantage; second, an interpretation based on increasing returns; third, an interpretation of uneven development. These interpretations come to widely different conclusions, especially considering the development of the pattern of trade in Smith's theory. I discuss how these three interpretations emerged. They do not stem from a more detailed analysis of Smith's works itself but reflect changes within international trade theory. They all result from the fact that economists have imposed nineteenth- and twentieth-century modes of thoughts on Smith's theory, forcing his writings into later-developed theoretical frameworks. In contrast to classical economists in the nineteenth century, these subsequent interpretations misrepresent Smith's trade theory in order to portray him as a forerunner of later theories. The differing interpretations can thus be explained only against the backdrop of the development of international trade theory. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1053837219000130 SN - 1053-8372 SN - 1469-9656 VL - 42 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 42 PB - Cambridge University Press CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Knoth, Alexander Henning A1 - Kiy, Alexander A1 - Müller, Ina A1 - Klein, Mathias T1 - Competences in context BT - students’ expectations and reflections as guided by the mobile application Reflect.UP JF - Technology, knowledge and learning N2 - Mobile applications are suitable as a structural possibility for students beginning their studies. Using the appReflect.UP,students are encouraged to reflect on the organization, contents, and objectives of their studies. This article focuses on how students can acquire the academic ability to consider their own actions, which is an intrinsic component of academic professionalization. The work examines how a competency framework is derived through study regulations and module descriptions, and how subsequent questions for students' reflection are systematically created using this framework. Next, the hybrid mobile applicationReflect.UPand its underlying software components are introduced, stimulating students' reflections on study content and objectives. The data gathered through the practical use ofReflect.UPis evaluated, and then the ensuing conclusions drawn from students' problems and learning processes for organizing the course of studies are explored. In addition, this paper reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of a mobile application as a sociological and technological compound for structural support of the introductory phase of education. KW - introductory phase KW - hybrid mobile application KW - reflection KW - professionalization KW - competency framework Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-019-09407-8 SN - 2211-1662 SN - 2211-1670 VL - 25 IS - 4 SP - 707 EP - 731 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bobzien, Licia A1 - Kalleitner, Fabian T1 - Attitudes towards European financial solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic BT - evidence from a net-contributor country JF - European societies N2 - Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic affects all European countries, the ways in which these countries are prepared for the health and subsequent economic crisis varies considerably. Financial solidarity within the European Union (EU) could mitigate some of these inequalities but depends upon the support of the citizens of individual member states for such policies. This paper studies attitudes of the Austrian population - a net-contributor to the European budget - towards financial solidarity using two waves of the Austrian Corona Panel Project collected in May and June 2020. We find that individuals (i) who are less likely to consider the Covid-19 pandemic as a national economic threat, (ii) who believe that Austria benefits from supporting other countries, and (iii) who prefer the crisis to be organized more centrally at EU-level show higher support for European financial solidarity. Using fixed effects models, we further show that perceiving economic threats and preferring central crisis management also explain attitude dynamics within individuals over time. We conclude that cost-benefit perceptions are important determinants for individual support of European financial solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic. KW - Covid-19 KW - financial solidarity KW - European Union KW - Austria Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2020.1836669 SN - 1461-6696 SN - 1469-8307 VL - 23 IS - Sup. 1 SP - S791 EP - S804 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fuhr, Harald T1 - Rezension zu: Geopolitical economy of energy and anvironment : China and the European Union / Hrsg.: Amineh, Mehdi Parvizi ; Yang, Guang. - Leiden: Brill, 2017. - ISBN: 978-90-04-27310-8 JF - Comparative sociology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1163/15691330-12341522 SN - 1569-1322 SN - 1569-1330 VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 151 EP - 153 PB - Brill CY - Leiden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Liedl, Bernd A1 - Wiesbröck, Laura A1 - Fritsch, Nina-Sophie A1 - Verwiebe, Roland T1 - The structure of social capital in Austria T1 - Die Struktur des Sozialkapitals in Österreich BT - Subjective and objective determinants BT - Subjektive und objektive Determinanten JF - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie N2 - This paper seeks to address the relationship between social capital and perceived social origin in contemporary Austria. While the concept of social capital has been widely adopted in social sciences, so far research on the (pre)structured shape of social capital by social origin is scarce. Our aim is to close this gap. Therefore, we use the network-as-capital approach by following the “position generator” and apply latent class analysis (LCA) and path modelling on the basis of the 2018 Austrian Social Survey. The dataset comprises a representative sample of the Austrian residential population aged 18 and older. Our findings show that the diversity of social capital, and access to networks of people in more highly ranked positions is strongly influenced by one’s social background. The higher respondents assess their social origin, the greater the probability of being in this type of network. Furthermore, education and occupation have effects on membership in a class-specific network. N2 - Dieser Artikel untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Sozialkapital und subjektiver sozialer Herkunft in Österreich. Während das Konzept des Sozialkapitals in den Sozialwissenschaften weit verbreitet ist, gibt es bisher kaum Forschung über die (vor)strukturierte Form des Sozialkapitals nach sozialer Herkunft. Unser Ziel ist es, diese Lücke zu schließen. Dafür verwenden wir den „Network-as-Capital“-Ansatz in Anlehnung an den „Position Generator“ und wenden eine Latent Class Analysis (LCA) und ein Pfadmodell auf der Basis des Sozialen Survey Österreich (SSÖ) 2018 an. Der Datensatz umfasst eine repräsentative Stichprobe der österreichischen Wohnbevölkerung über 18 Jahre. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Zugang zu Netzwerken, die sich durch hierarchisch höhere Positionen auszeichnen, stark durch den sozialen Hintergrund beeinflusst wird: Je höher die Befragten ihre soziale Herkunft einschätzen, desto höher ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, in einem solchen Netzwerk zu sein. Darüber hinaus haben Bildung und Beruf Auswirkungen auf die Zugehörigkeit zu einem klassenspezifischen Netzwerk. KW - Social capital KW - Social origin KW - Position Generator KW - Latent Class Analysis KW - Path modelling KW - Austrian Social Survey KW - Sozialkapital KW - Soziale Herkunft KW - Position Generator KW - Pfadmodell KW - Sozialer Survey Österreich Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11614-020-00403-2 VL - 45 IS - 2 SP - 115 EP - 138 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fritsch, Nina-Sophie A1 - Liedl, Bernd A1 - Paulinger, Gerhard T1 - Horizontal and vertical labour market movements in Austria BT - do occupational transitions take women across gendered lines? JF - Current Sociology N2 - The gendered division of occupations is a persistent characteristic of the Austrian labour market. Furthermore, we can observe more flexible employment biographies, where sequential employment episodes and occupational transitions become an important part. On this account, the article argues that both gender inequalities and labour market movements need to be examined simultaneously. The authors therefore analyse gender-(un)typed horizontal occupational transitions and their influence on the vertical positioning, based on the Austrian Micro Census (2008–2018). The results reveal that gender-typed occupational transitions are regaining relevance and that the gender effect is reversing in that women increasingly leave gender-untyped occupations. The findings also demonstrate that this gender-typed horizontal movement yields a significant decline in occupational status for women, which even increases when women become mothers. Based on their models the authors find no negative effects for fathers. KW - Austria KW - children KW - gender composition KW - horizontal and vertical movements KW - labour market KW - vements labour market occupational transitions Y1 - 2020 UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0011392120969767 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0011392120969767 SN - 0085-2066 SN - 0011-3921 VL - 70 IS - 5 SP - 720 EP - 741 PB - Sage Publ. CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hölzl, Corinna A1 - Verwiebe, Roland T1 - Middle-class struggles against high-rise construction in Buenos Aires BT - Urban democratization or enforcement of particular interests? JF - Urban Geography N2 - It is a relatively new phenomenon in the context of urban development in Buenos Aires that citizens from the middle class have been increasingly claiming empowerment in local decision making. In this paper, we analyze the spatial-political outcome of protests against high-rise construction and demolitions of the urban heritage in Buenos Aires. Based on a frame analysis, the results of the paper show that the citizens’ initiatives under study have been able to incorporate several key issues into the agenda of the public debate: the relevance of the urban heritage, the negative effects of market-oriented municipal politics, and deficient citizen participation. Moreover, the controversies surrounding high-rise constructions in the 2000s and early 2010s disclose a clear degree of politicization. A permanent struggle for primacy in municipal policy models has been sparked, in which victory and defeat alternate, and attention is drawn to more fundamental societal issues beyond urban development Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2019.1700072 SN - 1938-2847 SN - 0272-3638 VL - 41 IS - 5 PB - Steiner CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lilliestam, Johan A1 - Ollier, Lana A1 - Labordena Mir, Mercè A1 - Pfenninger, Stefan A1 - Thonig, Richard T1 - The near- to mid-term outlook for concentrating solar power BT - mostly cloudy, chance of sun JF - Energy sources. B, Economics, planning and policy N2 - The history of concentrating solar power (CSP) is characterized by a boom-bust pattern caused by policy support changes. Following the 2014-2016 bust phase, the combination of Chinese support and several low-cost projects triggered a new boom phase. We investigate the near- to mid-term cost, industry, market and policy outlook for the global CSP sector and show that CSP costs have decreased strongly and approach cost-competitiveness with new conventional generation. Industry has been strengthened through the entry of numerous new companies. However, the project pipeline is thin: no project broke ground in 2019 and only four projects are under construction in 2020. The only remaining large support scheme, in China, has been canceled. Without additional support soon creating a new market, the value chain may collapse and recent cost and technological advances may be undone. If policy support is renewed, however, the global CSP sector is prepared for a bright future. KW - concentrating solar power KW - technological learning KW - value chain analysis KW - energy policy KW - industry development Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1773580 SN - 1556-7249 SN - 1556-7257 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 23 EP - 41 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Börnert-Ringleb, Moritz A1 - Westphal, Andrea A1 - Zaruba, Nicole A1 - Gutmann, Franziska A1 - Vock, Miriam T1 - The relationship between attitudes toward inclusion, beliefs about teaching and learning, and subsequent automatic evaluations amongst student teachers JF - Frontiers in education N2 - Teachers' attitudes toward inclusion are frequently cited as being an important predictor of how successfully a given inclusive school system is implemented. At the same time, beliefs about the nature of teaching and learning are discussed as a possible predictor of attitudes toward inclusion. However, more recent research emphasizes the need of considering implicit processes, such as automatic evaluations, when describing attitudes and beliefs. Previous evidence on the association of attitudes toward inclusion and beliefs about teaching and learning is solely based on explicit reports. Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationship between attitudes toward inclusion, beliefs about teaching and learning, and the subsequent automatic evaluations of pre-service teachers (N = 197). The results revealed differences between pre-service teachers' explicit attitudes/beliefs and their subsequent automatic evaluations. Differences in the relationship between attitudes toward inclusion and beliefs about teaching and learning occur when teachers focus either on explicit measures or automatic evaluations. These differences might be due to different facets of the same attitude object being represented. Relying solely on either explicit measures or automatic evaluations at the exclusion of the other might lead to erroneous assumptions about the relation of attitudes toward inclusion and beliefs about teaching and learning. KW - inclusion KW - attitudes KW - teaching KW - automatic evaluation KW - beliefs KW - implicit Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.584464 SN - 2504-284X VL - 5 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kratky, Nicole A1 - Schröder-Abé, Michela T1 - A court file analysis of child protection cases BT - what do children say? JF - Child & family social work N2 - Children's participation in legal proceedings affecting them personally has been gaining importance. So far, a primary research concern has been how children experience their participation in court proceedings. However, little is known about the child's voice itself: Are children able to clearly express their wishes, and if so, what do they say in child protection cases? In this study, we extracted information about children's statements from court file data of 220 child protection cases in Germany. We found 182 children were asked about their wishes. The majority of the statements found came either from reports of the guardians ad litem or from judicial records of the child hearings. Using content analysis, three main aspects of the statements were extracted: wishes concerning main place of residence, wishes about whom to have or not contact with, and children granting decision-making authority to someone else. Children's main focus was on their parents, but others (e.g., relatives and foster care providers) were also mentioned. Intercoder agreement was substantial. Making sure that child hearings are as informative as possible is in the child's best interest. Therefore, the categories developed herein might help professionals to ask questions more precisely relevant to the child. KW - children's participation KW - child protection KW - child's voice KW - child KW - welfare KW - court files KW - family court Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12744 SN - 1356-7500 SN - 1365-2206 VL - 25 IS - S1 SP - 169 EP - 177 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sultanow, Eldar A1 - Koch, Christian A1 - Cox, Sean T1 - Collatz Sequences in the Light of Graph Theory N2 - It is well known that the inverted Collatz sequence can be represented as a graph or a tree. Similarly, it is acknowledged that in order to prove the Collatz conjecture, one must demonstrate that this tree covers all (odd) natural numbers. A structured reachability analysis is hitherto not available. This paper investigates the problem from a graph theory perspective. We define a tree that consists of nodes labeled with Collatz sequence numbers. This tree will be transformed into a sub-tree that only contains odd labeled nodes. The analysis of this tree will provide new insights into the structure of Collatz sequences. The findings are of special interest to possible cycles within a sequence. Next, we describe the conditions which must be fulfilled by a cycle. Finally, we demonstrate how these conditions could be used to prove that the only possible cycle within a Collatz sequence is the trivial cycle, starting with the number 1, as conjectured by Lothar Collatz. KW - Collatz KW - Cayley Graph KW - Free Group KW - Reachability Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-441859 ET - 3rd version ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Sultanow, Eldar A1 - Koch, Christian A1 - Cox, Sean T1 - Collatz Sequences in the Light of Graph Theory N2 - It is well known that the inverted Collatz sequence can be represented as a graph or a tree. Similarly, it is acknowledged that in order to prove the Collatz conjecture, one must demonstrate that this tree covers all odd natural numbers. A structured reachability analysis is hitherto not available. This paper investigates the problem from a graph theory perspective. We define a tree that consists of nodes labeled with Collatz sequence numbers. This tree will be transformed into a sub-tree that only contains odd labeled nodes. The analysis of this tree will provide new insights into the structure of Collatz sequences. The findings are of special interest to possible cycles within a sequence. Next, we describe the conditions which must be fulfilled by a cycle. Finally, we demonstrate how these conditions could be used to prove that the only possible cycle within a Collatz sequence is the trivial cycle, starting with the number one, as conjectured by Lothar Collatz. KW - Collatz KW - Cayley Graph KW - Free Group KW - Reachability Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-443254 ET - 4th version ER - TY - THES A1 - Zimmermann, Lucas T1 - Politikdidaktische Potenziale des Films „Zoomania“ im Politikunterricht N2 - Hauptanliegen dieser Bachelorarbeit ist es, verschiedene Interpretationsmöglichkeiten des Films „Zoomania“ aufzuzeigen und für dessen politikdidaktische Potenziale im Rahmen eines kompetenzorientierten Politikunterrichts zu sensibilisieren. Außerdem werden allgemeine Aspekte des didaktisch-reflektierten Einsatzes von Spielfilmen im Politikunterricht diskutiert. Dazu wurde die zum Themenbereich vorhandene fachwissenschaftliche, fach- und mediendidaktische Literatur interdisziplinär aufgearbeitet und der Film „Zoomania“ erstmalig politikdidaktisch analysiert sowie hinsichtlich seiner Eignung für den Unterricht beurteilt. Das Ergebnis dieses Vorgehens sind die folgenden vier inhaltlichen politikdidaktischen Potenziale, die die exemplarische Bedeutung von „Zoomania“ für ebendiese allgemeinen und potenziell unterrichtsrelevanten Sachverhalte versinnbildlichen: Rassismus, Vorurteile und Toleranz; Macht; Female Empowerment; Neoliberalismus und Promotion neoliberaler Werte. Insbesondere durch die enthaltenen unterrichtspraktischen Schlussfolgerungen richtet sich diese Arbeit vordergründig an Politiklehrerinnen und -lehrer, die dazu ermuntert werden sollen, „Zoomania“ als motivierendes Unterrichtsmedium zum Erschließen des Politischen zu nutzen. Dies verlangt jedoch auch nach der Lektüre der vorliegenden Thesis, dass der Film vertiefend didaktisch analysiert und daraufhin zielgerichtet eingesetzt wird. N2 - This bachelor thesis aims to show different ways of interpreting Disney's „Zootopia“ and to raise awareness for its political didactics potentials in the context of a competence-oriented politics class. In addition, general aspects of the didactically reflected use of feature films in political-oriented classes are discussed. For this purpose, the scientific and didactic literature available on that subject has been processed in an interdisciplinary manner. For the first time, the film „Zootopia” was furthermore analyzed in terms of political didactics and assessed with regard to its suitability for teaching. The results of this approach are the following four content-related and political didactic potentials: racism, prejudice and tolerance; power; female empowerment; neoliberalism and promotion of neoliberal values. These issues symbolize the exemplary meaning of „Zootopia“ for potentially class relevant circumstances. So this bachelor thesis mostly aims at political sciences teachers, especially because of the included class practical conclusions. Hopefully, this encourages teachers to use this movie as a motivational source in class for exploring politics und policies. However, even after reading the present thesis, deepening didactic analysis is important to use „Zootopia“ purposefully. T2 - Potentials of the film "Zootopia" for political education KW - Zoomania KW - Politikdidaktische Potenziale KW - Rassismus KW - Postfeminismus KW - postfeminism KW - Filmbildung KW - Medienbildung KW - Spielfilme im Unterricht KW - Politische Bildung KW - Zootopia KW - Zootropolis KW - political didactics potentials KW - feature films in class KW - Neoliberalismus KW - neoliberalism KW - film education KW - media literacy KW - racism KW - political education Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-479295 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoffmann, Lisa A1 - Wilbert, Jürgen A1 - Lehofer, Mike A1 - Schwab, Susanne T1 - Are we good friends? BT - Friendship preferences and the quantity and quality of mutual friendships JF - European Journal of Special Needs Education N2 - Empirical studies already examined various facets of the friendship construct. Building on this, the present study examines the questions of how the number of friendships and their quality differ between students with and without SEN and whether a homophily-effect can be identified. The sample consists of 455 fourth-graders from 28 inclusive classes in Austria. The results indicate that students with SEN have fewer friends than students without SEN. Furthermore, students without SEN preferred peers without SEN as a friend. This homophily-effect was shown for students with SEN, too. However, students with and without SEN rated the quality of their friendships similarly and no interactions between the SEN status of oneself or of the friend was found for the quality of the friendship. The results show that, in the context of inclusion, the issue of friendship needs to be increasingly addressed to improve the situation of students with SEN. KW - social participation KW - friendship KW - quality of friendship KW - homophily KW - sociometric nomination Y1 - 2019 VL - 36 IS - 4 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER -