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Country-case studies examining the relation between curricular tracking (ability sorting) in secondary education and civic and political engagement (CPE) have led to mixed findings. This calls for a comparative approach. Thus far, as a result of the available data, comparative studies examining the effect of curricular tracking on civic engagement have been cross-sectional in nature. In this paper, we introduce a longitudinal approach by drawing from two cross-sectional surveys with identical CPE measures for the same birth cohort before and after tracking (CIVED 1999, ISSP 2004 and EVS 2008). We examine the relation between the duration of curricular tracking and the development of CPE between the age of 14 and young adulthood in 25 countries. The results show that a longer tracked curriculum is negatively related to the development of civic and political engagement, particularly at the lower part of the distribution. Moreover, we find that the negative relation between length of the tracked curriculum and CPE is mediated by enrolment rates for higher education. This result suggests that tracking does not directly negatively affect civic and political engagement, but does so because it is associated with reduced participation in higher education.

Vor dem Hintergrund einer weiter zunehmenden Internationalisierung großer Städte im Zuge weltweiter Migrationsbewegungen und zunehmender sozialer Polarisierung gewinnt die Beschäftigung mit sozialräumlichen Disparitäten weiter an Bedeutung. Der vorliegende Aufsatz beschäftigt sich daher mit den Fragen, wie sich soziale und ethnische Segregation in München in den letzten Jahren entwickelt haben und welche räumlichen Muster sich dabei feststellen lassen. Insgesamt kann festgehalten werden, dass die ethnische Segregation in München eher gering ist und zurückgeht. Ein detaillierterer Blick zeigt aber auf, dass es zwischen unterschiedlichen Nationengruppen deutliche Unterschiede gibt, sowohl im Niveau der Segregation als auch in den räumlichen Mustern. Bei der Analyse der sozialen Segregation zeigt sich, dass Arbeitslose weniger stark segregiert sind, Personen in Bedarfsgemeinschaften hingegen stärker. Weiterhin zeigt sich, dass sich soziale und ethnische Segregation überlagern.

Der Beitrag untersucht mittels kleinräumiger Melderegisterdaten die innerstädtischen Umzugsmuster ausländischer Staatsangehöriger in Leipzig und interpretiert diese mit Blick auf den Arrival City-Ansatz. Die Analyse weist unterschiedliche räumliche Mobilitätsmuster für die betrachteten Ausländergruppen nach. Dennoch finden Umzüge der meisten Gruppen hauptsächlich nahräumig und innenstadtnah statt. Eine deutliche Ausnahme bilden die Staatsangehörigen aus den Hauptherkunftsländern Syrien, Afghanistan und Irak, deren weiträumige Umzüge in hohem Maße auf administrative Entscheidungen bei der Standortwahl von Gemeinschaftsunterkünften zurückgeführt werden können.

Equitable access to healthcare is fundamental in preventing health inequities, and it is warranted by international and regional norms on socio-economic rights. However, during financial crisis, pro-cyclical fiscal austerity can shift the cost of healthcare from the public onto the individual, impinging on the right of everyone to access timely and affordable healthcare. This article analyses this process through the case study of Italy, where the 2008 Great Recession catalysed a series of draconian budget cuts in the health sector. Using disaggregated survey data on self-reported unmet needs for healthcare, it will be shown that increased user fees and downsized health staff and facilities, combined with reduced disposable income, was associated with a drastic rise in inequities in accessing healthcare in Italy.

This article focuses on assessing item comparability in cross-national surveys by asking probing questions in Web surveys. The "civil disobedience" item from the "rights in a democracy" scale of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) serves as a substantive case study. Identical Web surveys were fielded in Canada (English-speaking), Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Spain, and the U.S. A category-selection and a comprehension probe, respectively, were incorporated into the Web surveys after the closed-ended "civil disobedience" item. Responses to the category selection-probe reveal that notably in Germany, Hungary, and Spain the detachment of politicians from the people and their lack of responsiveness is deplored. Responses to the comprehension probe show that mainly in the U.S. and Canada violence and/or destruction are associated with civil disobedience. These results suggest reasons for the peculiar statistical results found for the "civil disobedience" item in the ISSP study. On the whole, Web probing proves to be a valuable tool for identifying interpretation differences and potential bias in cross-national survey research.