Segregation or discrimination – How do schools contribute to the emergence of educational inequalities?

Dr Nicky Zunker is a postdoctoral researcher at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His research focuses on school choice, educational inequality, and social stratification, with particular attention to parental decision-making, school composition, and the role of institutional arrangements in shaping educational opportunities. He has also worked on longitudinal perspectives on private school choice in Berlin. In this seminar, Nicky Zunker will present theoretical reflections and empirical insights on how schools may contribute to educational inequalities through processes linked to segregation, selection, and discrimination. The presentation will also connect these questions to broader discussions of school choice and social stratification.