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When inclusion excludes : challenging social mixing as a solution to educational inequality through the lens of gentrification

Cedric Goossens, Iremgül Utlu, Lieve Bradt (UGent) and Stijn Oosterlynck
(2025) JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS.
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Social mixing or desegregation is frequently presented as a means to reduce inequalities affecting minoritized and low-income communities not only in neighborhoods but also in schools. Building on the emerging literature on school gentrification, this study examines this master narrative by centering the experiences of minoritized working-class families in a gentrifying innercity school in Ghent, Belgium. Using interview data, we argue that social mixing does not necessarily eliminate existing inequalities but can, in fact, generate new ones. The article concludes by outlining key implications for future research, policy and practice.
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Gentrification, education, inequality, MIDDLE-CLASS PARENTS, ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT, SEGREGATION, INVOLVEMENT, DISPLACEMENT, DISCOURSES, SEPARATE, POLICIES, SCHOOLS, IMPACT

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Goossens, Cedric, et al. “When Inclusion Excludes : Challenging Social Mixing as a Solution to Educational Inequality through the Lens of Gentrification.” JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS, 2025, doi:10.1080/07352166.2025.2533284.
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Goossens, C., Utlu, I., Bradt, L., & Oosterlynck, S. (2025). When inclusion excludes : challenging social mixing as a solution to educational inequality through the lens of gentrification. JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2025.2533284
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Goossens, Cedric, Iremgül Utlu, Lieve Bradt, and Stijn Oosterlynck. 2025. “When Inclusion Excludes : Challenging Social Mixing as a Solution to Educational Inequality through the Lens of Gentrification.” JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2025.2533284.
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Goossens, Cedric, Iremgül Utlu, Lieve Bradt, and Stijn Oosterlynck. 2025. “When Inclusion Excludes : Challenging Social Mixing as a Solution to Educational Inequality through the Lens of Gentrification.” JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS. doi:10.1080/07352166.2025.2533284.
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Goossens C, Utlu I, Bradt L, Oosterlynck S. When inclusion excludes : challenging social mixing as a solution to educational inequality through the lens of gentrification. JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS. 2025;
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C. Goossens, I. Utlu, L. Bradt, and S. Oosterlynck, “When inclusion excludes : challenging social mixing as a solution to educational inequality through the lens of gentrification,” JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS, 2025.
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