Growing global debates surrounding parental school choice underscore the relevance of school place allocation. While there is much research on school choice, the enactment of such allocation policy is rarely analysed. Responding to this research gap, this article investigates how local politicians in Berlin put public primary school place allocation into practice.

Elever som bara har ytlig kontakt med elever av utländsk härkomst tenderar att ha en negativ attityd till dessa elever. Och vice versa - vänskapliga kontakter mellan svenska ungdomar och minoriteter bidrar till mer positiva attityder.