‘Hunkering Down’ in Multi-Ethnic Neighbourhoods? The Effects of Ethnic Diversity on Dimensions of Social Cohesion

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mérove Gijsberts ◽  
Tom van der Meer ◽  
Jaco Dagevos
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity

scholarly journals Ethnic diversity, segregation and the social cohesion of neighbourhoods in London

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1286-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Sturgis ◽  
Ian Brunton-Smith ◽  
Jouni Kuha ◽  
Jonathan Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals ‘All in it Together’? Social Cohesion in a Divided Society: Attitudes to Income Inequality and Redistribution in a Residential Context

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADE KEARNS ◽  
NICK BAILEY ◽  
MARIA GANNON ◽  
MARK LIVINGSTON ◽  
ALASTAIR LEYLAND
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Deprived Neighbourhoods ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Residential Context ◽  
Wealth Inequalities ◽  
Levels Of Support

AbstractThis paper asks whether where someone lives bears any association with their attitudes to inequality and income redistribution, focusing on the relative contribution of neighbourhood income, density and ethnic composition. People on higher incomes showed higher support for redistribution when living in more deprived neighbourhoods. People with lower levels of altruism had higher levels of support for redistribution in neighbourhoods of higher density. People living in more ethnically mixed neighbourhoods had higher levels of support for redistribution on average, but this support declined for Whites with low levels of altruism as the deprivation of the neighbourhood increased. Current trends which sustain or extend income and wealth inequalities, reflected in patterns of residence, may undermine social cohesion in the medium- to long-term. This may be offset to some extent by trends of rising residential ethnic diversity.

scholarly journals The Impact of Institutional Quality on Social Cohesion: Evidence from Worldwide Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 4 (Issue 3) ◽  
pp. 207-231
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nadeem ◽  
Mumtaz Anwar ◽  
Zahid Pervaiz
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Harmful Effects

Diversity and socioeconomic deprivation have been widely discussed as determinants of social cohesion. These two factors are considered to be a threat to social cohesion. The existing literature identifies the problem however the literature suggesting the solution is very limited. The most important determinant which can cure the problems of social cohesion is the better quality of institutions, however, the literature on this aspect is very scant. Current study has investigated the impact of institutional quality on social cohesion. Current study employs the fixed effect model for estimation. The analysis is conducted for 135 countries, using five-year average panel data. The results suggest that institutional quality augments social cohesion, while ethnic diversity, income inequality, and globalization are a threat to social cohesion. Gender equality and per capita income also augment social cohesion. Moreover, the threat to social cohesion is greater when there is: low institutional quality and high: ethnic diversity, and income inequality as compared to a situation where there are high institutional quality and low: ethnic diversity, and income inequality. The results further suggest that the harmful effects of ethnic diversity, globalization, and inequality can be, not only overcome by institutional quality but can also be put to use to enhance social cohesion.

The Challenge of Social Corrosion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Heath ◽  
Elisabeth Garratt ◽  
Ridhi Kashyap ◽  
Yaojun Li ◽  
Lindsay Richards
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Social Division ◽  
British Identity ◽  
National Pride ◽  
The 1950S

Has increasing inequality and ethnic diversity served to corrode social cohesion in Britain? The evidence discussed in this chapter suggests that in many respects, such as levels of national pride, social trust, and civic engagement, Britain has not in fact changed all that much since the 1950s and 1960s. Nor is Britain all that out of line with peer countries. However, there are long-standing problems of social division, low trust, and disconnection from politics, albeit sometimes taking new forms. In some respects, then, Britain is not all that cohesive. Moreover, there are some new emerging challenges such as declining election turnout, especially among young people, and declining sense of British identity in Ireland and Scotland. However, these emerging challenges cannot be blamed on inequality and diversity. Instead, the explanations, and the solutions, are more likely to be specific and political.

The Politics of Social Cohesion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Holtug
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Liberal Democracies ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Social Basis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Unity ◽  
The Impact

In contemporary liberal democracies, it is difficult to find a policy issue as divisive as immigration. A common worry is that immigration poses a threat to social cohesion, and so to the social unity that underpins cooperation, stable democratic institutions, and a robust welfare state. At the heart of this worry is the suggestion that social cohesion requires a shared identity at the societal level. The Politics of Social Cohesion considers in greater detail the impact of immigration on social cohesion and egalitarian redistribution. First, it critically scrutinizes an influential argument, according to which immigration leads to ethnic diversity, which again tends to undermine trust and solidarity and so the social basis for redistribution. According to this argument, immigration should be severely restricted. Second, it considers the suggestion that, in response to worries about immigration, states should promote a shared identity to foster social cohesion in the citizenry. It is argued that the effects of immigration on social cohesion do not need to compromise social justice and that core principles of liberty and equality not only form the normative basis for just policies of immigration and integration, as a matter of empirical fact, they are also the values that, if shared, are most likely to produce the social cohesion among community members providing the social basis for implementing justice. This argument draws heavily on both normative political philosophy and empirical social science. The normative framework defended is cosmopolitan, liberal egalitarian, and to some extent multicultural.

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