scholarly journals Does Ethnic Diversity Have a Negative Effect on Attitudes towards the Community? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Causal Claims within the Ethnic Diversity and Social Cohesion Debate

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Laurence ◽  
Lee Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Negative Effect

scholarly journals Super-diversity and the prosperous society

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Mintchev ◽  
Henrietta L Moore
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Community Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect

This article asks if and under what conditions ethnic diversity could become the foundation for a prosperous society. Recent studies on ethnic diversity and social cohesion suggest that diversity has a negative effect on social cohesion and therefore is detrimental to the social prosperity of individuals and communities. This article argues that although such a negative correlation may apply to contexts with well-consolidated ethnic groups, it does not necessarily apply to ‘super-diverse’ places with multiple small ethnic groups and multiple social, legal and cultural differences that cut across ethnicity. Drawing on ethnographic material from East London, the authors contend that, in super-diverse places, ethnic diversity could become a valuable aspect of community life, while inequalities in social, cultural and symbolic capital become central points of social antagonism to the detriment of prosperity.

Immigration and the Progressive’s Dilemma

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-156
Author(s):  
Nils Holtug
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Social Basis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Negative Impacts

Chapter 5 considers an influential argument for severely limiting immigration, based on the progressive’s dilemma. According to this argument, immigration leads to ethnic diversity, and ethnic diversity drives down trust and solidarity and so the social basis for egalitarian redistribution. The premise that ethnic diversity drives down trust and solidarity is critically discussed, primarily by reviewing a large empirical literature. It is argued that the evidence is less clear than it is often thought, and that even in studies that do find a negative effect of diversity, it tends to be small. Furthermore, there are a number of ways in which states can moderate any negative impacts diversity may have on social cohesion. Finally, a number of theoretical explanations for why diversity might be expected to drive down trust and solidarity are considered, and it is argued that they do not ultimately support the argument for restrictive immigration policies.

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

Trust, Ethnicity and Integrity in East Africa: Experimental Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Burbidge ◽  
Nic Cheeseman
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Trust Games ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Experimental Games ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

AbstractPolitical economy comparisons of Kenya and Tanzania have often found the political salience of ethnicity to be far higher in the former than the latter, with a negative impact on intercommunal trust. This difference has tended to be explained on the basis of the different kinds of leadership that the two countries experienced after independence. However, these findings have typically been demonstrated using aggregate or survey data. This paper assesses the salience of ethnicity at the individual level for the first time, deploying monetized two-round trust games in urban Kenya and Tanzania. The experimental games isolate the comparative impact of common knowledge of ethnicity and integrity among a quasi-random selection of 486 citizens. Verifying previous findings, we observe higher levels of trust and trustworthiness in Tanzania as compared with Kenya. Further, in comparison with Kenya, any shared knowledge of ethnic identities in Tanzania leads players to transfer fewer resources, while common knowledge that both players are “honest” led to higher transfers there than in Kenya. These results provide robust evidence of higher levels of trust in Tanzania, and of the negative effect in that country of common knowledge of ethnicity on levels of cooperation. The findings demonstrate the way in which political context can shape the impact of ethnic diversity, and encourage further experimental research that looks at the intersubjective dynamics of social cooperation.

scholarly journals The Role of Foreign Credentials and Ethnic Ties in Immigrants’ Economic Performance

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter S Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Strong Ties ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
Immigrant Men

The literature has identified foreign credential devaluations and the shifting origins of immigrants to non-European sources as two factors that explain why some immigrants earn more than others. This study uses data from the Ethnic Diversity Survey to see how foreign credentials affect immigrants’ earnings, and whether immigrants with disadvantaged foreign credentials may be able to use ethnic social capital to mitigate the negative effect. Substantial gross earnings disparities exist among immigrant men and women of different origins, but much difference is due to human capital variations and duration of work. The study produces three major findings. First, foreign credentials benefit majority member immigrants but penalize visible minority immigrants. Second, immigrant men and women who maintain weak ethnic ties earn more than their counterparts with strong ties, suggesting that the enabling capacity of social capital for immigrants has been overstated. Third, there is no evidence of ethnic social capital being able to mitigate the negative effect of a credential deficit.

scholarly journals Immigration and Support for Social Policy: An Experimental Comparison of Universal and Means-Tested Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (04) ◽  
pp. 717-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Muñoz ◽  
Sergi Pardos-Prado
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Survey Experiments ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Welfare State

A growing body of research suggests that immigration undermines native support for the welfare state. However, the mechanisms behind this relationship and the possible moderating effects of institutions remain inconclusive. In this study, we identify via survey experiments how means-tested programs and targeted spending exacerbate the negative effect of immigration on public support for redistribution. Our findings suggest that different institutional settings can attach different weights to identity considerations across the whole socio-economic spectrum. We conclude by discussing the implications of our results for previous contradictory findings in the literature, and for the effectiveness of welfare policies in times of increasing ethnic diversity.

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.

‘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
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