The Politics of Social Cohesion in Germany, France and the United Kingdom [electronic resource] /
Dobbernack, Jan.author.
Across Europe the protection of 'social cohesion' has become an important political objective. This book draws attention to the connection between the cohesive society and the active society. It explores France, Germany and the United Kingdom and challenges the claim that the active conduct of problematic populations can save society from collapse.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Turn to Cohesion in European Politics; 1 Social Imaginaries in Agendas of Cohesion; 2 The Active Society as a Paradigm of Social Governance; 3 Cohésion Sociale and Ambiguities of Republican Solidarity; 4 Bürgergesellschaft and the Crisis of the German Social Model; 5 Community Cohesion against Ethnic Segregation; 6 The Imaginary Potential of Social Cohesion; Conclusion: Beyond Cohesion?; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Across Europe the protection of 'social cohesion' has become an important political objective. This book draws attention to the connection between the cohesive society and the active society. It explores France, Germany and the United Kingdom and challenges the claim that the active conduct of problematic populations can save society from collapse.
Ethnicity.
Ethnology—Europe.
Political sociology.
Social policy.
Political philosophy.
Sociology.
Ethnicity Studies.
European Culture.
Political Sociology.
Social Policy.
Political Philosophy.
Sociology, general.