Social Cohesion and Immigration in Europe and North America: Mechanisms, Conditions, and Causality

ISBN-13: 9781138236004 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 234 str.

Ruud Koopmans; Bram Lancee; Merlin Schaeffer

Opis

Concerns about immigration and the rising visibility of minorities have triggered a lively scholarly debate on the consequences of ethnic diversity for trust, cooperation, and other aspects of social cohesion. In this accessibly written volume, leading scholars explore where, when, and why ethnic diversity affects social cohesion by way of analyses covering the major European immigration countries, as well as the United States and Canada. They explore the merits of competing theoretical accounts and give rare insights into the underlying mechanisms through which diversity affects social cohesion. The volume offers a nuanced picture of the topic by explicitly exploring the conditions under which ethnic diversity affects the glue that holds societies together. With its interdisciplinary perspective and contributions by sociologists, political scientists, social psychologists, as well as economists, the book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the link between ethnic diversity and social cohesion that is currently available."

Recenzje

"This book is an excellent resource providing practical everyday activities for the early years practitioner, in nurseries, pre-schools and schools, within a clear structure linked to the EYFS framework and guidance." – John Perry, Nasen Special magazine

Spis treści

1. Ethnic Diversity in Diverse Societies: An introduction  Part I: The Causal Nature of Diversity Effects  2. Diversity and Well-Being: Local effects and causal approaches  3. Moving to Diversity: Residential mobility, changes in ethnic diversity, and concerns about immigration  4. Declining Trust Amidst Diversity? A Natural Experiment in Lewiston, Maine  Part II: The Moderating Role of Interethnic Contacts, Identities, and Policies  5. Diversity, Segregation, and Trust  6. The Consequences Of Ethnic Diversity: Advancing the debate  7. Ethnic Heterogeneity, Ethnic and National Identity, and Social Cohesion in England  8. Diversity, Trust, and Intergroup Attitudes: Underlying processes and mechanisms  Part III: Ethnic Diversity in Schools  9. Thinking About Ethnic Diversity: Experimental evidence on the causal role of ethnic diversity in german neighborhoods and schools  10. Ethnic Diversity, Homophily, and Network Cohesion in European Classrooms  11. Diversity and Intergroup Contact in Schools

O autorze

Ruud Koopmans in Professor of Sociology at Humboldt University and Director of the Research Unit Migration, Integration, Transnationalization at the Berlin Social Science Center, Germany. Bram Lancee is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Merlin Schaeffer is a Research Fellow in the Research Unit Migration, Integration, Transnationalization at the Berlin Social Science Center, Germany.