Beschreibung:
In an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis.
Analyzes social cohesion in liberal, social market, social democratic and east Asian states
List of Tables and Figures Introduction Defining Social Cohesion Western Intellectual Traditions of Social Cohesion The Social Origins and Development of Social Cohesion Traditions Contemporary Regimes of Social Cohesion and their Institutional Foundations Quantitative Analysis of Regimes of Social Cohesion Value Diversity and Social Cohesion Regimes of Social Cohesion and the Global Crisis Appendix I: Sources and Survey Items Appendix II: Dataset Used for Statistical Analyses References