Defining and Measuring Social Cohesion

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenson, Jane, Author.

Contributor:

Commonwealth Secretariat, Content Provider.

Series:

Social Policies in Small States

Social policies in small states series Defining and measuring social cohesion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Social integration.

Social indicators.

States, Small.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Commonwealth Secretariat 2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social cohesion is a concept with multiple definitions and uses in the development community. Its general aim is to ensure that all citizens, without discrimination and on an equal footing, have access to fundamental social and economic rights. Jane Jenson examines this concept in policy debates and assesses its role in social development. Part I examines the literature on social cohesion, identifying three different 'families' of usage and the empirical grounding of each. Part II presents a range of indicators that have previously been used to measure social cohesion. Part III provides some discussion of the lessons to be drawn and the indicators that might be used to measure social cohesion in future.

Contents:

Cover

About the author

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1 The Concept of Social Cohesion: Overview and Historical Perspective

1.1 Social cohesion as social inclusion

1.2 When social cohesion becomes social capital

1.3 Social cohesion, institutions and governance

1.4 Conclusions from the literature review

2 Indicators for Measuring Social Cohesion

3 Lessons and a Proposed Set of Indicators

Appendix A The Council of Europe's Strategy for Social Cohesion

Appendix B The European Union's Indicators of Social Inclusion

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-43882-8

9786613438829

1-84859-072-5

OCLC:

776110671