... a collection of contributions on the pressing issue of tackling inequalities in society. This chapter introduces the main themes of the book, describing inequality, poverty, and politics; the New Labour government; equality and distribution; the third way and modern welfare; social cohesion; and economic...

...This chapter considers some questions related to policy development, as policy impacts all areas of community life. In particular, it explores the concept of social cohesion in neighbourhoods, which is currently a key policy issue. The context for this includes internal conflicts between groups...

... and the rapidly evolving equalities agenda. It is noted that the focus on ‘community cohesion’ is misplaced, and that policies should be driven by the much more fundamental notion of ‘social cohesion’. The earlier assessment of the social-capital approach casts considerable doubt on its efficacy. The vision...

...This chapter discusses the measurability of social cohesion. It addresses how the present state of the science could be greatly improved by using a system called ‘Neighbourhood Knowledge Management’ (nkm), applied to normal local-authority-level administrative data and case studies...

...This chapter describes the potential impact of the new Equality Act at a local level. It discusses how a developed understanding of social cohesion provides a broader moral and long-term context for decisions about community leadership and public-service delivery in local government. The chapter...

...’ and community cohesion Housing ‘race’ and community cohesion Harrison and Phillips Phillips D Robinson D Simpson L ‘Sleepwalking to Segregation’? Finney and Simpson social cohesion Improving opportunity strengthening society Race equality in public services – statistics DCLG overcrowding racism...

...This chapter raises issues about welfare-to-work policies and how they are currently evaluated. It first explores the influence of the 2008/09 recession in terms of different groups in the labour market and social cohesion. The chapter then questions the conditional welfare and the ‘work first...

... power relations Social innovation poverty diversity equality social cohesion Roma intercultural learning labour market activation Europe is a melting pot, characterised by a rich cultural heritage and currently becoming increasingly diverse through immigration. At the same time, it is divided...

... for those most damaged by industrial losses – particularly among youth. The concentration of foreigners and ethnic minorities in the poorest neighbourhoods also challenges the European ideal of social cohesion. social innovation Stiglitz Joseph E Torino marginalisation housing slum clearance social...

...This chapter examines how residents in Beyoğlu — the most diverse district in the Turkish city of Istanbul — designate others, and the effects of this designated ‘otherness’ on social cohesion in this area. It shows how residents in Beyoğlu use a variety of attributes to define others, most notably...

... is often presented as a consistent policy approach, which seeks a middle ground between assimilationist and multiculturalist models, in Italy, interculturalism is a form of assimilationism that works through an implicit subordination of immigrant rights and life chances to the goal of social cohesion...

... with these other fields of research is necessary to make a thorough assessment of both the potential and limitations of conviviality in nurturing social cohesion and solidarity. assimilationism conviviality inequality multiculturalism super diversity Beyoğlu Istanbul diversity Haringey Istanbul London...

... Gallup Europe Haller G well being general satisfaction surveys EU Justice and Home Affairs Hague Programme 2004–9 Laurence J and Vaisse J Modood T Triandafyllidou A and Zapata Barrero R Niessen J and Huddleston T Schmeets H and te Riele S social cohesion concept definitions Triandafyllidou...

...This chapter aims to show how social cohesion and ethnic diversity in large housing estates are interrelated and how urban-governance arrangements can enhance social cohesion. It investigates the problematic issues and the opportunities for creating social cohesion in large housing estates...

...This chapter discusses the relationships between New Labour's (im)migration policy and their wider strategies for spatial development and social cohesion. It looks at the ways in which the government has sought to solve these problems and what its strategies have been. The chapter also discusses...

...This chapter examines the social cohesion and competitiveness in the prosperous city-region of Bristol, England. It provides a brief account of patterns of economic and social change and shifts in the spatial structure of the city-region, including edge-of-city expansion, and evaluates the role...

...This chapter examines the potential contribution of inner cities for enhancing social cohesion and the economic competitiveness in the cities of Great Britain. It evaluates the extent of social capital to be found in poor communities, and discusses the emergence, scale, and significance...

... relative to one another over recent decades. The chapter also describes the relation among economic competitiveness, social cohesion, urban governance, and social capital. agglomeration effects Bristol competitive advantage Edinburgh Glasgow Liverpool–Manchester Integrated Case Study LMICS London...

... that pensions, and care, and social change are still debated, and how to balance direct provision with other kinds of support to achieve social cohesion and individual well-being. Balfour Arthur Conservative governments Fabianism Hamilton Lord George idealism and Poor Law Commission reports Poor Law...

...This chapter describes the impact of European Union membership on gender equality. It also argues that the tension at the heart of the European Union – between a European social model based on social solidarity and social cohesion and an economic model based on liberal markets – is at the heart...