24.03.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Islam Borinca and Juan M. Falomir-Pichastor
Intergroup prosocial behaviors, such as immigrants helping nationals, contribute to improving intergroup relations and strengthening social cohesion. However, people might not attribute genuine prosocial motives to a potential helper when negative intergroup perceptions and expectations shape these relations. The present blog describes research investigating factors that influence help-recipients’ understanding of intergroup
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11.03.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Alois Stutzer
Many problems in society can only be successfully addressed if its members are willing to cooperate, even if decisions go against their individual or group-specific short-term interests. This cooperation requires a certain level of cohesion among the members of society. Social cohesion can, therefore, be seen as one of the
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05.03.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Juan M. Falomir-Pichastor, Eva Green and Anita Manatschal
Increasing global migration streams challenge social cohesion. The present blog contribution describes several lines of research examining how social norms shape the ways both national majorities in destination countries and immigrants react to increased diversity and its consequences. Overall, this research shows how social norms operating at the national and
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03.03.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Christin Achermann, Luca Pfirter, Stefanie Kurt and Lisa Marie Borrelli
‘Integration’ and ‘social cohesion’ have various meanings in public, academic and political debates. While both terms generally remain ambiguous, ‘integration’ becomes a distinctive reality when used by state officials who grant or deny rights. By reviewing recent developments in Swiss migration law, this blog post discusses critically the underlying ideas
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20.02.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Anita Manatschal and Katrin Sontag
“Social cohesion is threatened in Western democracies in times of mobility and migration.” Such concerns are raised both privately and publicly and often linked to fears of a crisis of the nation state. Yet, what is meant by social cohesion in the first place? If defined as connectedness between individuals,
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