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Community Cohesion in Crisis?
John (Ed) Flint
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Description for Community Cohesion in Crisis?
Paperback. This book examines how new dimensions of diversity and difference, so often debated in the national context, are emerging at the neighbourhood level. Editor(s): Flint, John; Robinson, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
There is an alleged crisis of cohesion in the UK, manifested in debates about identity and 'Britishness', the breakdown of social connections along the fault lines of geography, ethnicity, faith, income and age, and the fragile relationship between citizen and state. This book examines how these new dimensions of diversity and difference, so often debated in the national context, are emerging at the neighbourhood level. Contributors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds critically assess, and go beyond the limits of, contemporary policy discourses on 'community cohesion' to explore the dynamics of diversity and cohesion within neighbourhoods and to identify ... Read more
There is an alleged crisis of cohesion in the UK, manifested in debates about identity and 'Britishness', the breakdown of social connections along the fault lines of geography, ethnicity, faith, income and age, and the fragile relationship between citizen and state. This book examines how these new dimensions of diversity and difference, so often debated in the national context, are emerging at the neighbourhood level. Contributors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds critically assess, and go beyond the limits of, contemporary policy discourses on 'community cohesion' to explore the dynamics of diversity and cohesion within neighbourhoods and to identify ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847420237
SKU
V9781847420237
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About John (Ed) Flint
John Flint is Professor of Housing and Urban Governance in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. He has researched and written on religion, anti-social behaviour and community cohesion in the UK. David Robinson is Professor of Housing and Public Policy in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. ... Read more
Reviews for Community Cohesion in Crisis?
"This collection is highly recommended to all those who are engaged in work to promote cohesion." Runnymede Trust Bulletin