β Scribed by Jan Dobbernack (auth.)
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Across Europe the protection of 'social cohesion' has become an important political objective. This book draws attention to the connection between the cohesive society and the active society. It explores France, Germany and the United Kingdom and challenges the claim that the active conduct of problematic populations can save society from collapse.
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction: The Turn to Cohesion in European Politics....Pages 1-21
Social Imaginaries in Agendas of Cohesion....Pages 22-42
The Active Society as a Paradigm of Social Governance....Pages 43-66
CohΓ©sion Sociale and Ambiguities of Republican Solidarity....Pages 67-93
BΓΌrgergesellschaft and the Crisis of the German Social Model....Pages 94-126
Community Cohesion against Ethnic Segregation....Pages 127-161
The Imaginary Potential of Social Cohesion....Pages 162-176
Conclusion: Beyond Cohesion?....Pages 177-183
Back Matter....Pages 184-212
Ethnicity Studies;European Culture;Political Sociology;Social Policy;Political Philosophy;Sociology, general
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