The social cohesion literature repeatedly criticizes a lack of consensus regarding the
theoretical conceptualization of the construct. The current paper attempts to clarify this …

Despite its growing currency in academic and policy circles, social cohesion is a term in
need of a clearer and more rigorous definition. This article provides a critical review of the …

The aim of the paper is to assess the construct validation of a multidimensional measure of
social cohesion which is well theoretically grounded and has an equivalent/comparable …

This paper provides a general overview on different perspectives and studies on social
cohesion, offers a definition of social cohesion that is deeply rooted in current literature, and …

In the last four years, since CPRN published Mapping Social Cohesion: The State of
Canadian Research, there have been significant additions to the body of academic research …

Unlike most studies on social cohesion, this study explores the concept as a real-life macro-
level phenomenon. It assesses to what extent the conceptions of social cohesion suggested …

This paper aims to present a theoretically based, multidimensional and comparable
measurement of social cohesion, applicable in 47 European countries/regions using the …

In spite of its currency both in academic research and political rhetoric, there are numerous
attempts to define and conceptualize the social cohesion concept but there has been paid …

The aim of this paper is to provide a synthetic macro index of social cohesion based on the
observation of several individual level variables. Based on the definition of social cohesion …

In recent years, the concept of social cohesionhas received great attention in
scientificresearch as well as in politics. It representsa central policy goal at the national and …