Generalized social trust concerns the expectancy about the trustworthiness of strangers, that
is, people we do not have any information about (Rotter, 1971). Consequently, generalized …

The tenuous relationship between ethnic diversity and welfare solidarity has become a
central focus in sociological and political inquiry. Yet, the question whether ethnic …

Since the 1993 publication of Robert Putnam's modern classic Making Democracy Work,
which analyzed the politics of regions in Italy, issues of social capital and social trust have …

The article analyses how the programmatic structure of welfare schemes in Denmark, the
Netherlands and Germany shape public perceptions of and preferences for migrants' …

Denmark is known for its comprehensive welfare state. It has carried such labels as a Nordic
welfare state, a universal welfare state, a social-democratic welfare state, a generous or …

Social cohesion has become an important public goal in many countries across the globe,
not only in the Western hemisphere, but also in Asia. Despite the growing political and …

In many developing countries, non‐state actors, including those with religious or political
affiliations, provide basic social services. Do politicized ethnoreligious divisions shape …

This article investigates different sources of generalised trust among ethnic Danes and non-
Western immigrants together with the gap in trust levels across the two groups. New survey …

Many affluent states seek to discharge their responsibilities to refugees through
extraterritorial policies, which limit the number of refugees that they admit whilst contributing …

This report reviews the relationship between social cohesion and state fragility–focussing on
literature from 2010 onwards. The OECD definition1 and 2013 list of fragile states are used2 …