Social Cohesion: A new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa

New article out! The popular German Institute of Development and Sustainablility (IDOS) working paper has now been published with Social Indicators Research.

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Social Cohesion - IDOS

Explanatory video on the concept of social cohesion

The German Institute of Development and Sustainablility (IDOS) has produced an explanatory video of their concept of social cohesion that explains the concept in an easily accessible manner.

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Concepts

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Data

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João Paulo Henriques, Nuno Nunes, Maria do Carmo Botelho
Journal article (2025)

Theorising, conceptualising and operationalising social cohesion: some innovations

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Aadne Aasland / Olga Filippova / Oleksandra Deineko
Journal article (2022)

Dimensions of Social Cohesion in a Transitional Society: The Case of Ukraine

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Social cohesion revisited: a new definition and how to characterize it
Xavier Fonseca / Stephan Lukosch / Frances Brazier
Journal article (2018)

Social cohesion revisited: a new definition and how to characterize it

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IDOS' Concept of Social Cohesion

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SCORE Ukraine & SCORE Eastern Ukraine

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Talking to the other: The effects of intergroup contact on reconciliation in post-conflict societies

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Support to Strengthening Resilience in North-East Nigeria

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