Events

Guiding questions: How is the topic of social cohesion placed in the academic discussion? What questions are gaining attention? What makes social cohesion especially appealing from an academic…

Welcome and introductory remarks by Julia Leininger (DIE)

Panelists:
•    MinDir Stefan Oswald (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development - BMZ)
•    Thokozile Ruzvidzo (United…

On November 12, 2020, the Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE) is launching the Social Cohesion Hub, a new cooperative knowledge website dedicated entirely…

Political polarization, nationalist trends and not least the effects of the Covid19 pandemic have recently been threatening the cohesiveness of societies around the world. Viceversa, a lack of social…

The concept of social cohesion is still relatively new to the field of economics so that the respective strand of literature is relatively small. While there is some evidence for a positive…

It is often argued that social protection can achieve objectives beyond alleviation of poverty and food insecurity. One of them is the promotion of social cohesion. While there is a literature…

Sharing similar values is a foundation of communities and societies. It has been an implicit common sense that individuals in socially cohesive societies share the same values or are tolerant enough…

How does violent conflict affect social cohesion and which domestic and international efforts can help to restore social cohesion afterwards? Can dealing with a history of violent conflict through…

The majority of displaced persons are hosted by neighbouring low- and middle-income countries, which themselves tend to be economically and socially unstable. The hosting of displaced populations puts…