Events

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Karatina University is pleased to announce the 5th International Conference on Cohesion and Integration at the University Main Campus, Kagochi from 24th to 28th May, 2021.The conference will provide…

A joint World Bank-DIE online seminar series on social cohesion

The Social Cohesion Online Seminar Series was launched jointly on September 28, 2021, by the DIE and the World Bank. The Webinar series…

On 7 December 2021 the second session of the recently launched Social Cohesion Online Seminar series convened over 125 participants to discuss ongoing work within the World Bank to develop a framework…

Social Cohesion in Africa: Where do we stand? Where are we heading to?

Joseph Asunka, Chief Executive Officer of Afrobarometer provided a picture of social cohesion in Africa based on data from the…

Social Cohesion and Transitional Development Assistance

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Institute of Development…