Panel Discussion: “Social Cohesion: An Expanding Research Agenda”

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 perspective? What makes studying it especially difficult? Do we see a common interdisciplinary agenda evolving or are we working at the same with uncoordinated fashion? Risks and benefits of expanding the agenda – are we aiming too high?

Welcome and introductory remarks by Anna-Katharina Hornidge (DIE),

Panelists:
•    Frances Stewart (Oxford University)
•    Nicole Deitelhoff (Peace Research Institute Frankfurt – HSFK/PRIF)
•    Carolyn Logan (Afrobarometer, tbc)
•    Aurel Croissant (Heidelberg University)
•    Julia Leininger (DIE)