Regimes of social cohesion: societies and the crisis of globalization

In an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis. ANDY GREEN Professor of Comparative Social Science at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and Director of the ERSC Research Centre on Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UK. His major books include: 'Education and Development in a Global Era: Strategies for 'Successful' Globalization;' 'Education, Equality and Social Cohesion'; 'Education, Globalisation and the Nation State'; and the prize-winning 'Education and State Formation'. . JAN GERMEN JANMAAT Senior Lecturer of Comparative Social Science at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. He is the authorof 'Nation-Building in Post-Soviet Ukraine: Educational Policies and the Response of the Russian-Speaking Population 'and published widely on themes of civic values, identities and social cohesion. INDICE: List of Tables and Figures - Introduction - Defining Social Cohesion - Western Intellectual Traditions of Social Cohesion - The Social Origins and Development of Social Cohesion Traditions - Contemporary Regimes of Social Cohesion and their Institutional Foundations - Quantitative Analysis of Regimes of Social Cohesion - Value Diversity and Social Cohesion - Regimes of SocialCohesion and the Global Crisis - Appendix I: Sources and Survey Items - Appendix II: Dataset Used for Statistical Analyses - References -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-29013-6
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 264
• Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés