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Palgrave MacMillan The Politics of Social Cohesion in Germany France and the United Kingdom 2014 Edition by Jan Dobbernack
Across Europe the protection of 'social cohesion' has become an important political objective. This book draws attention to the connection between the cohesive society and the active society. It explores France, Germany and the United Kingdom and challenges the claim that the active conduct of problematic populations can save society from collapse. Table of contents :- Introduction: The Turn to Cohesion in European Politics 1. Social Imaginaries in Agendas of Cohesion 2. The Active Society as a Paradigm of Social Governance 3. Cohesion Sociale and Ambiguities of Republican Solidarity 4. Burgergesellschaft and the Crisis of the German Social Model 5. Community Cohesion Against Ethnic Segregation 6. The Imaginary Potential of Social Cohesion Conclusion: Beyond Cohesion?