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Title:
Identity, ethnic diversity and community cohesion
Publication Information:
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2007.
Physical Description:
xiii, 161 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781412946162

9781412946179
General Note:
"This book came about as a result of a seminar hosted in September 2005 by the Royal Geographical Society."--P. [vii].

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What is meant by community? Is there a balance between equality, integration, and diversity? Does the idea of identity undermine community cohesion? This book debates these questions and explores the concept of identity and how its different meanings and interpretations impact upon community policy. The chapters bring together leading academics, policymakers, think-tank representatives, and community workers to debate the connections between ethnic diversity, identity, and community cohesion. Key Features Chapters highlighting the connections between theory, practice, and policy Topicality of contributions that are up-to-date in terms of contemporary policy Author commentaries and 'reflections' on key themes and case studies that strengthen the connection and relevance of research to 'real life' A leading group of editors and authors: the ESRC Identities Programme and the Runnymede Trust lend a wealth of research and policymaking experience This original and innovative book makes a distinctive contribution to debates about identity. It will be of interest to those studying social policy, community studies, politics, and sociology as well as for policymakers, researchers, and those working in the public sector.


Table of Contents

Community Cohesion and Identity Dynamics: Dilemmas and ChallengesMargaret Wetherell
Policy Standpoints: Agencies and Utterances
The Case for Progressive SolidarityHenry Tam
Building an Integrated SocietyNick Johnson
Identity Formation and Change in British Muslim CommunitiesDilwar Hussain
Policy, Identity and Community Cohesion: How Race Equality FitsOmar Khan
Identities in Community Contexts: Four Case Studies
Welcome to 'Monkey Island': Identity and Community in Three Norwich EstatesBen Rogaly and Becky Taylor
Ethnicity, Identity and Community Cohesion in PrisonCoretta Phillips
Home, Identity and Community CohesionSimon Clarke and Rosie Gilmour and Steve Garner
Prejudice, Intergroup Contact and Identity: Do Neighbourhoods Matter?Miles Hewstone and Nicole Tausch and Joanne Hughes and Ed Cairns
Reflections and the Way Ahead: Towards New Dialogues
Cohesive Identities: The Distance between Meaning and UnderstandingClaire Alexander
Acknowledged Identities: a Common Endeavour or Wider Hostilities?Kate Gavron
Reasoned Identities: a Committed RelationshipBhikhu Parekh
Non-binarized Identities of Similarity and DifferenceAvtar Brah