Ruud Koopmans

Merlin Schaeffer

Bram Lancee

Concerns about immigration and the rising visibility of minorities have triggered a lively scholarly debate on the consequences of ethnic diversity for trust, cooperation, and other aspects of social cohesion. In this accessibly written volume, leading scholars explore where, when, and why ethnic diversity affects social cohesion by way of analyses covering the major European immigration countries, as well as the United States and Canada. They explore the merits of competing theoretical accounts and give rare insights into the underlying mechanisms through which diversity affects social cohesion. The volume offers a nuanced picture of the topic by explicitly exploring the conditions under which ethnic diversity affects the ‘glue’ that holds societies together. With its interdisciplinary perspective and contributions by sociologists, political scientists, social psychologists, as well as economists, the book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the link between ethnic diversity and social cohesion that is currently available.

Mechanisms, Conditions, and Causality

Social Cohesion and Immigration in Europe and North America

Explaining the Rise of Racist and Extreme Right Violence in Western Europe

A Burning Question

Jan Willem Duyvendak

Kriesi Hanspeter

Marco G. Giugni

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A Comparative Analysis

New Social Movements In Western Europe

Paul Statham

This book investigates an important source of the European Union's recent legitimacy problems. It shows how European integration is debated in mass media, and how this affects democratic inclusiveness. Advancing integration implies a shift in power between governments, parliaments, and civil society. Behind debates over Europe's 'democratic deficit' is a deeper concern: whether democratic politics can perform effectively under conditions of Europeanization and globalization. This study is based on a wealth of unique data from seven European countries, combining newspaper content analyses, an innovative study of Internet communication structures, and hundreds of interviews with leading political and media representatives across Europe. It is by far the most far-reaching and empirically grounded study on the Europeanization of media discourse and political contention to date, and a must-read for anyone interested in how European integration changes democratic politics and why European integration has become increasingly contested.

Media Discourse and Political Contention

The Making of a European Public Sphere

Michael Zürn

Wolfgang Merkel

Pieter de Wilde

A comprehensive analysis of how globalization has altered political conflict, giving a fresh perspective on the contemporary rise of populism.

Cosmopolitanism and Communitarianism

The Struggle Over Borders

Ruud Koopmans

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