Social cohesion in diverse communities / JRF, 29 May 2007
PDF - http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/2036-social-cohesion-communities.pdf
Maria Hudson, Joan Phillips, Kathryn Ray and Helen Barnes
"This report explores relationships between new and established communities in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods.
Ethnic difference and community relationships are under greater scrutiny following the 2001 disturbances in the North of England and the ‘war on terror’. A high-profi le policy response has been the promotion of social cohesion. The study takes a critical look at the meaning of social cohesion for new and established residents in Moss Side in Manchester and North Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey. It describes patterns of neighbourhood diversity and residents’ accounts of social interaction, within their own ethnic groups and across others. The report considers whether ethnic difference is a source of neighbourhood tensions, and the meaning of community and belonging. It draws on resident and service provider accounts to show the factors that hinder or promote social cohesion and gives recommendations for policy and practice."