cohesion

Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to 84% of people in Germany, misinformation that is deliberately spread online is a big or even a very big threat to German society. Moreover, 81% believe that disinformation jeopardizes democracy and social cohesion. Those are the findings from the Bertelsmann Stiftung's new study "Disconcerted Public." "Most…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There is a virtuous circle between volunteering and social cohesion, offering wider benefits to communities according to new research led by Kent and Belong—the Cohesion and Integration Network. The new research found a positive relationship between volunteering and social cohesion—the sense of solidarity and…

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels A new report has highlighted how a decline in local and community media is producing a growing trend of "media deserts" across Europe that is undermining local democracy and inclusivity. For centuries local news has played a key political role in safeguarding local democracy through their…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Financial and cost-of-living pressures are among the top issues impacting Australians' sense of belonging, pride and social cohesion in 2023, according to a major study from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute. Economic and social issues,…

Credit: Claudette Wicks on Unsplash New Zealand's status as a cohesive high-trust nation is being strained by political, economic and environmental pressures, exacerbated by technological disruptors. With a general election looming that will inevitably highlight the country's political fault lines, Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than any other recent event, the COVID-19 crisis has affected the lives of people around the world. In a special issue of the online journal Frontiers in Sociology, edited by sociologists from Constructor University and the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, a group of researchers documents the global impact of the pandemic on the social cohesion of individual population groups…

Credit: Australian National University Social cohesion in Australia increased during the pandemic but is now declining due to a weaker sense of pride, belonging and social justice, according to a major study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) as part of a new partnership with the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute. …