Social Cohesion in Asia

Historical Origins, Contemporary Shapes and Future Dynamics
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-08468-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 395 g

This book explores the historical origins, contemporary dynamics and future challenges of social cohesion in South, Southeast and East Asia—one of the most dynamic and at the same time heterogeneous regions in the world, in terms of economic, political and human development.

The comparative case studies in this volume develop a better understanding of social cohesion in Asia by exploring how social cohesion is understood, analyzed and sometimes politically instrumentalised. Examining different dimensions and qualities of social cohesion and how they are linked together, it also discusses the challenges of social cohesion in individual societies. The case studies include examples from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea and Mainland China and building on the conceptual work and empirical findings of the Asian Social Cohesion Radar, this book provides detailed cross-country analyses over the past 15 years.

Combining rigorous conceptual and theoretical reasoning with a systematic empirical analysis of trends across the region, Social Cohesion in Asia will be of great interest to students and scholars of Asian politics, international relations, political sociology, comparative politics and Democratization Studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Croissant, Aurel

Walkenhorst, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Social Cohesion in Asia- An Introduction 2. Social Cohesion and Welfare Reforms- The Chinese Approach 3. The Leviathan and its Muscular Management of Social Cohesion in Singapore 4. South Korea: A triple paradox of social cohesion 5. Fragmented society, stable democracy: the Indian paradox 6. Bangladesh: Holding Together a Low Cohesion Society 7. Achieving Unity in Extreme Diversity? Social Cohesion in Indonesia 8. Religious Mobilisation, Ethnic Conflict and the Problem of Trust: Social Cohesion in Democratising Myanmar 9. Sri Lanka – The Dark Side of Social Cohesion in Divided Societies 10. Conclusions: Globalization, Inequality, Democracy and Social Cohesion in Asia

Über Autor(innen)

Aurel Croissant is Professor of Political Science at Heidelberg University, Germany.

Peter Walkenhorst is Senior Project Manager at the Bertelsmann Stiftung in Gütersloh, Germany.