Social Cohesion in European Societies

This book explains the concept of social cohesion in the context of a comparative sociological study.

Bujar Aruqaj is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. His research interests include social cohesion, the theories of development, collective identity construction, and the sociology of music.

1. Introduction 2. Understanding Togetherness as a Social Fact 3. Assessing Social Cohesion as Social Relationships 4. Mapping Societal Cohesion in Europe 5. The Context of Togetherness 6. Latent Conflict and the Erosion of Cohesion 7. Togetherness as a Social Opportunity Structure 8. Conclusion