'Social Cohesion in Modern Societies' is a public lecture by Prof. Christian Albrekt Larsen which will be held on Tuesday 17 April from 18:00 to 19:30 at the University of Malta Valletta Campus.
Abstract
European citizens and their politicians often share concerns about the social cohesion of their societies. It is a topic of wide discussion whether social cohesion is threatened by economic inequality, by migration or further European integration.
At this public lecture, Professor Christian Albrekt Larsen discusses the concept of social cohesion and how it can be measured. It is argued that trust between citizens is crucial for both real and perceived social cohesion. It is also argued that perceptions of living in a meritocratic middle class society are crucial for the tendency to have faith in fellow citizens.
Speaker’s Bio
is Professor at the Centre for Welfare Studies at Aalborg University in Denmark. He has specialised in the question of how to build socially coherent societies in open economies and multicultural settings. The academic work of CAL demonstrates that the institutional structure behind the “Nordic model” still provides a promising answer to this fundamental question of social science. Internationally Prof. Albrekt Larsen is best known for his work on how institutions, especially universal welfare schemes, enhance public support for anti-poverty policies and social trust (Ashgate 2006).
The 2006 book was followed by 'The rise and fall of social cohesion; Constructing and de-constructing social trust in the US, UK, Sweden and Denmark' (Oxford University Press, 2013). The issue of migration and assimilation into Northern European host countries is prominent in CAL’s current project portfolio.
European citizens and their politicians often share concerns about the social cohesion of their societies. It is a topic of wide discussion whether social cohesion is threatened by economic inequality, by migration or further European integration.
At this public lecture, Professor Christian Albrekt Larsen discusses the concept of social cohesion and how it can be measured. It is argued that trust between citizens is crucial for both real and perceived social cohesion. It is also argued that perceptions of living in a meritocratic middle class society are crucial for the tendency to have faith in fellow citizens.
Speaker’s Bio
is Professor at the Centre for Welfare Studies at Aalborg University in Denmark. He has specialised in the question of how to build socially coherent societies in open economies and multicultural settings. The academic work of CAL demonstrates that the institutional structure behind the “Nordic model” still provides a promising answer to this fundamental question of social science. Internationally Prof. Albrekt Larsen is best known for his work on how institutions, especially universal welfare schemes, enhance public support for anti-poverty policies and social trust (Ashgate 2006).
The 2006 book was followed by 'The rise and fall of social cohesion; Constructing and de-constructing social trust in the US, UK, Sweden and Denmark' (Oxford University Press, 2013). The issue of migration and assimilation into Northern European host countries is prominent in CAL’s current project portfolio.
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