The goal of this series of online events  is to bring together different perspectives and insights on the expanding research and policy agenda on social cohesion. Social cohesion has been receiving increasing attention not only in policy circles but also in academic discussions in recent years. Political polarization, nationalist movements, and not least the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have amplified the relevance of social cohesion. On the one hand, crises like these threaten the very cohesiveness of societies. On the other hand, an initial lack of social cohesion can also decisively increase the vulnerability of societies to such crises. Against this background, many governments, civil society and international organizations underline the importance of social cohesion. Still, many questions remain unanswered: What do we mean precisely when talking about social cohesion? How do we measure it? What drives social cohesion? What leverage does development cooperation have in this area? We invite you to discuss these and other pertinent questions with us during the Social Cohesion Week. 

All sessions will be open to your participation. To register, please confirm your participation by responding to this e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) stating your name and your organisation until November 4 the latest. After registration, you will receive a personalised web link a few days prior to the start of the Social Cohesion Week. The link will enable you to enter the virtual conference where you can choose freely which and how many sessions to join.  

Please see the PDF draft programme attached which contains detailed information about the many different discussion panels and sessions (all time references are UTC+1). The Social Cohesion Week will start off on Monday with an online panel discussion about the state of the research agenda on social cohesion. On Tuesday, social cohesion will be addressed from the perspective of six thematic tracks in sessions distributed throughout the whole day. Practitioners’ perspectives on social cohesion will be the focus of a panel on Wednesday afternoon. The Social Cohesion Week will close on Thursday with the launch of the “Social Cohesion Hub”, a web portal created by the German Development Institute - Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) that has the dedicated goal of bringing together researchers and practitioners working on social cohesion.  

To register, please confirm your participation by responding to this e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) stating your name and your organisation until November 4 the latest.

Source: DIE