In an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis.

The book is indeed a welcome addition in the literature of social cohesion. It demonstrates through a profound theoretical review and robust statistical analyses the modalities of regime of social cohesion, how they are affected by the financial crisis, and institutional and policy options that have been taken to address socio-economic and political conflict under the aegis of globalization. (Rizal G. Buendia, Journal of Global Analysis, Vol. 6 (2), 2016)

"This timely volume represents an excellent intervention within debates about 'the effects of social change on the social fabric' (p. 1) in the context of globalization, increasing inequality and social diversity, and the intensification of concerns about these trends in the aftermath of the financial crisis, recession and the new politics of austerity . . . Their book is a very worthwhile contribution to these aims and should be widely read by all those working in the fields of cohesion studies." - John Flint, International Sociology

"Green et al.'s ... comprehensive study is commendable. It is a major comparative modelling project across 28 countries with advanced economics using a typology of 'regimes of social cohesion.'" - Ross Fergusson, Youth Policy

"This remarkable book on social cohesion examines a topic which has been of interest to sociologists since the discipline was founded ... combining an excellent literature review with a comparative empirical analysis of the institutional foundations and dynamics of social cohesion ... leads to the rethinking of many accepted ideas." - Arnaud Sales, Contemporary Sociology

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ANDY GREEN Professor of Comparative Social Science at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and Director of the ERSC Research Centre on Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, UK. His major books include: Education and Development in a Global Era: Strategies for 'Successful' Globalization; Education, Equality and Social Cohesion; Education, Globalisation and the Nation State; and the prize-winning Education and State Formation.
 
JAN GERMEN JANMAAT Senior Lecturer of Comparative Social Science at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. He is the author of Nation-Building in Post-Soviet Ukraine: Educational Policies and the Response of the Russian-Speaking Population and published widely on themes of civic values, identities and social cohesion.

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List of Tables and Figures Introduction Defining Social Cohesion Western Intellectual Traditions of Social Cohesion The Social Origins and Development of Social Cohesion Traditions Contemporary Regimes of Social Cohesion and their Institutional Foundations Quantitative Analysis of Regimes of Social Cohesion Value Diversity and Social Cohesion Regimes of Social Cohesion and the Global Crisis Appendix I: Sources and Survey Items Appendix II: Dataset Used for Statistical Analyses References