This book makes a forthright case for a shift in policy focus from ‘community cohesion’ to the broader notion of social cohesion, and is distinctive and innovative in its focus on evaluation. It constitutes an extremely valuable source both for practitioners involved in social cohesion interventions and for researchers and students studying theory-based evaluation and the policy areas highlighted (housing, intergenerational issues, the recession, education, communications, community development).
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Peter Ratcliffe is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Rights, Equality and Diversity at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on ‘race’, ethnicity and urban inequality, and he is currently working closely with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Ines Newman is a Principal Research Fellow in the Local Government Centre at Warwick Business School. She was previously head of policy at the Local Government Information Unit and specialises in local economic development.