Table of Contents

Introduction ~ John Flint and David Robinson; Community cohesion and the politics of communitarianism ~ David Robinson; Community cohesion in Bradford: neoliberal integrationism ~ Jon Burnett; Connectivity of placeand housing marker change: the case of Birmingham ~ Ian Cole and Ed Ferrari; Shifting geographies of minority ethnic settlement: remaking communities in Oldham and Rochdale ~ Deborah Phillips, Ludi Simpson and Sameera Ahmed ~ Employment and disconnection: cultures of worklessness in neighbourhoods ~ Del Roy Fletcher; Beyond 'social glue'? 'Faith' and community cohesion ~ Robert Furbey; The third sector and community cohesion in deprived neighbourhoods ~ Peter Wells; Welfare state institutions and secessionary neighbourhood spaces ~ John Flint; New immigration and neighbourhood cohesion ~ Kesia Reeve; Too much cohesion? Young people's territoriality in Glasgow and Edinburgh ~ Keith Kintrea and Naofumi Suzuki; Geodemographics and the construction of differentiated neighbourhoods ~ Roger Burrows; Secession or cohesion? Exploring the impact of gated communities ~ Sarah Blandy; Conclusions ~ John Flint and David Robinson.

About the Author

John Flint is Professor of Housing and Urban Governance in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. He has researched and written on religion, anti-social behaviour and community cohesion in the UK. David Robinson is Professor of Housing and Public Policy in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. He has researched and written widely on new immigration, housing and community cohesion policy in the UK.

Reviews

"This book exposes the vacuous heart of the communitarianism ideal of social capital and adds to the clamour for alternatives. A great collection of studies, well edited, of value to readers with a wide range of interests." Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield