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Social Capital and Support in Covid-19

How social capital matters for receiving social support The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased demand for social support, with people offering practical, emotional, and financial assistance to friends, family, and strangers. The study “How social capital matters for receiving social support: on the complementary role of civil society [...]

By |2023-03-06T10:55:45+01:00March 6th, 2023|Categories: Research|

Cohesion and the ICA Conference

International Communication Association (ICA) 2023 Recently the upcoming paper Measuring the Rhetoric of Solidarity in Civil Society – How Voluntary Organizations Negotiate Social Cohesion in Their Public Communication has been accepted to be presented at the annual conference of the ICA (International Communication Association) in Toronto. Researchers Dr. Rico Neumann and Prof. [...]

By |2023-01-19T12:09:53+01:00January 19th, 2023|Categories: Research, Events, Knowledge Transfer|

Panel survey of the research unit Subjects of Cohesion launched

The research unit Subjects of Cohesion wants to understand who participates in which forms of civic engagement and in which societal fields? Who withholds engagement? How does engagement affect social cohesion? What individual expectations and consequences are associated with civic engagement? How does engagement affect social cohesion? In order to be able to [...]

By |2021-10-20T15:12:48+02:00July 15th, 2021|Categories: Research|