Literature Review – Linking Volunteering and Social Cohesion: Causal Evidence in the UK and Beyond

Literature review documents focussed on Linking Volunteering and Social Cohesion.

This review systematically assesses the academic and grey literatures on the relationship between social cohesion (including social capital) and volunteering.

  • Social Cohesion
  • The Power of Connection

Linking Volunteering and Social Cohesion: Causal Evidence in the UK and Beyond

March 2023

Author: Produced with Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network by Professor Dominic Abrams, Dr Ben Davies, and Ms Zoe Horsham, University of Kent.

This review systematically assesses the academic and grey literatures on the relationship between
social cohesion (including social capital) and volunteering.

Causal Connections: Secondary Data Analyses of the Links Between Volunteering and Social Cohesion in the UK

March 2023

Author: Produced with Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network by Professor Dominic Abrams, Dr Ben Davies, and Ms Zoe Horsham, University of Kent.

This report presents findings from analyses of three large-scale surveys assessing the relationship between social cohesion and volunteering, and the factors that may encourage or hinder them.