Research and resources on social cohesion theory and best practice.
The Belong Network Library
Research and resources on social cohesion theory and best practice.
The Belong Network Library
Welcome to the Belong Network Library
The Belong Library is free to access and brings together a wide range of online resources produced by the public, private and civil society sectors to build the evidence base around social cohesion.
It is regularly updated and includes:
- measurement and evaluation frameworks,
- ‘what works’ guides,
- relevant research,
- best practice sharing
- training materials for small and large charities and other volunteer-involving sports and community organisations.
Please contact us if you are unable to find what you need – we’d be delighted to help.
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Shared ground: integrating migrants in Wales April 2020
The latest report from the Bevan Foundation, Shared ground: integrating migrants in Wales, shines a light on the part the Welsh Government plays in ensuring communities are cohesive. The report features recommendations on what the Welsh Government could do to strengthen its current approach to integration, and build on what has already been achieved.
Aversion amplification in the emerging COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of political trust and subjective uncertainty on perceived threat April 2020
Health psychology shows that responses to risk and threat depend on perceptions as much as objective factors. The present study focuses on the precursors of perceived threat of COVID‐19. This article draws on political and social psychology and use the aversion amplification hypothesis to propose that subjective uncertainty and political trust should interactively impact perceived threat.
The dangers of distrustful complacency: Low concern and low political trust combine to undermine compliance with governmental restrictions in the emerging COVID-19 pandemic April 2020
People comply with governmental restrictions for different motives, notably because they are concerned about the issue at hand or because they trust their government to enact appropriate regulations. This study focuses on the role of concern and political trust in people’s willingness to comply with governmental restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Reset Moment – Immigration in the new parliament March 2020
With authors from both British Future and King’s College London, this report explores the concept of ‘The reset moment’ which largely relates to the post-Brexit immigration landscape covering key areas such as "Where is the public now on immigration and integration" and "Challenges for this parliament in relation to politics, advocacy and policy".
Catch Up | Living Room 2: Integration Through Education March 2020
In March we hosted Living Room 2: Integration Through Education, a series of one-hour online seminars that explored this topic from a range of different perspectives.
The importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in Greater Manchester workplaces February 2020
New research from Pro-Manchester shines a spotlight on the state of equality, diversity and inclusion in the city region, and finds businesses in need of help to move forward. This report, which shares some of the main findings, focusses on how to create a fairer workplace – and why this agenda really matters.
Catch Up | Living Room 1: Communication for Integration February 2020
In February we launched the first of our Living Room series webinars, Communication for Integration, a series of one-hour online seminars that explored this topic from a range of different perspectives.
Sport for all? Why ethnicity and culture matters in sport and physical activity January 2020
This report from Sport England looked at findings from more than 100,000 people over 2 years, to give the most comprehensive picture of how people from BAME backgrounds are taking part in sport and physical activity.
A Sense of Belonging: Building a more socially integrated society December 2019
This essay collection, published in partnership with the Fabian Society and Bright Blue think tanks, includes thought pieces on social integration from a range of leading voices on the topic, including: Dame Louise Casey, author of the 2016 Casey Review into integration and opportunity, Chuka Umunna MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Integration, and Lord James O’Shaughnessy, former director of policy and research for prime minister David Cameron.
Social Integration Commission December 2019
The Challenge provided the secretariat for the Social Integration Commission throughout 2014 and early 2015. The Commission, which was chaired by chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Matthew Taylor, explored the way in which people from different ethnic, age and income groups relate to one another in modern Britain, and made a set of practical recommendations to government, businesses, civil society organisations and individuals as to how we can create a more socially integrated and cohesive society.