There is a virtuous circle between volunteering and social cohesion, offering wider benefits to communities according to new research led by Kent and Belong—the Cohesion and Integration Network. The ...

June marks a symbolic midpoint in Australia’s social reckoning — it falls precisely six months from the Bondi massacre and six months from the deadline for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism to ...

Social cohesion, or the strength of a country’s social fabric, is often raised in discussions of security. The World Bank describes it as “fundamental for societies to progress towards development ...

COVID-19 has upended so many aspects of our lives in Australia, it can be hard to remember what life was like before the pandemic. It's also hard to remember what we feared would happen when the ...

Social cohesion denotes the strength of connections, trust and shared identity within and between social groups. It encompasses positive social relations, a sense of belonging and a commitment to ...

Strengthening social cohesion is a cornerstone of many peacebuilding programmes and other donor interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states. Yet the link between social cohesion and violence ...

Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, has responded to the Albanese Government’s launch of the Social Cohesion Education Hub.

The Holocaust survivors who have shaped my life never taught me that history inevitably bends towards justice. They taught me ...

COVID-19 has upended so many aspects of our lives in Australia, it can be hard to remember what life was like before the pandemic. It’s also hard to remember what we feared would happen when the ...

As situations of forced displacement become more protracted, understanding how it affects social relations has become pertinent for host governments and other development actors. A newly published ...

Explore the 2026 U.S. News rankings for Social Cohesion, evaluating nations on happiness, income inequality, and generalized trust.

South Africans are often told two competing stories about their country. One story says the country is falling apart. Trust is collapsing. Communities are polarising. Institutions are weakening.