TY - BOOK AU - Spoonley,Paul AU - Tolley,Erin ED - Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). TI - Diverse nations, diverse responses: approaches to social cohesion in immigrant societies T2 - Queen's policy studies series SN - 1553393090 AV - JV6342 .D59 2012 U1 - 305.906912 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Montreal PB - School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Immigrants KW - Cultural assimilation KW - Government policy KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Emigration and immigration KW - Minorities KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Social integration KW - Social groups N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 1; Diverse nations, diverse responses : introduction; Erin Tolley and Paul Spoonley --; 2; Social cohesion, citizenship and diversity in Canada; Martin Papillon --; 3; Diversity and laissez-faire integration in the United States; Irene Bloemraad and Els de Graauw --; 4; Social cohesion and ethnic diversity in Australia; Stine Neerup --; 5; Social cohesion in a bicultural society : the challenges of immigrant diversity in Aotearoa/New Zealand; Paul Spoonley and Robin Peace --; 6; The benefits and limits of pragmatism : immigrant integration policy and social cohesion in Germany; Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, Anna Korteweg and Paulina Garcia Del Moral --; 7; The immigrant second generation and urban unrest in France; Catherine Wihtol de Wenden --; 8; Fostering a harmonious middle kingdom : internal migrants in China's economic rise; Jean Lock Kunz and Du Fachun --; 9; Social cohesion as a double-edged sword : ethnic diversity and migration incorporation in Japan; Nana Oishi --; 10; Singapore : from postcolonial plural society to globalizing city-state; Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Cheng Yi'En --; 11; Social cohesion in a semi-democracy : the case of Hong Kong; Elaine Chan and Joseph Chan --; 12; Social cohesion : beyond the theory; Bulent (Hass) Dellal and Athalia Zwartz --; 13; Immigration, diversity, ethnic enclaves and social cohesion; Howard Duncan --; 14; Social cohesion and well-being : the council of Europe's view; Gilda Farrell and Samuel Thirion --; 15; What do you do with a problem like cohesion?; John Biles N2 - Diverse Nations, Diverse Responses provides a rich overview of the historical, demographic, and political forces that shape social cohesion. It also provides a comparative analysis of the policy goals that have been pursued, the programs that have been implemented, the ways that social cohesion has been defined and measured, and the effects of such issues on immigrants, minorities, and host communities. The volume provides a cross-national conversation on approaches to social cohesion and will appeal to researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners interested in immigration, diversity management, and the factors that affect policy choice, diversity, and outcomes ER -