Disentangling the Relationship Between Social Protection and Social Cohesion: Introduction to the Special Issue

Francesco Burchi, Markus Loewe (), Daniele Malerba () and Julia Leininger ()
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Markus Loewe: Research Programme “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems”
Daniele Malerba: Research Programme “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems”
Julia Leininger: Research Programme “Transformation of Political (Dis-)order”

The European Journal of Development Research, 2022, vol. 34, issue 3, No 1, 1195-1215

Abstract: Abstract While there is substantial evidence of the effect of social protection on poverty and vulnerability, limited research has focused on societal outcomes. This paper serves as introduction to a special issue (SI) examining the relationship between social protection and social cohesion in low- and middle-income countries. Over the last years, social cohesion has emerged as a central goal of development policy. The introduction and the papers in the SI use a common definition of social cohesion as a multi-faceted phenomenon, comprising three attributes: cooperation, trust and inclusive identity. This introductory article provides a conceptual framework linking social protection to social cohesion, shows the current empirical evidence for the bi-directional linkages, and highlights how the papers in the SI contribute to filling existing research gaps. In addition to this introduction, the SI encompasses seven papers, covering different world regions and social protection schemes, and using different quantitative and qualitative methods.

Keywords: Social protection; Social cohesion; Cash transfers; Public works; Graduation programmes; Empirical evidence; Mixed methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 H41 H53 H55 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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