Community Cohesion—A New Framework for Rae and Diversity

'Community Cohesion' has increasingly been adopted by national and local government as the new framework for race and diversity and is attracting international interest. This book sets its agenda.Race and immigration is a key issue globally. Since Ted Cantle's report, 'Community Cohesion' was recently endorsed by the Commission on Integration and Cohesion. It is also attracting international interest. This is a new edition updated with regard to recent government reports and action programmes; new research studies and discussion on key issues such as segregation and faith. Author has media profile- Panorama on 'Community Cohesion' aired in April 2006 with Cantle.Ted Cantle updates his concept of 'Community Cohesion', which critiques multicultural policies and offers a compelling alternative to community relations, which has been widely adopted in the UK. This title is revised in light of recent research, and now incorporating discussion on segregation and faith concerns.

TED CANTLE was appointed in 2001 by the UK Home Secretary to Chair the Community Cohesion Review Team. The subsequent 'Cantle Report' hit the headlines when it drew attention to the 'parallel lives' of different communities. It went on to make around 70 recommendations and the concept of 'community cohesion' was subsequently adopted by the UK government. Cantle is regarded as the founding father of 'community cohesion' and now leads the Institute of Community Cohesion, UK.