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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Evidence Paper: The Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions on Children and Young People June 2020
With an ever-changing landscape, limited ability to hear directly from children and with a narrow window for data capture, this document is “of the moment”, condensing the latest quantitative evidence from a range of external sources. Additionally, it references qualitative and low-sample research, aiming to build a rounded picture.
NLGN Leadership Index Survey – Covid-19 June 2020
The NLGN Leadership Index survey is sent to all chief executives, council leaders/mayors in the UK each quarter. In the May 2020 survey, local government leaders were how they are responding to Covid-19. The results show that confidence in the economy has decreased, but faith in community has increased.
Catch Up | Living Room 3: Understanding Disconnection and Polarisation May 2020
In May we hosted Living Room 3: Understanding Disconnection and Polarisation, a series of three one-hour online seminars that explored this topic from a range of different perspectives.
All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration May 2020
A new report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration, from its inquiry into how COVID-19 has impacted efforts to reach isolated groups.
Building resilience through education: What our students need during and after COVID-19 May 2020
Protection Approaches have developed a policy brief in response to COVID-19 with teacher-driven recommendations calling upon the Government to ensure that teachers and school leadership teams are able to dedicate time and resources to prioritise students’ social and emotional learning and building media literacy skills. Such responses will be vital to ensuring young people develop the tools and confidence that they need to build individual and community resilience during and after the pandemic.
What educators say: How can we support educators during and after COVID-19? May 2020
Protection Approaches have developed a fact sheet highlighting the results of a consultation conducted by their education team, asking educators in England and Wales how Protection Approaches can best support them during and after COVID-19.
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".