The question whether ethnic diversity is associated with declining social cohesion has produced much controversy. We maintain that more attention must be paid to cognitive mechanisms to move the debate ahead. Using survey data from 938 localities in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, we...

1928-1932 : ethnic nation and Social Democratic consolidation -- Making the "people's home," 1945-1950 -- 1968-1975 : security, equality and choice : expanding the people's home -- 1991-1995 : people's home no longer? : the breakdown of the miraculous welfare machine -- The end of Social...