{"id":15923,"date":"2025-09-08T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vostel.de\/blog\/?p=15923"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:56:35","slug":"social-cohesion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vostel.de\/blog\/en\/social-cohesion\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding & shaping social cohesion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, there has been a growing feeling that our society is drifting apart. Headlines about polarization, a shift to the right or digital violence are shaping the mood and discussions often escalate faster than we can say “let’s talk”. For us, this is a reason to take a closer look at a topic that is essential for peaceful coexistence: social cohesion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We talk about what is behind this term, why it is so important, what endangers it and how we can all contribute to strengthening it with small everyday or large-scale commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What does social cohesion mean?<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What threatens social cohesion?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What is the state of social cohesion in Germany?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Why is social cohesion important at all?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. 6 ideas: How you can help shape social cohesion<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Find your commitment for more cohesion via vostel.de<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      What does social cohesion mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      Social cohesion describes the quality of coexistence in a society. According to the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s definition<\/a>, it is based on three dimensions: <\/p>\n\n\n\n