Putting flesh to the bone: Looking for solidarity in diversity, here and now
Stijn Oosterlynck, Maarten Loopmans, Nick Schuermans, Joke Vandenabeele and Sami Zemni with the DieGem team
In many Western European countries, concern rises that both formal mechanisms of redistribution and informal acts of charity, reciprocity and support are challenged by ethnic and cultural diversity.
Against such gloomy perspectives , this paper draws on insights from sociology, geography, pedagogy and political science to argue that traditional sources of solidarity remain relevant, but require a rethinking of their spatial and temporal framing to capture today’s intricate engagements of solidarity.