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Social cohesion indicators in Flanders

Social cohesion indicators in Flanders. Jo Noppe and Luk Bral Research Centre of the Flemish Government. Structure of the presentation. Three questions are addressed: Is social cohesion used in the Flemish policy context? In which way?

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Social cohesion indicators in Flanders

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  1. Social cohesion indicators in Flanders Jo Noppe and Luk Bral Research Centre of the Flemish Government

  2. Structure of the presentation Three questions are addressed: • Is social cohesion used in the Flemish policy context? In which way? • How is social cohesion measured by the Research Centre of the Flemish Government? • How to deal with the underexposed aspects and dimensions of social cohesion?

  3. Introduction ‘Social cohesion’ is seen as a concept incorporating several dimensions and aspects: • includes related concepts as social inclusion (social participation, equal opportunities) and social capital (consisting of objective and subjective elements); • can be regarded as an individual or a societal attribute; • can be analysed on different levels.

  4. Social cohesion in the Flemish policy context We have screened the major policy documents for the following terms: • social cohesion; • social inclusion and related terms as: • social exclusion; • social participation and non-participation; • social equality and inequality; • equal opportunities. • social capital and related terms as: • social ties; • social contact; • social engagement; • associations; • trust; • solidarity; • sense of belonging; • shared norms and values.

  5. Role of the Research Centre of the Flemish Government (SVR) • SVR is a government administration agency which facilitates and supports policy making • SVR fulfils a coordinating role in monitoring the policy making of the Flemish Government • SVR is the central actor in matching demand for and supply of public data and figures in Flanders  SVR collects all relevant indicators on the regional and local level, using both administrative data and survey data

  6. Constructing indicators An indicator has to be: • relevant; • valid; • reliable; • easy to understand; • stable; • easy to measure; • responsive to change; • accepted by all protagonists; • usable for benchmarking.

  7. Monitor instruments of SVR On the regional level (Flanders): • VRIND; • European Lisbon-strategy and Pact of Vilvoorde; • Monitor of Sustainable Development; • Flanders compared. On the local level: • Local Statistics; • City Monitor. All publicly available on http://aps.vlaanderen.be

  8. Social cohesion measured by social inclusion indicators (1)

  9. Social cohesion measured by social inclusion indicators (2)

  10. Social cohesion measured by social capital indicators

  11. Conclusion • No single social cohesion monitor, but both dimensions are extensively covered by SVR • Focus primarily on the individual level, but how to make use of data gathered on the meso-level? • No valid data for disadvantaged groups • How to get representative survey data on the local or neighbourhood level?

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