The Bridging Power of Civic Organizations and Neighborhoods - ODISSEI – Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations

LISS Grant 2022. Authors: Jochem Tolsma (Radboud University, Faculty of Social Sciences); Dingeman Wiertz (University College London); Kasimir Dederichs (University of Oxford).

Segregation is a pervasive phenomenon that limits intergroup contact and may undermine social cohesion, reinforce inequalities, and give rise to polarization. Our data collection aims to advance our understanding of (the drivers of) social segregation in two different settings – civic organisations and neighborhoods – to identify opportunities and obstacles for intergroup contact. Firstly, we collect rich data about people’s involvement in civic organisations, examining social sorting across and within civic organisations, and along multiple social dimensions. Secondly, we conduct innovative choice experiments to analyze to what extent different social groups embrace or avoid social diversity when choosing civic organisations or neighborhoods.

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