Edited by Sonja Ganguin, Anneke Elsner, Ruth Wendt, Thorsten Naab, Jessica Kühn, Klaus Rummler, Patrick Bettinger, Mandy Schiefner-Rohs, and Karsten D. Wolf

Social cohesion: communication and consensus

Whether it is social networks, television, radio or newspapers, the media influence our perception of the world and our understanding of society. One question here is what significance media have in the context of social cohesion. Media can make an important contribution to social cohesion. However, there are also developments that jeopardise this. This volume presents a selection of theoretical, empirical and practice-oriented perspectives on the question of how structures of interpersonal and (partially) public communication and the media as a whole strengthen social cohesion, but also challenge it.