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Toward a comprehensive measure of socio-cultural diversity: the case of Germany
Messung von soziokultureller Diversität: der Fall Deutschlands
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This document is a part of the following document:
Räumliche Transformation: Prozesse, Konzepte, Forschungsdesigns
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Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung - Leibniz-Forum für Raumwissenschaften
Abstract The positive impact of socio-cultural diversity on innovation and economic prosperity has been widely discussed. Yet, there is a lack of a clear quantitative indicator of socio-cultural diversity. Most empirical works are limited to small case studies that follow various methods. This gap in the lit... view more
The positive impact of socio-cultural diversity on innovation and economic prosperity has been widely discussed. Yet, there is a lack of a clear quantitative indicator of socio-cultural diversity. Most empirical works are limited to small case studies that follow various methods. This gap in the literature calls for a comprehensive measure whereby researchers could assess and compare diversity across cities and regions at the national level. Building on a unique database of registered associations (in German: eingetragene Vereine), this study provides a hierarchical categorization of associations based on their field of activities. Applying the Shannon entropy index, the socio-cultural diversity of German regions is measured. The findings indicate a disparity between East and West Germany, reflecting the path-dependent nature of historical
events. This article sets an agenda for future research.... view less
Die soziokulturelle Diversität wirkt sich positiv auf Innovation und wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand aus. Es fehlt jedoch ein klarer quantitativer Indikator für die soziokulturelle Diversität. Anhand eines Datensatzes der eingetragenen Vereine verwendet diese Studie den Shannon-Entropie-Index, um die soz... view more
Die soziokulturelle Diversität wirkt sich positiv auf Innovation und wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand aus. Es fehlt jedoch ein klarer quantitativer Indikator für die soziokulturelle Diversität. Anhand eines Datensatzes der eingetragenen Vereine verwendet diese Studie den Shannon-Entropie-Index, um die soziokulturelle Diversität deutscher Regionen zu messen.... view less
Keywords
diversity; cultural diversity; club; socioeconomic development; innovation; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
socio-cultural diversity; associations; German regions
Collection Title
Räumliche Transformation: Prozesse, Konzepte, Forschungsdesigns
Editor
Abassiharofteh, Milad; Baier, Jessica; Göb, Angelina; Thimm, Insa; Eberth, Andreas; Knaps, Falco; Larjosto, Vilja; Zebner, Fabiana
Conference
Tagung "Räumliche Transformation: Prozesse, Konzepte, Forschungsdesigns". Hannover, 2018
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Publisher
Verl. d. ARL
City
Hannover
Page/Pages
p. 93-104
Series
Forschungsberichte der ARL, 10
ISSN
2196-0461
ISBN
978-3-88838-089-1
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed