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Toward a comprehensive measure of socio-cultural diversity: The case of Germany

[collection article]


This document is a part of the following document:
Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design

Abbasiharofteh, Milad
Brökel, Tom

Corporate Editor
ARL - Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

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 sociocultural diversity. Most empirical works are limited to small case studies that follow various methods. This gap in the lite... 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 sociocultural 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 sociocultural 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

Keywords
diversity; cultural diversity; club; socioeconomic development; innovation; Federal Republic of Germany

Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research

Free Keywords
German regions; socio-cultural diversity; associations

Collection Title
Spatial transformation: Processes, strategies, research design

Editor
Larjosto, Vilja; Knaps, Falco; Abassiharofteh, Milad; Göb, Angelina; Baier, Jessica; Eberth, Andreas; Zebner, Fabiana; Thimm, Insa

Document language
English

Publication Year
2022

Publisher
Verlag der ARL

City
Hannover

Page/Pages
p. 87-98

Series
Forschungsberichte der ARL, 19

ISBN
978-3-88838-109-6

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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