Religion and social cohesion. Youth exclusion and religious organisations in a super-diverse city district of Oslo, Norway

Abstract

This thesis is a contribution to the research on youth exclusion, religious organisations, and religious diversity in Norway. It asks how religious organisations’ activities and engagements for youth in Søndre Nordstrand, a super-diverse city district of Oslo, contribute to social cohesion. The thesis approaches the research question on two levels: a theoretical discussion of social cohesion and qualitative research on youth exclusion and on religious organisations’ activities and engagements for youth in Søndre Nordstrand.

Paper I: Holte, B.H.(2017). Counting and meeting NEET young people: Methodology, perspective, and meaning in research on marginalized youth.Young – Nordic Journal of Youth Research 26(1): 1-16. DOI:10.1177/1103308816677618 / Not in the file in Brage because of copyright restrictions.

Paper II: Holte, B.H., Leis-Peters, A., Angell, O.H. & Korslien, K.K.. (2018). Us and them: Faith-based organisations and street youths in Søndre Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway.” I I. Swart, A. Vähäkangas, M. Rabe, & A. Leis-Peters (ed.), Stuck in the Margins? Young People and FBOs in South African and Nordic Localities. (s. ) / Book manuscript in preparation.

Paper III: Holte, B.H. (2017). Religion and integration: Religious organisations' communication in a diverse city district of Oslo, Norway. / Article manuscript under review.