Capabilities and social cohesion
结合Sen的能力方法与社会心理学文献，分析社会凝聚力何时促进能力发展和人类福祉，并讨论其可能阻碍目标实现的条件，提出适合福祉视角的多维社会凝聚力概念。
The paper connects the concepts of well-being and social cohesion. By using Sen’s capability approach to well-being, and analysing the socio-psychological literature on cohesiveness in groups and communities, we explain when social cohesion has positive effects on the development of social capabilities and human well-being. Furthermore, we discuss cases and conditions in which stronger social cohesion may delay the achievement of the kind of goals Sen has in mind. Finally, we suggest a multidimensional idea of social cohesion, which is well-suited to the well-being perspective here endorsed.