Reflections on the 'New Politics of Belonging'.

The article discusses England-based Economic and Social Research Council-funded five-year research programme compiled in the report "Identity, Ethnic Diversity and Community Cohesion." It analyzes key findings in the report including a slight shift away from a British identity to separate Scottish and Welsh identities, the lack of salience of Englishness as a point of attachment and the significance of high quality contact in ethnic and religious affiliations.