Delovni zvezek SDE 5/2(2012).
Delna celota: primer prostorske kohezije (DZ 2/2012)
Povzetek: Klasično je družbena integracija obravnavana v dvojnosti mehanske in organske plati. Prva je zadolžena za ohranjanje ravnovesij na ravni družbenih struktur ter se tiče načelnih vprašanj, druga zajema silnice kohezije iz površnih interakcij med člani. Integracija zahteva sinergijo med njima, ki pa sta nasprotujoči silnici. Sociologi (Giddens, Bourdieu, Habermas) si prizadevajo razložiti, kako lahko integracija izvira iz razkola, a so pri tem le delno uspešni. Predlagamo sredinsko razlago in uvedemo nov pojem, šibko ravnovesje. Njegova dvojna vsebovanost v polarnih silnicah pojasni sredinsko logiko družbene integracije in spremeni opredelitev njenega problema. Ilustrirano s praktičnim primerom ovrednotenja vpliva energetske politike na prostorsko kohezijo Slovenije.
Abstract: Social integration is classically studied from mechanic and from organic perspective. The former is responsible for structural balancing of principal system oppositions, while the latter is concerned with cohesion in social interactions between its members. Contemporary sociologists (Giddens, Bourdieu, Habermas) try to explain how social integration emerges from dichotomy between mechanic and organic integration. A mesoscopic approach is proposed with introduction of new category of weak balance. As a bimodal category it can be seen as embedded in the classical opposites. This enables reformulation of social integration challenge in the mesoscopic perspective. The experiment is illustrated with evaluation of energy program’s impact on territorial cohesion of Slovenia.