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Social Cohesion, Neoliberalism, and the Entrepreneurial Community in Rural Saskatchewan

University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Amy A. Quark

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Social cohesion has become a magic bullet that policy makers imagine will rescue communities from the ravages of the market. Behind the apparent cohesiveness of rural community, however, lies another reality. This article examines characteristics of social cohesion in two rural communities in Saskatchewan. Although new forms of cohesion are emerging, these communities are riven with cleavages along multiple axes. Some of these local divisions appear to be deepening with global and regional processes of socioeconomic transformation. Long-term crises lead to strategies and solutions that precipitate new problems. Ongoing practices of inclusion and exclusion affect the possibilities of development in these communities.

Key Words: social cohesion • community • rural • neoliberalism • Saskatchewan

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