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UN International Peace Day
Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently interviewed by SBS Arabic Radio to provide his thoughts on this year’s World Day of Peace, held annually on 21 September. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations with this years event...
Virtual Conference: UN International Day of Peace 2020
Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently invited to participate as a plenary speaker at the UN International Day of Peace Virtual Conference. Professor Mansouri presented on critical reflections on World peace / International relations in the context of the emerging...
Presentation: Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship in a post COVID19 World: The role of global youth in emerging/post-covid recovery agenda
Professor Fethi Mansouri gave a keynote presentation on 10 September to the Y20, the Youth Engagement Arm of the G20 Group. The presentation was titled ‘Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship in a post COVID19 World: The role of global youth in...
New Briefing Paper: The Socio-Cultural Impact of Covid-19: Exploring the Role of ICD in Emerging Responses
Through inductive exploration of authentic, local, community responses to the COVID-19 crisis, this brief examines the new context in which the ICD agenda is being pursued, complementing the many existing quantitative analyses of the socio-cultural impact of...
Webinar : UNESCO webinar on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue
On Thursday 6 August, UNESCO and UNAOC Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network held a webinar to discuss the response to the Covid-19 Webinar Series with the topic of “When global citizens face a global crisis: Linking up solutions...
Panel Discussion: Do Interfaith and Intercultural dialogue initiatives effectively stand against Racism?
Professor Fethi Mansouri joined a panel discussion on Racism and Dialogue in an online webinar organised by Blue Star Intercultural Centre and Australian Centre of Christianity and Culture, Charles Sturt University on the evening of Thursday 23 July 2020. Professor...
What lies beneath? COVID-19 and the racial politics of face masks
This opinion piece has been written by Scheherazade Bloul, PhD candidate to Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chair for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice and coauthored with Dr Shakira Hussein, a researcher based at the University of Melbourne. This piece was...
Radio Interview : Australia’s export relationship with China
In a recent interview with SBS Arabic24 Radio, Professor Fethi Mansouri stated that the "National interest comes first" and is confident that Australian exports to China will continue, despite tension. The interview, presented by Jamileh Fakhri, is conducted in Arabic...
The socio-cultural implications of Covid-19
Professor Fethi Mansouri, UNESCO Chairholder for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at Deakin University and UNITWIN Convenor for Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding, shares his views on the socio-cultural implications of COVID-19. Worldwide,...
Global implications of Covid-19
Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently interviewed by Iman Riman and Manal al-Ani on SBS Arabic 24 Radio. To listen to the full interview in Arabic, please click here.
Advancing a new social contract in the post COVID-19 era
Professor Fethi Mansouri, PhD., UNESCO Chairholder, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at the Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia and UNITWIN Convenor, Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding (IDIU) shares his views on the impact of COVID-19 on...
UNESCO Interview
Recently, Professor Fethi Mansouri was interviewed by UNESCO in his role as UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice and Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, on the global...
Ramadan Conversations
On Saturday 2 May, Professor Fethi Mansouri was a guest panel member for an episode of Ramadan Conversations organised by the Australian Intercultural Society and the Dialogue Institute of Australia. Hosted by George Donikian and co-hosted by Dr Zuleyah Keskin,...
Building capacity for Tunisian NGOs working with disadvantaged communities post-“Arab Spring”
This survey is a critical part of this project and will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the NGO landscape in Tunisia in relation to social justice and equitable regional development.
‘Mapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities’ project receives Australian Research Council Grant
An Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant of $381,761 has been awarded to Professor Fethi Mansouri from the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation for project on 'Mapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities'. The three-year...
Meeting prospective participants of DFAT/CAAR project on Social Inequalities in Post-Revolution Tunisia
Professor Fethi Mansouri met with a group of prospective participants for the DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)/CAAR (Council for Australian Arab Relations) project on Social Inequalities in Post-Revolution Tunisia. The group includes representatives from...
Public Lecture: ‘Disrupting Racism in Contemporary Australia’
A public lecture on 'Disrupting Racism in Contemporary Australia' was held at the City of Yarra Town Hall in Melbourne, Australia on 11th December 2019. Professor Fethi Mansouri delivered the lecture and this presentation was part of the city’s celebrations around the...
Public Policy Lecture: The politics of global refugee policy making
An Alfred Deakin Institute public lecture on 'Building a Legacy: How can Australia lead the global response to the refugee crisis' was held on 8th December 2019.Professor Fethi Mansouri welcoming the audience to the public lecture on the politics of global refugee...
Migrant Youth Symposium Panel 2019
Professor Mansouri was a plenary speaker in an international panel discussion, the Migrant Youth Symposium Panel 2019, on migrant youth that discussed how the practices and identities of migrant youth – be they on social media, in their neighbourhoods or overseas – have become a focal point of contemporary academic and political debate in Western countries of immigration.
Public Policy Forum: Multiculturalism, inequality and the rise of populism
An Alfred Deakin Institute Policy Forum that was held on 20 November 2019 as part of ‘After Liberalism? Populism and Future of Democracy' involved a panel discussion on Multiculturalism, inequality and the rise of populism. Speakers at the panel discussion included...