UNESCO Chair Publications
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Racism and Anti-Racism Today Principles, Policies and Practices
Amanuel Elias (2024)
Acknowledging efforts to dismantle racism at multiple levels, Racism and Anti-Racism Today examines racism and anti-racism as interconnected rather than isolated issues and proposes a framework for effective anti-racist policy and practice. Providing a unique side-by-side view on current conceptualizations, debates, and policy-praxis, the ten thematic chapters examine the impact of race, racism, and intersecting inequities on contemporary society and provides cutting-edge discussion about the present relevance of prejudice to envision an anti-racist future.
The Global Politics of Forced Migration: An Australian Perspective
Fethi Mansouri (2023)
Focussing on the socio-political problems that emanate from Western states’ harsh deterrence policies in their responses to refugee crises, this book draws on research undertaken over the past 10 years, and uses Australia’s own refugee and asylum seeker policies as a lens to examine the ways in which isolated and separatist reactions not only deny protection and basic human rights for asylum seekers but also do nothing to address structurally enduring push factors.
Racism in Australia Today
Amanuel Elias , Fethi Mansouri , Yin Paradies (2021)
This book focuses on historical and current data to examine racism in Australia. Making use of the latest state and federal data sets, and drawing on research data from other countries to draw comparative insights, it critically synthesises contemporary research on race relations with a focus on racism and anti-racism initiatives, and identifies possible lessons and policy implications for Australia.
L'interculturalisme à la croisée des chemins: perspectives comparatives sur les concepts, les politiques et les pratiques
Fethi Mansouri (ed.) (2019)
The French translation of Interculturalism at the crossroads. Comparative perspectives on concepts, policies and practices, which UNESCO published in 2017, including essays by Charles Amone, Ruth Arber, Gary, D. Bouma, Amanuel Elias, Geoffrey Brahm Levey, Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Mike Hardy and Serena Hussain, Amineh A. Hoti, Fethi Mansouri, Tariq Modood, Paul Morris, Hassan Nadhem, Steven Shankman, Priyankar Upadhyaya, Ricard Zapata-Barrero, and foreword by Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.
The Politics of Women and Migration in the Global South
David Tittensor, Fethi Mansouri (eds.) (2017)
This book shines a light on the issues of governance, rights and the injustices that are meted out to an ever growing and vulnerable sector of the global migrant community – women. Whilst much of the current literature continues to focus on the issues of remittances and brain drain, this work focuses on the ways in which migrants moving within the Global South are at a greater risk of being subject to social injustices on account of less developed welfare systems. With contributions from Loretta Baldassar, Sara E. Davies, Ismet Fanany, Rebecca Fanany, Neila Hyndman-Rizk and Nana Oishi.
Cultural, Religious and Political Contestations: The Multicultural Challenge
Fethi Mansouri (ed.) (2015)
This book examines the foundations of multiculturalism in the context of émigré societies and from a multi-dimensional perspective. Spanning themes of the histories and politics of multiculturalism, justice, education and the many ways in which multicultural belonging can be and is performed, the volume offers theoretical perspectives on current debates about cultural diversity, religious minorities and minority rights. Including contributions from Riccardo Armillei, Martina Boese, Libby Effeney, Michele Grossman, Anita Harris, Patrick Imbert, Peter Kivisto, Lian Low and Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Fethi Mansouri, Maša Mikola, Paul Morris, Melissa Phillips, Elizabeth Rata, Joshua M. Roose and Adam Possamai, and Georgina Tsolidis.
Global Perspectives on the Politics of Multiculturalism in the 21st Century: A case study analysis
Fethi Mansouri and Boulou Ebanda de B’béri (ed.) (2014)
This book examines the contested philosophical foundations of multiculturalism and its often controversial applications in the context of migrant societies, covering ethical challenges and policy dilemmas surrounding the management of cultural diversity in our contemporary societies, including case studies from Australia, Canada, Columbia, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Uruguay.
Journal articles
Baú, V. (2024). Communicating Social Cohesion in Forced Displacement: A Framework for Protracted Situations of Encampment Social Sciences 13, no. 10: 542. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13100542
Jamal Al-deen, T. & Mansouri, F. (2024). Transcultural practices and inter-generational dynamics among migrant youth. Journal of Youth Studies, 1–18. DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2024.2419082
Mansouri, F. (2023), ‘What role for migration, social cohesion and multiculturalism in Australia’s post-COVID social recovery?’. In K. McConkey & C. Hatherly (eds.) The Social Future of Australia: The 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Canberra, pp111-125.
Stratford, T, Nethery, A, Mansouri, F (2023). ‘“The Best Risky Point”: Agency and Decision-Making in Young Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers’ Stories of Leaving Home and Travelling to Australia.’ Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, DOI: 10.25071/1920-7336.41065
(2023) Empathy Across Difference: Migrant Youth and Transcultural Capital, Journal of Intercultural Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2023.2229257
Ben, J, Elias, A, Sharples, R, Dunn, K, Truong, M, Mansouri, F, Denson, F, Walton J & Paradies Y (2024). ‘Racism Data in Australia: A Review of Quantitative Studies and Directions for Future Research,’ Journal of Intercultural Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2023.2254725
Mansouri, F & T. Jamal Al-Deen, (2023), Acts of transcultural belonging and social empowerment among migrant youth. Ethnic and Racial Studies (Open), DOI 10.1080/01419870.2023.2174811
Cheikh Husain, S., and F. Mansouri. (2023). ‘Australian Muslims’ Visibility: The Politics of Oppression and Recognition’. Religions 14: 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14010093
Mansouri, F (2022) The Future of migration, multiculturalism and diversity in Australia’s post-COVID-19 social recovery Science Direct, Volume 7, Issue 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100382
Mansouri, F., Weng, E. and Vergani, M. (2021), ‘Australia’s growing cultural diversity requires a long-term strategy to meet its changing needs’. Melbourne Asia Review, 2022, ed. 12, DOI: 10.37839/MAR2652-550X12.20
Sylvia, A, Mansouri, F, (2023), Racialized (Im)mobilities: The Pandemic and Sinophobia in Australia, Journal of Intercultural Studies https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2022.2105311
Vergani, M, Mansouri, F, Weng E, Rajkobal, P, (2022), The Effectiveness of Ethno-specific and Mainstream Health Services: An Evidence Gap Map’. BMC Health Services Research https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08238-1
Vergani, M, Mansouri, F, Orellana, L (2022), Terrorism concern and persistence of negative attitudes towards Islam and Muslims. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2633
Ben, J, Elias, A, Issaka, A, Truong, M, Dunn, K, Sharples, R, McGarty, C, Walton, J, Mansouri, F, Denson, N, Paradies, Y (2022), ‘Racism in Australia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, BMC part of Springer Nature https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01919-2
Vergani, M, Diallo, T, Mansouri, F, Dunn, K, Sharples, R, Paradies, Y et all (2022), ‘Racist and Anti-diversity Attitudes as Predictors of Support for Political Violence among Supporters of Mainstream Political Parties’. Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2021.2010716
Cubas, A.M, T. Jamal Al-deen & Mansouri, F (2022), ‘Transcultural capital and emergent identities among migrant youth’. Journal of Sociology. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14407833211066969
Zapata-Barrero, R, Mansouri, F. (2022) A Multi-scale Approach to Interculturalism: From Globalised Politics to Localised Policy and Practice. Journal of International Migration & Integration. 23, 775–795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00846-w
Marangu, E, Mansouri, F, Sands, N. et al. (2021) Assessing mental health literacy of primary health care workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 15:55 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-021-00481-z
Renzaho, A, Mansouri, F, Counted, V and Polonsky, M (2021), ‘The Influence of Region of Origin, Area of Residence Prior to Migration, Religion and Perceived Discrimination on Acculturation Strategies Among sub-Saharan African Migrants in Australia’. Journal of International Migration and Integration, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00829-x
Weng, E, Mansouri, F (2021), ‘Swamped by Muslims’ and facing an ‘African gang’ problem: racialised and religious media representations in Australia. Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2021.1888881
Mansouri, F, Elias, A, (2021) Mansouri & Elias 2021 – The Intercultural Dialogue Index Springer Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00846-w
Mansouri, F., Modood, T., (2021) The complementarity of multiculturalism and interculturalism: theory backed by Australian evidence. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-20. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1713391
Elias, A., Ben, J., Mansouri, F., Paradies, Y. (2021) Racism and nationalism during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 44, 783-793, https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1851382
Zapata-Barrero, R, Mansouri, F (2021) A Multi-scale Approach to Interculturalism: From Globalised Politics to Localised Policy and Practice. Journal of International Migration & Integration. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00846-w
Marangu, E., Mansouri, F., Sands, N. et al (2021) Assessing mental health literacy of primary health care workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 15, 55 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-021-00481-z
Renzaho, A, Mansouri, F, Counted, V and Polonsky, M (2021), ‘The influence region of origin, area of residence prior to migration, religion and perceived discrimination on acculturation strategies among sub-Saharan African migrants in Australia’. Journal of International Migration and Integration.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-021-00829-x
Mansouri, F and Weng, E (2021), ‘Swamped by Muslims’ and facing an ‘African gang’ problem: Racialised and religious media representations in Australia’. Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10304312.2021.1888881?needAccess=true
Mansouri, F and Elias, A (2021), ‘Developing an ICD index: conceptual framing, methodological challenges and ideological utility’. Journal Social Indicators Research. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02616-8
Mansouri, F (2021). “Muslim communities in Australia and the ‘mainstreaming’ of outer-group suspicion and apprehension’. Melbourne Asia Review
Yilmaz, I, Bliuc, A, Mansouri, F & Bashirov, G (2020), ‘Young Muslim Australians’ experiences of intergroup contact and its implications for intercultural relations’. Ethnic and Racial Studies, DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1850823
Elias, A, Mansouri, F & Sweid, R (2020), ‘Public attitudes towards multiculturalism and interculturalism in Australia’. Journal of International Migration and Integration. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-020-00784-z
Mansouri, F (2020) On the Discursive and Methodological Categorisation of Islam and Muslims in the West: Ontological and Epistemological Considerations. Religions 2020, 11(10), 501; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11100501
Elias, A. & Mansouri, F (2020): A Systematic Review of Studies on Interculturalism and Intercultural Dialogue, Journal of Intercultural Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2020.1782861
Lam, K & Mansouri, F (2020) “Beyond (mis)recognition : Muslim youth and religiosity in Australia” Journal of Youth Studies.
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2020.1766667
Mansouri, F (2020), Youth and Political Engagement in post-revolution Tunisia” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.
DOI: 10.1080/13530194.2020.1765142
Mansouri, F (2020), ‘Islam and Muslims in Australia: The Social Experiences of Early Settlement and the Politics of Race Relations’. Politics and Religion. Nº 1, Vol. XIV, pp127-146. http://www.politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/354/379
Mansouri, F, & Modood, T, (2020), The complementarity of multiculturalism and interculturalism theory backed by Australian evidence Ethnic and Racial Studies,
Lipiainen, T, Halafoff, A, Mansouri, F, & Bouma, G, (2020), Diverse worldviews education and social inclusion a comparison between Finnish and Australian approaches to build intercultural and interreligious British Journal of Religious Education,
Mansouri, F, & Vergani, M. (2018), ‘Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against Muslims in Australia’. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 66, pp. 85-94.
Vergani, M, Johns, A, Lobo, M & Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Examining Islamic religiosity and civic engagement in Melbourne’, Journal of Sociology, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 63-78.
Armillei, R & Mansouri, F (2017), ”Ethnic Democracy’ and Authoritarian Legacies in Italy’s and Australia’s contemporary policies towards ‘Boat people”. Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 13-40.
Mansouri, F, Johns, A & Marotta, V (2017), ‘Critical global citizenship: contextualising citizenship and globalisation’. Journal of Citizenship and Globalisation Studies, Vol.1, Issue 1. DOI 10.1515/jcgs-2017-0001
Forrest, J, Elias, A & Paradies, Y (2016), ‘Perspectives on the geography of intolerance: Racist attitudes and experience of racism in Melbourne, Australia.’ Geoforum, 70, pp. 51-59.
Mansouri, F & Armillei, R (2016), ‘The democratic ‘transition’ in post-revolution Tunisia: conditions for successful ‘consolidation’ and future prospects’, R/evolutions: Global Trends & Regional Issues, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 156-181.
Elias, A & Paradies, Y (2016), ‘Estimating the mental health costs of racial discrimination.’ BMC public health, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1205.
Walton, J, Paradies, Y & Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Towards reflexive ethnicity: museums as sites of intercultural encounter’. British Educational Research Journal (BERJ). DOI10.1002/berj.3241
Mansouri, F, Lobo, M & Johns, A (2016), ‘Grounding religiosity in urban space: Insights from Multicultural Melbourne.’ Australian Geographer, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 295–310.
Elias, A & Paradies, Y (2016) ‘The regional impact of cultural diversity on wages: evidence from Australia.’ IZA Journal of Migration, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.12.
Iqbal, M, O’Brien, KS, Bliuc, AM & Vergani, M (2016), ‘Death reminders increase agreement with extremist views but not violent extremist action in Indonesian Muslims’. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 891-897.
Mansouri, F & Johns, A (2016), ‘Social networking practices and perceptions of intergenerational difference among migrant youth in Australia’. Journal of Sociology, pp. 1–18; DOI: 10.1177/1440783316636244
Jamal Al-deen, T & Windle, J (2015), ‘The involvement of migrant mothers in their children’s education: cultural capital and transnational class processes.’ International Studies in Sociology of Education, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 278-295.