The UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice at Deakin
A forum for communities, researchers and policy makers to examine critical issues of diversity and social justice in our globally connected world.
Through research, collaboration and capacity building, the Chair aims to build inclusive, just and peaceful societies by promoting respectful intercultural dialogue and combatting discrimination and structural inequality.
An Australian Perspective on the Global Politics of Forced Migration
Professor Fethi Mansouri, who holds the UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity, has published a new book, The Global Politics of Forced Migration: An Australian Perspective.
Racism Data in Australia: A Review of Quantitative Studies and Directions for Future Research
We conducted a stocktake review of quantitative racism data collected nationally in Australia until July 2022.
Empathy Across Difference: Migrant Youth and Transcultural Capital
We explore the diversity, histories, and social experiences of migrant youth in Melbourne and Toronto and how they negotiate difference and otherness in their everyday lives.
Towards a critical transformative approach to inclusive intercultural education
We explore education discourses, policies, and curricula developments relating to diversity in Australia.
Acts of transcultural belonging and social empowerment among migrant youth
Drawing on interviews with migrant youth, this paper explores the relationship between transcultural capital and the negotiation of belonging within wider social and political challenges.
Australian Muslims’ Visibility: The Politics of Oppression and Recognition
This paper examines the politics of Muslims’ visibility from the perspective of Muslim Community Organisations (MCOs) in Australia.