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.
The future of migration, multiculturalism and diversity in Australia’s post-COVID-19 social recovery
This paper considers the future of multiculturalism, migration, and mobility post-pandemic.
Analysis: The Current State of Democracy in Tunisia
Read an analysis from the UNESCO Chair for Cultural Diversity and Social Justice on the current state of democracy in Tunisia, published in Australian Outlook, on the Australian Institute of International Affairs’ website.
Migration nation: Lowy Institute panel on Australia’s foreign policy
Professor Fethi Mansouri spoke at a Lowy Institute panel on the role of Australia’s multiculturalism in foreign policy.
The Seriously Social Podcast by the Academy of the Social Sciences
Racism is still an everyday experience for non-white Australians. Where is the plan to stop this? The data is in: racism in Australia is on the rise. But in recent years has racism become more covert than it once was? We unpack the spectrum of racist behaviour as we...
The Conversation
Racism is still an everyday experience for non-white Australians. Where is the plan to stop this? Australia’s political leaders often talk about its multicultural credentials, making sweeping statements about its unmatched success in diversity. According to Prime...
The complementarity of multiculturalism and interculturalism: theory backed by Australian evidence
The decline of multiculturalism as a public discourse has been caused by various socio-political factors – such as 9/11 and its aftermath and the growth in migration – and new pro- and anti-diversity isms have been offered instead.One such pro-diversity discourse is...