UNESCO Chair Publications and Resources
This page outlines publications produced by or in association with the Chair, Cultural Diversity and Social Justice. Go to research reportsSee a list of books and journal articlesRecent Publications
Paper on digital activism among multicultural youth
Exploring shifting perspectives on digital activism among multicultural youth through a case study on ACTIF.
Paper on the everyday experiences of migrant youth in three cities
Findings from research in Melbourne, Toronto and Birmingham exploring how migrant youth engage with multiculturalism
‘Inoculations’ against racist misinformation
The Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies has new resources to address racist misinformation.
Journal of Intercultural Studies: Festschrift for Sneja Gunew
This special issue of the Journal of Intercultural Studies, Volume 45, Issue 6, December 2024 is now available.
Intercultural Dialogue Index Report Launch
We are pleased to announce the official launch of the Intercultural Dialogue Index (ICDI) Report, including conceptual framing and country analysis of 52 countries. It is an initiative of the UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice.
Communicating Social Cohesion in Forced Displacement: A Framework for Protracted Situations of Encampment
Associate Research Fellow to the UNESCO Chair, Dr Valentina Baú, has recently published a new article and attended the EuPRA Conference.
Journal of Intercultural Studies Volume 45, Issue 1
Published February 2024
Parallel lives or active citizens? Examining the interplay between multicultural service provision and civic engagement in Australia
Fethi Mansouri, Matteo Vergani and Enqi Weng
Living at the Fence – Navigating Complexities While Settling in New Country: Lived Experiences of South Sudanese Refugees in Australia
From the Journal of Intercultural Studies
Scaling the ‘Ageing Migrant Body’ in Digital era: A Case of Older Chinese Migrants in Australia During the Covid-19 Pandemic
From the Journal of Intercultural Studies
“The Best Risky Point”: Agency and Decision-Making in Young Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers’ Stories
A study of 25 asylum seekers who arrived in Australia.
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.
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.
Racism and Nationalism during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic
New Journal Article by Professor Fethi Mansouri, Dr Amanuel Elias, Mr Jehonathan Ben and Professor Yin Paradies. Racism and xenophobia associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disproportionately affect migrants and minority groups worldwide. They exacerbate...
New Article: Muslim communities in Australia and the ‘mainstreaming’ of outer-group suspicion and apprehension
Professor Fethi Mansouri has written an article that was recently published in the Melbourne Asia Review. The article looks at how Muslims tend to be characterised as the least desirable group of migrants and continue to be viewed with suspicion and apprehension. Few...
Young Muslim Australians’ experiences of intergroup contact and its implications for intercultural relations
New Journal Article by Professor Fethi Mansouri, Professor Ihsan Yilmaz, Dr Ana-Maria Bliuc and Dr Galib Bashirov. Literature on intergroup contact shows that in the absence of the required structural conditions, contact is not necessarily always a positive experience...
Journal Article: Public Attitudes Towards Multiculturalism and Interculturalism in Australia
New Journal Article by Professor Fethi Mansouri is coauthored with Dr Amanual Elias and Ms Reem Sweid. The growing intellectual and policy debate around optimal approaches to diversity governance, particularly in relation to criticism of multiculturalism, is now...
Journal Article: On the Discursive and Methodological Categorisation of Islam and Muslims in the West: Ontological and Epistemological Considerations
Professor Fethi Mansouri was recently published in Religions (MDPI). This article reflects on the ethical and epistemological challenges facing researchers engaged in contemporary studies of Islam and Muslims in the West. Particularly, it focuses on the impact of the...
New Article: ‘Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against muslims in Australia’
UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, Prof. Fethi Mansouri has co-published an article on 'Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against muslims in Australia' with Dr Matteo Vergani. More on the article: Abstract This article...
UNESCO Chair Fethi Mansouri launched a new book on Cyber racism, political economy and community resilience
Professor Fethi Mansouri launched a new book by on Cyber #racism, political economy and community resilience He congratulated the research team and co-authors of the book on a very incisive contribution to a very significant question. Co-authors: A. Jakubowicz; K....
New Book: The Politics of Women and Migration in the Global South
Read about Alfred Deakin Professor Fethi Mansouri and Dr David Tittensor's new edited book 'The Politics of Women and Migration in the Global South' Find out more
‘Transition’ in Post-revolution Tunisia: Conditions for successful ‘Consolidation’ and Future Prospects
Tunisia is arguably the most successful case of all the Arab uprisings. How is it possible that Tunisian protests succeeded where all others failed or were dispersed? Professors F. Mansouri and R. Armillei argue that the Islamist Ennahda played a crucial role in...
New Book: Cultural, Religious and Political Contestations: The Multicultural Challenge
Read about Professor Fethi Mansouri's new edited book "While multiculturalism as a project and a concept is critiqued, challenged, contested, reshaped and even reclaimed; its continued presence at least as demographic fait accompli is guaranteed given the globalising...