Dr Amanuel Elias, Professor Fethi Mansouri, Professor Simon Tormey and Dr Hass Dellal AM (AMF) holding the Intercultural Dialogue Index Report

On 18 November, the Intercultural Dialogue Index (ICDI) Report was launched by Dr Hass Dellal, at an event attended by partners and stakeholders. To the authors’ knowledge, the Report documents the first composite index created and implemented to measure the extent to which Intercultural Dialogue is being pursued and implemented as a diversity management strategy within different countries. It was developed by Professor Fethi Mansouri and Dr Amanuel Elias, as an initiative of the UNESCO Chair of Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Australia.

A large body of research has discussed intercultural dialogue (ICD) and its potential value for fostering social cohesion and peaceful coexistence across difference. However, a lack of robust benchmark data has made it difficult for researchers and practitioners to empirically test assumptions and hypotheses pertaining to ICD.

With support from UNESCO and funded by Deakin University, the ICDI uses publicly available data to measure indicators of intercultural dialogue across 52 countries. The index combines ten components across three dimensions: the legislative/policy contexts, structural foundations and intercultural opportunities that support and promote intercultural dialogue.

Read more about the Index here