Fethi Mansouri

Deakin Distinguished Professor Fethi Mansouri holds the UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice (2013-) and is the founding Director of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University (2015-). His recent scholarly books include: “The Global Politics of Forced Migration” (2023), and “Racism in Australia Today” (2021).

Recent articles by Fethi Mansouri

Four key myths that manufacture an immigration 'crisis'

Four key myths that manufacture an immigration 'crisis'

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it's based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence.

We need to talk about racism in Australia today

We need to talk about racism in Australia today

The recent public uproar about the comments made by ABC journalist Laura Tingle, where she stated that in her view Australia 'Australia is a racist country', demonstrates how, as a society, we are still incapable of having a nuanced, mature and respectful conversation about a wicked social problem that continues to be a blight on our collective conscience.

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