Tag Archives: cultural diversity

Connecting theory to research in the ongoing debate about 'multiculturalism'

This blog reproduces an interesting article/interview with Deakin Media coordinator Sandra Kingston about our recent national symposium on multiculturalism (held on 6 July 2012).    ‘Nice in Theory: conference asks is research playing a part in multicultural policy making?’   A national symposium to be held at Deakin University this Friday will examine whether there […]

Migration, cultural diversity and the GDP debate

While in Barcelona for a scoping conference to set up a new research institute for the UN ‘Alliance of Civilisations’, I was asked how it is that culture should be looked at and taken more seriously in economic debates.   My take on this complex question is not a simple one. In fact, we can […]