Fethi Mansouri

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Fethi Mansouri is an Arab Australian Distinguished Professor in migration and intercultural studies at Deakin University, Australia, and the founding director of the Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI). [1] [2] In 2013, he was appointed UNESCO Chair in Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice. [3]

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Mansouri has published more than twenty scholarly books, over two hundred book chapters and refereed papers, delivered hundred of public lectures and been widely interviewed by Australian and international media on themes of migration, [4] [5] interculturalism and multiculturalism, [6] [7] the social impact of COVID-19, [1] racism, [8] [9] and Middle Eastern politics. [10] [11] [12] He is the editor of the Journal of Intercultural Studies, founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Citizenship and Globalisation Studies and a co-editor of the International Journal of Social Inclusion. [13] [14] [15]

Early life and education

Mansouri was born in Tunisia. [16] [17] He undertook his undergraduate studies in his native Tunisia, and pursued his post-graduate studies China and Australia. He has spent a number of academic studies programs in Europe and North America.

Academic career

In 1995, Professor Mansouri joined Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, as an associate lecturer in Middle Eastern studies. In 2008, he was awarded a research chair in migration and intercultural studies. [2]

In 2013, Mansouri was appointed to a new UNESCO Chair in Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice. [3]

In 2015, Mansouri was the founding director of the Alfred Deakin Institute of Citizenship and Globalisation, established as a Humanities and social Science research institute at Deakin University. [18] Within his research and leadership roles, Mansouri provided expert testimony to the Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism in Australia in 2017. [19]

UNESCO Chair

Mansouri has held the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice, based at Deakin University, Australia, since 2013. In 2016, he was elected Convenor of the UNESCO UniTwin Network for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding. [20] [21]

Research and Advocacy on Muslim representation in Australia

Mansouri has published research, written and spoken about the experiences of Muslim communities in Australia, particularly Muslim youth. [22] [23] He has also written and spoken out against discrimination and islamophobia. [24] In 2016, he co-authoured a research paper which found that "almost 60 per cent of Australians would be concerned if a relative married a Muslim." [25] He is an advisory board member of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies. [26] Since 2009, he has hosted an annual intercultural and interfaith Iftar dinner, to foster intercultural understanding in the wider community. [27]

Contribution to the Multiculturalism/Interculturalism Debate

Using Australia as a case study, Mansouri has argued that, despite strong international criticism of multiculturalism as a diversity policy framework, and calls to move to interculturalism as an alternative, multiculturalism can be seen as largely complementary to interculturalism. In a conversation with Tariq Modood in 2018, Mansouri cited Australia as a working example of effective multicultural policy operating alongside intercultural work. [28] [29]

Memberships and Awards

Mansouri was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences (FASSA) in 2020. [30]

The Australian Newspaper's Research Magazine named Mansouri as Australia’s Top Researcher in Human Migration in 2024 [31] and 2025. [32]

Selected publications

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Interview with Fethi Mansouri - Advancing a new social contract in the post-Covid-19 era?". UNESCO. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet Deakin's Professor Fethi Mansouri: Australia's Leading Expert in Human Migration". Deakin. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Coup for Deakin Researcher". www.deakin.edu.au. Deakin University. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Migration nation: Australia's foreign policy from a multicultural perspective". Lowy Institute. YouTube. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Professor Fethi Mansouri: The immigration debate" (Video). YouTube. 360info. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 Shah, Sami (14 June 2024). "What does it mean to live in a multicultural society?" (Audio). ABC listen. ABC Radio National. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Intercultural Centre Oration 2025 – Professor Fethi Mansouri" (Video). YouTube. City of Darebin. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Mansouri, Fethi (29 March 2022). "Racism is still an everyday experience for non-white Australians. Where is the plan to stop this?". The Conversation. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 Cooper-Douglas, Erin; Bergman, Justin; Garrow, Matt (28 May 2024). "Is Australia a racist country? We asked 5 experts". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "You Say You Want a Revolution: The Arab Spring" (Video). YouTube. Wheeler Centre. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  11. 1 2 "The Talking Point: Egypt and Beyond" (Video). YouTube. Wheeler Centre. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. 1 2 Mansouri, Fethi (24 August 2022). "The Current State of Democracy in Tunisia". Analysis. Australian institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Editorial Team". Social inclusion. Cogitatio Press. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "The Journal of Intercultural Studies: Editorial Board". www.tandfonline.com. Taylor & Francis online. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  15. 1 2 "The Journal of Citizenship and Globalisation Studies". www.ojs.deakin.edu.au. Deakin University. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  16. 1 2 Mansouri, Fethi (1 April 2015). "Resilience of Carthage has lessons for Tunisia's leaders". The Age. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  17. 1 2 Colvin, Mark (29 October 2014). "Tunisia votes in second election since ousting dictatorship" (Audio). ABC PM Radio Program. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  18. 1 2 "History". Alfred Deakin Institute. Deakin University. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Chapter 5: Legislation and data collection". Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism: Ways of protecting and strengthening Australia's multiculturalism and social inclusion Final report (PDF). ACT: Commonwealth of Australia. August 2017. pp. 73–74. ISBN   978-1-76010-615-7 . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Baku hosts 3rd Academic Forum of UNESCO Chairs in Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue". Azərbaycan24. 1 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  21. 1 2 Lipiäinen, Tuuli; Halahoff, Anna; Mansouri, Fethi; Bouma, Gary (2020). "Diverse worldviews education and social inclusion: a comparison between Finnish and Australian approaches to build intercultural and interreligious understanding". British Journal of Religious Education. 42 (4): 391–402. doi:10.1080/01416200.2020.1737918. hdl: 10138/333985 . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  22. 1 2 Mansouri, Fethi (11 January 2021). "Muslim communities in Australia and the 'mainstreaming' of outer-group suspicion and apprehension". Melbourne Asia Review. 2021 (Edition 5). The Asia Institute, University of Melbourne. doi: 10.37839/MAR2652-550X5.12 . ISSN   2652-550X . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Ramadan Conversations - Prof Fethi Mansouri - 2 May" (Video). YouTube. Australian Intercultural Society. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  24. 1 2 Bliuc, Ana-Maria; Yilmaz, Ihsan; Mansouri, Fethi (24 November 2019). "These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds". SBS News. SBS. The Conversation. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  25. 1 2 < !--not stated --> (27 September 2016). "New poll suggests 60 per cent of Australians would be concerned if a relative married a Muslim". SBS News. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Interview with AAIMS Advisory Board member Professor Fethi Mansouri". YouTube. Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  27. 1 2 "Professor Fethi Mansouri's Welcome - Deakin University Iftar Dinner 2024". YouTube. Australian Intercultural Society. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  28. 1 2 Mansouri, Fethi; Modood, Tariq (2021). "The complementarity of multiculturalism and interculturalism: theory backed by Australian evidence". Ethnic and Racial Studies. 44 (16): 1–20. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1713391 . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  29. 1 2 "Multiculturalism, Interculturalism and Diversity Governance in the New Millenium" (video). YouTube. Alfred Deakin Institute. 14 August 2018. Event occurs at 1:01:31. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  30. 1 2 2020 New Fellows Presentations (video). Academy of Social Sciences. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  31. 1 2 Dodd, Tim; McCarthy, Paul (7 November 2023). "We delve deep into the data to reveal excellence". www.theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  32. 1 2 Dodd, Tim; McCarthy, Paul (26 November 2024). "The 2025 Research magazine showcases Australia's best". www.theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  33. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi (2023). The Global Politics of Forced Migration: An Australian Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26336-1. ISBN   978-3-031-26336-1.
  34. ↑ Elias, Amanuel; Mansouri, Fethi; Paradies, Yin (2021). Racism in Australia Today. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-2137-6. ISBN   978-981-16-2137-6.
  35. ↑ Fethi Mansouri; Zuleyha Keshin, eds. (2019). Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism. Middle East Today. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02719-3. ISBN   978-3-030-02718-6.
  36. ↑ Fethi Mansouri, ed. (2017). Interculturalism at the Crossroads: Comparative perspectives on concepts, policies and practices. UNESCO. ISBN   978-92-3-100218-2.
  37. ↑ Tittensor, David; Mansouri, Fethi, eds. (2017). The Politics of Women and Migration in the Global South. Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN   978-1-137-58799-2.
  38. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi, ed. (2015). Cultural, Religious and Political Contestations: The Multicultural Challenge. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16003-0. ISBN   978-3-319-16003-0.
  39. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi; de B'béri, Boulou Ebanda, eds. (2014). Global Perspectives on the Politics of Multiculturalism in the 21st Century: A Case Study Analysis. London: Routledge. ISBN   9781315769332.
  40. ↑ Isakhan, Benjamin; Mansouri, Fethi; Akbarzadeh, Shahram, eds. (2012). The Arab Revolutions in Context: Civil Society and Democracy in a Changing Middle East. Melbourne University Press. ISBN   978-0522861600.
  41. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi; Marotta, Vince, eds. (2012). Muslims in the West and the challenges of belonging. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN   9780522861624.
  42. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi, ed. (2006). Australia and the Middle East: A Front-line Relationship. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN   9781845112097.
  43. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi; Lobo, Michelle, eds. (2011). Migration, Citizenship and Intercultural Relations: Looking through the Lens of Social Inclusion'. London: Ashgate. ISBN   9781315595344.
  44. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi; Jenkins, Louise; Leach, Michael; Walsh, Lucas (2009). Building bridges: Creating a culture of diversity. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN   9780522857597.
  45. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi, ed. (2009). Youth Identity and Migration: Culture, Values and Social Connectedness. Melbourne: Common Ground Publishers. ISBN   978-1863356213.
  46. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi; Percival Wood, Sally (2008). Identity, Education and Belonging Arab and Muslim Youth in Contemporary Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN   9780522856774.
  47. ↑ Akbarzadeh, Shahram; Mansouri, Fethi, eds. (2007). Islam and Political Violence: Muslim Diaspora and Radicalism in the West. I.B. Tauris. ISBN   978-1845114732.
  48. ↑ Mansouri, Fethi; Akbarzadeh, Shahram, eds. (2006). Political Islam and Human Security'. Cambridge Scholars Press. ISBN   978-1443806510.
  49. ↑ Leach, Michael; Mansouri, Fethi (2004). Lives in Limbo: Voices of Refugees Under Temporary Protection. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN   978-0868405995.
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