Funded Research
2024: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Needs and Gap Analysis – literature review, jurisdictional scan and data analysis
Investigators: F. Mansouri, A. Elias, S. Jatrana
Funding body: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning
2022-2023: Examining the perspectives of multicultural youth on social justice issues
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body: Centre for Multicultural Youth
2021-2024: Diaspora Humanitarianism
Project website: https://diasporahumanitarians.com/
Investigators: F. Mansouri, A. Gamlen, B. Fernandez
Funding body: Australian Research Council Linkage scheme
2020-2023: Mapping Social Services In Multicultural Societies
Investigators: F. Mansouri and M. Vergani
Funding body: Australian Research Council Linkage scheme
Industry Partners: Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights; Victorian Multicultural Commission; Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria
2019-2024: Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
Investigators: F. Mansouri and M. Grossman, et al
Funding body/Partner: Department of Premier and Cabinet, Western Sydney University, Victoria University, Resilience Research Centre-Dalhousie University, Australian Multicultural Foundation, Centre for Multicultural Youth, RAND Australia, Institute for Strategic Dialogue-UK
2019-2020: Building Capacity for Tunisian NGOs working with disadvantaged communities
Investigators: F. Mansouri and A. Elias
Funding body/Partner: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Council for Australian-Arab Relations
2019-2020: Understanding varied attitudes towards Muslims
Investigators: F Mansouri, Y Paradies, A Elias, M Vergani; Challenging Racism Project, Western Sydney University
Funding body: Department of Justice and Community Safety
2018: A Transcultural Approach to Belonging and Engagement amongst Migrant Youth
Project website: http://www.transculturalyouth.com
Investigators: F. Mansouri, L, Beaman, S, Hussain
Funding body/Partner: ARC Discovery
2017: Democracy Education in Tunisia – Building Capacity among Youth Leaders
Investigators: F. Mansouri, A. Elias, Z. Gabsi
Funding body/Partner: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Council for Australian-Arab Relations
2016: Post-Arab Spring - Tunisia: Decentralisation and Local Democracy
Investigators: F. Mansouri and D. Tittensor
Funding body/Partner: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Council for Australian-Arab Relations
2016: The Doing Diversity Project
Report: Revitalising multiculturalism through intercultural dialogue and deliberative interventions'
Investigators: F. Mansouri, A. Elias, R. Sweid
Funding body/Partner: Research Institute on Social Cohesion
2015: Youth as Global Citizens in Multicultural Societies
Investigator: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Department of Premier and Cabinet
2015: An Arab exception? The role of civil society in Tunisia’s democratic transition
Investigators: F. Mansouri and D. Tittensor
Funding body/Partner: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Council for Australian-Arab Relations
2013 - 2014: Migrant Youth, Intercultural Relations and the Challenges of Social Inclusion
Investigators: F. Mansouri and D. Ben Moshe
Funding body/Partner: Centre for Multicultural Youth
2013 - 2014: Intergenerational Conflict Among Migrant Families
Report: 'Intergenerational Relations in Newly-Arrived Communities in Victoria: A Pilot Study Report'
Investigators: F. Mansouri and D. Ben Moshe
Funding body/Partner: Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria
2013 - 2014: Cultural Diversity in the Arts
Investigators: F. Mansouri, Y. Paradies and D. Ben Moshe
Funding body/Partner: Diversity Arts Australia
2013 - 2015: Belonging and political engagement in multicultural cities
Report: Islamic Religiosity in the West: Belonging and Political Engagement in Multicultural Cities
Project website: http://www.islamicreligiosity.com
Investigators: F. Mansouri, M. Lobo, B. Turner
Funding body/Partner: ARC Discovery
2012 - 2015: UNESCO: Intercultural Dialogue
Report: Doing Diversity-Intercultural Understanding in Primary and Secondary Schools
Investigators: C. Halse, F. Mansouri, et al
Funding body/Partner: ARC Linkage
2012 - 2014: Using Museums to Counter Racism and Increase Acceptance of Diversity Among Young People
Report: 'Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours' Exhibition Research Project Evaluation Report
Project website: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/resources/identity/
Investigators: Y, Paradies, F. Mansouri; et al.
Funding body/Partner: ARC Linkage
2009 - 2013: Social Networks and Intercultural Identity Negotiation Among Migrant Youth in Australia
Report: 'Social networks, Belonging & Active citizenship among migrant youth in Australia'
Project website: http://www.migrantyouthAUS.com
Investigators: F. Mansouri, Z. Skrbis (University of Queensland)
Funding body/Partner: ARC Linkage
2008 - 2009: Mapping Racism Among Youth in Australia
Report: The Impact of Racism upon the Health and Wellbeing of Young Australians
Investigators: F. Mansouri, et al
Funding body/Partner: Foundation for Young Australians
2009 - 2010: Building Bridges: Creating a Culture of Diversity
Report: ‘Building bridges: Creating a culture of diversity’
Project website: http://teachingdiversity.org.au
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)
2007 - 2010: Local Governance, Multiculturalism and Active Citizenship: The Case of Arab-Muslim Diaspora in the West
Investigators: F. Mansouri, S. Kenny and D. Walker
Funding body/Partner: ARC Discovery
2007 - 2008: Exploring Identity and Wellbeing Among Migrant Refugee Youth
Investigators: F. Mansouri & S. Francis, (CMYI)
Funding body/Partner: Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth Grant
2006: Reinforcing Multicultural Education in Pluralist Societies
Project website: http://teachingdiversity.org.au
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Scanlon Foundation
2005 - 2007: ‘Cultural Diversity – An Educational Advantage’
Project website: http://teachingdiversity.org.au
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Scanlon Foundation
2005-2007: Local Government and the Challenges to Cultural Diversity
Report: Promoting Intercultural Understanding in Australia: An Evaluation of Local Government Initiatives in Victoria
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: City of Darebin Grant
2004 - 2008: The Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Education
Project website: http://teachingdiversity.org.au
Investigators: F. Mansouri and M. Leach
Funding body/Partner: ARC Linkage Grant (with the Scanlon Foundation)
2004: Economic and social rights of asylum seekers
Report: Asylum seekers in Howard’s Australia: The social and economic costs of temporary protection Visas
Investigators: F. Mansouri, S. Kenny, K. Brown
Funding body/Partner: ARC Linkage Grant
2004: Applying a multicultural education model in culturally diverse schools
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: William Buckland Foundation Grant
2003: Arabic communities and well-being: supports and barriers to social connectedness
Report: 'Arabic Communities and Well Being: Supports and Barriers to Social Connectedness'
Investigators: S. Kenny, F. Mansouri & L. Kerr
Funding body/Partner: VicHealth Research Grants
2003: Managing Cultural Diversity in Ethnic Schools
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Scanlon Foundation (formerly known as Brencorp Foundation)
2003: Cultural diversity and educational outcomes in multi-cultural schools
Investigators: F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Telstra Community Fund
2002: Building a resilient Arabic community’, a State Government Funding initiative
Report: 'Arab-Australians in Victoria, needs assessment and Community Capacity Building'
Investigators: F. Mansouri (in partnership with Victorian Arabic Social Services)
Funding body/Partner: Community Support Fund (Victoria State Government)
2002: Lives in Limbo: Voices of Refugees Under Temporary Protection
Investigators: M. Leach and F. Mansouri
Funding body/Partner: Sydney Myer Fund and Myer Foundation