Conference Papers and Keynote Presentations

2024

Mansouri F. (2024), ‘Driving cultural inclusion and racial equity in tertiary education’. Expert Panel Symposium hosted by RMIT University. Melbourne, 20 March 2024.

Mansouri, F. (2024), ‘The challenges of social acceptance and integration of Muslim migrants in Australia’. Keynote presented to the annual conference of the Victorian Religion and Society Teachers Network. Melbourne, 14 March 2024.

Mansouri, F. (2024), ‘Migration, Religion and Social Integration: Comparative Perspectives on Muslim Migrants in the West’. Keynote presented to the ‘Interdisciplinary Research symposium on Religion, and Migration in Australia and the Pacific’. Melbourne, 7 March 2024.

Mansouri, F. (2024), ‘Migrant Youth and Socio-Cultural Adaptation in the West’. Paper presented to the Alfred Deakin Institute seminar series, Melbourne, 22 February 2024.

2023

Weng, E., F. Mansouri,  M. Vergani (2023), ‘Diversity in Migration: Rethinking Social Service Provision for Refugees and Migrants in Australia’.  TASA 2023, Sydney 27-29 November.

Elias, A.,  F. Mansouri, E. Weng (2023), ‘Racism and Nationalism in the Digital Era: The Digital Information Revolution and its Impact on Exclusionary Ideologies’. Invited  Paper presented to the   Strategic Digital Information Operations, Democracy and Social Cohesion Symposium, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University  16-17 November 2023.

Mansouri, F. (2023), ‘Parallel lives or active citizens? Examining the interplay between multicultural service provision and civic engagement in Australia’. Appraising Multiculturalism National Symposium, Deakin University, 26 October 2023.

Mansouri, F. (2023), ‘‘Mapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities: Implications for Social Inclusion and Multiculturalism’. Appraising Multiculturalism National Symposium, Deakin University, 26 October 2023.

Mansouri, F. (2023), ‘The intercultural dialogue index: methodological designs and conceptual framings’. Laboratoire de recherche en relations interculutrelles (LABRI), University of Montreal, Canada, 4 October 2023

Mansouri, F. (2023) ‘Transcultural capital among migrant youth in the West”. Public lecture, University of Montreal, Canada, 3 October 2023.

2022

Mansouri, F. (2022), ‘Reflections on social justice movements in multicultural Australia’. A plenary paper presented to the ADI/CMY symposium on ‘Multiculturalism, social justice and multicultural youth’. 01 September 2022, Deakin Down-town Centre.

Mansouri, F. (2022), ‘reflections on Diversity and Integration: the plurispace project in Europe’. SciencesPo-Paris, 19 October 2022.

Mansouri, F. (2022), ‘IDPs, asylum seekers and refugees in Australia’. Invited paper presented to the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) webinar,  24 August 2022.

Mansouri, F (2022), ‘the role of multiculturalism in Australian foreign policy’. Invited plenary discussion, Lowy Institute, 10 August 2022, Sydney.

2021

Mansouri, F (2021), ‘2040 Community Panel – Making the most of our diversity’. Invited Plenary Presentation to the Whitehorse 2040 Community Vision Forum. Melbourne, Australia 27 February 2021.

2020

Mansouri, F (2020), ‘Critical reflections on world peace/international relations in the context of the emerging post-COVID19 challenging  global development agenda’. Plenary presentation to the UN International Day of Peace webinar, 19 September 2020.

Mansouri F (2020), ‘Multiculturalism, global citizenship and sustainable development post covid-19’. Invited Impulse Session with the Y20 youth leadership group, G20 Global Forum. 10 September 2020.

Mansouri, F (2020), ‘the Baku process on intercultural and inter-religious dialogue’. Online forum organized by the Culture Ministry, Azerbaijan, 4 May 2020.

Mansouri, F (2020), ‘interfaith dialogue during times of crises’. Webinar organized by the Dialogue Institute of Australia, 2 May 2020.

Mansouri, F (2020), Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue. UNESCO, online webinar, 06 August 2020.

Mansouri, F (2020), ‘Do Interfaith and Intercultural dialogue initiatives effectively stand against Racism’. Online webinar organised by Blue Star Intercultural Centre and Australian Centre of Christianity and Culture, Charles Sturt University on the evening of Thursday 23 July 2020.

2019

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘Migrant Youth in Multicultural Cities: Comparative Perspectives on Culture, Religion and Identity’. Plenary panel discussion, Deakin University, 31 October 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘'On the Discursive and Epistemological Categorisation of Islam and Muslims in the West: Religion, Politics and Social Relations'.  Keynote address, the Second International Conference of the Australian Association for Muslim and Islamic Studies AAIMS, WSU, Sydney 01 October 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘Intercultural Citizenship Panel Discussion’. A conversation with R. Zapata-Barrero, Swinburne University, 18 July 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘Islam and Muslims in Europe’. A plenary paper presented to the Tunis Process International Conference, Tunisia, 28 June 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘Multi-level, multi-sectoral governance of diversity’. Plenary paper presented as part of the 5th WORLD FORUM ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE (WFID) Baku, Azerbaijan: 2-3 May 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘Secularism, Multiculturalism and Religious Diversity’. Opening plenary presented to UNESCO Chairs Third Academic Forum on ICD ‘Inter-religious Dialogue and the governance of religious diversity’ Baku, Azerbaijan: 1 May 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘HETEROTOPIAS OF DEVOTION:  Islamic Religiosity, Islamophobia and Belonging in Multicultural Cities’. Plenary paper presented to the TASA Sociology of Religion Symposium, WSU, Sydney 26 April 2019.

Mansouri, F (2019), ‘The Challenge of Global citizenship Education in the age of increased mobilities and rising insecurities’.  Plenary paper presented to the Global Citizenship Education for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies Wise@Paris/UNESCO and UNODC Session, Paris, 20 February 2019.

2018

Mansouri, F (2018), ‘Reflections on the Seventh UN Secretary General Mr Kofi Annan’.  ‘Former UN Secretary General KOFI ANNAN COMMERATIVE SERVICE – Docklands Community Hub, 13 October, 2018.

Mansouri, F (2018), ‘Reinvigorating the Multicultural Ethos through Deliberative Intercultural Interventions’. Keynote paper delivered to the ‘Civic Participation: Strengthening Councils’ Engagement Practices - VLGMIN Annual Forum, Springvale Town Hall, 11 October 2018.

Mansouri, F (2018), ‘Religion, Faith and Secularism in Multicultural Societies’.  An invited plenary paper and panel discussion at University of Notre Dame Australia, Institute for Ethics and Society, Sydney, 5 September 2018.

Mansouri, F (2018), ‘Multiculturalism: going deeper’.  Invited paper presented to the ‘Cultural Diversity Week’, Deakin University, Burwood, 20/03/2018.

Mansouri, F (2018), ‘HETEROTOPIAS OF DEVOTION: Islamic Religiosity, Islamophobia and Belonging in Multicultural Cities’.  Invited paper presented to ‘the Islamophobia: Origins, effects and policy responses’ Workshop, RMIT. 23/02/2018.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Revitalising multiculturalism through deliberative interculturalism’. Invited paper presented to the RIOSC/DPC Research conference, Melbourne, 7/12/2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Global citizenship, multiculturalism and social transformations among migrant youth’.  Keynote Paper presented to the Conference ‘Young people in a multicultural world: Rethinking a new policy and practice agenda’. MYAN/CMY, University of Melbourne, 23/11/2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Digital media and migrant youth social integration: Global citizenship perspective’.  Plenary Paper presented to the Conference ‘Young people in a multicultural world: Rethinking a new policy and practice agenda’. MYAN/CMY University of Melbourne, 23/11/2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Islamophobia in Australian Public and Political Life’ Plenary paper delivered at the launch of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS), Australian Catholic University, Melbourne (21 September 2017).

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Islamic Religiosity in an Era of Terrorist threats and islamophobia’. Invited paper delivered to the Second International Conference on the New Landscape of Terrorism. Bangkok, Thailand (July 2017).

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Interculturalism as the basis for social impact’. Invited paper delivered to the Globesight Studies Centre, Dubai, 8 May 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017),’Intercultural Dialogue and the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures’. Plenary paper, UNESCO Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan, 4 May 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Critical Appraisal of Intercultural Dialogue: Concepts, Policies and Practices’. Plenary paper, UNESCO Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan, 4 May 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Global Frictions: Social Cohesion and CVE’. Plenary paper, Global Research Centre, RMIT, 20 April 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Reinvigorating the Multiculturalism Agenda through Local Intercultural Interventions’. Invited keynote paper to ECCV, Coburg, 20 January 2017.

2017

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Revitalising multiculturalism through deliberative interculturalism’. Invited paper presented to the RIOSC/DPC Research conference, Melbourne, 7/12/2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Global citizenship, multiculturalism and social transformations among migrant youth’.  Keynote Paper presented to the Conference ‘Young people in a multicultural world: Rethinking a new policy and practice agenda’. MYAN/CMY, University of Melbourne, 23/11/2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Digital media and migrant youth social integration: Global citizenship perspective’.  Plenary Paper presented to the Conference ‘Young people in a multicultural world: Rethinking a new policy and practice agenda’. MYAN/CMY University of Melbourne, 23/11/2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Islamophobia in Australian Public and Political Life’ Plenary paper delivered at the launch of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS), Australian Catholic University, Melbourne (21 September 2017).

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Islamic Religiosity in an Era of Terrorist threats and islamophobia’. Invited paper delivered to the second International Conference on the New Landscape of Terrorism. Bangkok, Thailand (July 2017).

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Interculturalism as the basis for social impact’. Invited paper delivered to the Globesight Studies Centre, Dubai, 8 May 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017),’Intercultural Dialogue and the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures’. Plenary paper, UNESCO Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan, 4 May 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Critical Appraisal of Intercultural Dialogue: Concepts, Policies and Practices’. Plenary paper, UNESCO Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan, 4 May 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Global Frictions: Social Cohesion and CVE’. Plenary paper, Global Research Centre, RMIT, 20 April 2017.

Mansouri, F (2017), ‘Reinvigorating the Multiculturalism Agenda through Local Intercultural Interventions’. Invited keynote paper to ECCV, Coburg, 20 January 2017.

2016

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Muslim and Islamic Religiosity in the West’. Plenary paper presented to the Third Australian Conference on Islam, Melbourne 13-14 October 2016.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Building Civic Entrepreneurship among Tunisian Youth Post-Arab Spring’.  Maghreb Economic Forum (MEF) Roundtable, 8 August, Tunis.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Building Inclusive and Secure Societies in the Wake of the Global War on Terror’. Annual Conference of the Tunisian Higher Education Ministry, 5 August 2016, Gammarth, Tunisia.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Youth Empowerment through Labor Market Inclusion: comparative analysis of Tunisian and Australian Prospects’. Maghreb Economic Forum (MEF) International Symposium, 27-29 July 2016, Tunis.

Mansouri, F (2016) ‘Decentralisation and Local Democracy in Post-Arab spring Tunisia’.  International Symposium on Local Democracy in Tunisia. Hosted by Deakin University and the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR), Melbourne 11-12 July 2016.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Muslims and Citizenship in the West‘. Political Islam Symposium, ANU (CAIS). Canberra, 14/07/2016. 

Mansouri, F. (2016), ‘Whose Problem is the ‘Problem with Islam’?’. Plenary speaker at the Institute for Post-colonial Studies, Melbourne, 19 May 2016.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Global citizenship debates in the age of increased mobilities and rising insecurities’. Plenary paper delivered to the International Conference of the Settlement Council of Australia, 5/5/ 2016, Federation Square, Melbourne.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Identity, beliefs and refugees in the EU and Australia’. Monash University, EU Centre, 25 February 2016.

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Islam and Muslims in Australia: National Belonging at a time of International Crises‘. Political Islam Symposium, ANU (CAIS). Canberra, 02/02/2016. 

Mansouri, F (2016), ‘Research Leading in a Changing Tertiary Sector’. Invited paper presented to RMIT, Research Leaders Program. 28 January 2016.