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ABSTRACT April 2018 marked the 50th anniversary month in the UK of Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech, widely condemned for its anti-immigrant, racist rhetoric. Time has shown how wrong... Read more
ABSTRACT By recognizing the increasing focus on community development projects and programs, this chapter discusses the concept and changing nature of communities and various agents (people... Read more
ABSTRACT Access to decent work is a major obstacle for skilled Indian migrants e.g., to New Zealand, but little is known about the key steps through unemployment, under-employment, and full... Read more
A research project conducted by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute in partnership with Women’s Health West EXTRACT Women’s Health West approached the University of Melbourne in 2014 about... Read more
Factors Impacting Life Satisfaction of Refugees in Australia – The Australian Community Psychologist
ABSTRACT Individuals from war-torn countries seek refuge in Australia. Their life satisfaction, which depends on a range of personal and contextual factors, is not fully understood. The pres... Read more
Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls – SSRN
ABSTRACT What happens when immigrant girls are given increased opportunities to integrate into the workplace and society, but their parents value more traditional cultural outcomes? Building... Read more
ABSTRACT April 2018 marked the 50th anniversary month in the UK of Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech, widely condemned for its anti-immigrant, racist rhetoric. Time has shown how... Read more
ABSTRACT Recent decades have seen a significant expansion of so-called “integration requirements” for citizenship applicants in many countries. Though led by European states, the trend now s... Read more
ABSTRACT Background: Migration has played, and continues to play, an important role in shaping our global economy. As of 2017, there were 258 million international migrants worldwide, over... Read more
EXTRACT The Migrant Personal Income Tax Data Integration project uses statistical techniques to link permanent migrant settlement records from the Department of Home Affairs to the Australia... Read more
ABSTRACT This article presents an historical and comparative analysis of the bargaining power and agency conferred upon migrant workers in Australia under distinct policy regimes. Through an... Read more
EXTRACT This report presents the findings of the twelfth Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion national survey, conducted in July-August 2019. The report builds on the knowledge gained... Read more
ABSTRACT Ethnic minorities have been fleeing persecution in Myanmar for decades. Many have fled to neighbouring countries as a place of first asylum and Malaysia is now home to one the large... Read more
EXTRACT The relationship between migration and education is fraught with controversy. Major unresolved issues include: Does high-skilled emigration reduce productivity and the delivery of cr... Read more
ABSTRACT Background: Resettlement can be particularly challenging for women as having a lower socioeconomic status and language barriers, may impede women’s access to education, employment... Read more
