Multiculturalism
Discussion paper
An Asian perspective and the New Zealand Treasury Living Standards Framework
The New Zealand Treasury has developed a Living Standards Framework (LSF) to assess the impact of government policies on intergenerational wellbeing. This resource is a starting point for discussions on ways to include an Asian perspective in the LSF.
Report
Diverse thinking capability audit of New Zealand boardrooms 2018
This audit is a global first that explains what "diverse thinking" really means for governance, how to increase diverse thinking , the predictors of diverse thinking beyond gender and ethnicity, and how to create a diverse thinking boardroom culture and governance practice.
Guide
The Australian Standard for Welcoming Cities: Version 2
This resource argues that the continued success of multicultural Australia will depend on our ability to foster social cohesion as our population and cultural diversity grows.
Journal article
A Multicultural Act for Australia
Multiculturalism as a public policy framework depends on states identifying cultural differences among their citizens as salient for resource allocation, political participation and human rights. The adoption of multiculturalism as a term and a framework signifies the recognition of a politics of difference within a liberal democratic framework of identities and aspirations. Yet the national...
Journal article
At cross roads: white social work in Australia and the discourse on Australian multiculturalism
This article argues that the profession of social work is reluctant to embrace the multicultural face of Australia and lacks the intellectual apparatus to respond to diversity.