What role can culturally-diverse youth play in enhancing resilience and social cohesion in a post-covid world? Dr Kim Lam, Professor Anita Harris and Edmee Kenny (Centre for Multicultural Youth) sought the views of young people involved with CRIS, who shared their experiences of racism, digital citizenship and resilience.
Read MoreSocial cohesion is often talked about as a measure of how well a society or community is placed to resist or mitigate the likelihood of violent extremism taking hold. But what do we mean when we talk about ‘social cohesion’ in relation to violent extremism? And what is the role of young people in fostering the kinds of social cohesion and social futures that can make a positive difference when it comes to building healthy communities that can resist appeals to violent radicalisation?
Read MoreCOVID-19 has fuelled familiar narratives around our expectations of young people during a time of crisis. Professor Anita Harris discusses the role of young people and society’s perceptions of them, amid COVID-19
Read MoreMark Duckworth reviews the 2015 Council of Australian Governments’ high-level strategy on counter- terrorism and discusses how a revised strategy could take account of the evolving threats to community resilience.
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