Intercultural Futures: The Fraught Politics of Multiculturalism

Amrita Malhi

Intercultural Futures: The Fraught Politics of Multiculturalism

Amrita Malhi

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Abstract

‘SO WHAT? THERE’S no story here,’ the marketing consultant snapped down the phone. ‘I mean, bloody hell, the premier’s forever banging on about Asia, and everybody’s heard it all before.’

Welcome to South Australia, a state working hard to internationalise itself so that it might survive its painful economic ‘transition’ now underway. As part of this effort, Premier Jay Weatherill is, indeed, forever banging on about Asia.

Like other state and federal leaders, Weatherill has made it part of his job to talk up Asian engagement in a way that reflects the region’s transformation over the past forty years. As a result, the word ‘Asia’ now carries new meanings in Australian public debate...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	192-200
Number of pages	9
Journal	Griffith Review
Volume	55
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

South Australia
International relations
Investment
Asia
Cultural awareness
Acceptance

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https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/24501/Licence: In Copyright

InterculturAdelaide: Cultural Adaptivity for the Asian Century
Malhi, A. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)) & Groot, G. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research

Enumerating Australia’s “diverse": ethnicity and raciology in census and workplace diversity surveys
Malhi, A., 2024, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 47, 10, p. 2219-2240 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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InterculturAdelaide: Cultural Adaptivity for the Asian Century: Draft Report 2
Malhi, A., Groot, G. & Drahos, A., 2015, Adelaide, South Australia: University of South Australia. 34 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

InterculturAdelaide
Malhi, A. (Organiser) & Groot, G. (Member of programme committee)
9 Jul 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...

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Intercultural Futures: The Fraught Politics of Multiculturalism

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Projects

InterculturAdelaide: Cultural Adaptivity for the Asian Century

Research output

Enumerating Australia’s “diverse": ethnicity and raciology in census and workplace diversity surveys

InterculturAdelaide: Cultural Adaptivity for the Asian Century: Draft Report 2

Activities

InterculturAdelaide

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