About Fethi Mansouri

Distinguished Professor Fethi Mansouri holds the UNESCO Chair for Comparative Research on Cultural Diversity and Social Justice (2013-) and has held a Research Chair in migration and intercultural studies (2008-13). He is the founding Director of the Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI) in Australia (2015-26). He has written and edited over 20 scholarly books on themes of migration, multiculturalism, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue.

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Prof Fethi Mansouri appointed Adjunct Professor at South Mediterranean University
Prof Fethi Mansouri appointed Adjunct Professor at South Mediterranean University

Fethi has been appointed Adjunct Professor for the next three years at South mediterranean University in Tunisia.

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Ramadan, racism and the moral test facing Australian universities
Ramadan, racism and the moral test facing Australian universities

Professor Fethi Mansouri wrote an Opinion piece, reflecting on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and a new report on racism in Australian universities in the wake of rising islamophobia.

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‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis
‘Not met their duty of care’: new report finds racism is widespread at Australian unis

Read Professor Fethi Mansouri’s article for The Conversation, responding to the release of a report on racism at universities.

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Named leading Australian researcher in Human Migration 2026
Named leading Australian researcher in Human Migration 2026

For the third year in a row, Professor Fethi Mansouri was named the leading researcher in the field of Human Migration, in The Australian’s 2026 Research Magazine.

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