Multicultural Futures Conference22-23 September 2004
Monash University Prato Centre, Italy
What role should multiculturalism play in diverse and pluralistic societies? Long regarded as the premier policy for the integration of immigrants and refugees in their societies of destination, multiculturalism has increasingly come under scrutiny from numerous sides in the migration discussion.
Will it remain the best way to manage the challenges that lie ahead? Or will alternative approaches such as interculturalism be better guides to public policy in the 21st century?These fundamental issues will be discussed at the Multicultural Futures conference to be held at Monash University’s Prato Centre in Tuscany, Italy, 22-23 September 2004.
Some of the world’s most renowned experts on the subject, from Australia, Canada, Italy and the UK among others, will discuss and examine these questions with an eye towards developing a position on whether multiculturalism ought to retain its pre-eminent position in migration policy or whether the time has come to put forth an alternative.
Multicultural Futures Conference – September 2004 is co-presented by the International Metropolis Project, the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, and the Australian Multicultural Foundation.
Keynote Speakers