Discusses the advantages of a 'provincial education' in Australia compared with humanities training in higher education in the United States. The author discusses his experiences of emigrating to the United States eight years ago when offered a visiting professorship. The dominant policy in Australian higher education regarding expatriates is mentioned. There are numerous schemes that seem designed to get people to come back permanently - or at least semi-permanently. The author suggest that the most valuable thing might be an ongoing network that can sponsor both people and ideas as they move in both directions.
The author answers the question how many South Africans now live in the United Kingdom. The way in which South African migrants to Britain are viewed by their own government as well as by the British Government is discussed. The push and pull factors driving South African emigration before and after 1995 are discussed.
James Jupp examines political representation for immigrants and ethnic minorities in the English-speaking democracies.
The article discusses the institutional practices in Asian, Australian and other research networks. Goodwill and common sense can help contribute greatly to building good collaborative networks as well as funding of their research projects.
His Royal Highness Raja Nazrin Shah, the Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan delivered the opening address at the 5th Diversity Matters Conference at the Monash University Sunway Campus in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, held from 19-20 November, 2008. He spoke about the contributory role of diasporas in the Commonwealth.
The author argues that representation in political institutions the ultimate indicator of civic integration. An individual in a liberal democracy participates in two spheres - one cultural and the other political. The cultural, incorporating religion and ethnic traditions, is up to the individual. The government's main interest in the cultural sphere is to provide it space and ensure that individual rights, including freedom of religion and freedom of expression, are protected in the public arena. The electoral success of President Barack Obama, and that of many other candidates - black, Hispanic, Asian and otherwise - show that rejecting identity politics and espousing the vision that immigrants and minorities belong to the same larger community, based on common civic values, has greater appeal than candidates trying to advance the interests of one ethnic group or community.
The meanings of integration in Australian political culture from 1900 to the present are discussed. The author argues that since 2008 'integration' has clearly returned as an ideology of immigrant settlement policy in Australia. Australia's integration future seems now to be firmly set on a course in which cultural recognition of difference is subordinated to priorities of social cohesion, as these are perceived by the current political and social elites.
The author discusses the various geographical, cultural and epistemological moves that she made that greatly influenced her personal intellectual and academic development.
The agenda of the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movement for 2009 is even fuller and more active than that of a highly successful 2008. In particular, the success of associations with Monash South Africa, Monash Malaysia, the Monash Prato Centre and the Menzies Centre at King's College London are being continued and strengthened with fresh projects.
Who makes up the migrant communities of Australia? Graeme Hugo looks at the diasporas in this country. Permanent arrivals and departures from Australia, the brain drain and rate of return of Australians are also discussed.
The article discusses the skeptical notes on academic mobility in the Asia-Pacific region. The need is to find more ways for real fund collaboration over time periods and at scales that are useful and credible for humanities researchers.
The Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Krester, welcomed guests to a reception on the occasion of the 12th International Metropolis Conference in the ballroom of Government House, Melbourne. The issues of Australia's immigration program, multiculturalism in Melbourne and social cohesion are discussed.
What was the response by the Chinese academics to the 'Chinese in Prato' workshop at the Monash Centre? Vice-President of Wenzhou University Professor Xue Wei, who led the delegation in November 2007, shares his thoughts with Xiong Yong.
