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• Professor Hurriyet Babacan is the Professor of Social and Cultural Development at Victoria University. Prior to that Hurriyet was the Associate Director, Centre for Multicultural and Community Development at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Au...More

  Professor Hurriyet Babacan is the Professor of Social and Cultural Development at Victoria University. Prior to that Hurriyet was the Associate Director, Centre for Multicultural and Community Development at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Hurriyet has over 20 years of experience as an academic, public servant, community worker, researcher and trainer in the government, community and university sectors. Hurriyet was the Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs, Women’s Policy and Community Outcomes Branch in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Government, Commissioner with the inaugural Ethnic Affairs Commission in Victoria and was Victorian Manager, Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Hurriyet has published widely in national and international publications on the issues of multiculturalism, immigration, identity, social policy, gender, racism, settlement and community development including two publications for UNESCO on gender and development. She has co-authored a book titled Racisms in the New World Order: Realities of Colour, Culture and which is currently being published by Cambridge Scholar’s Press and is working on a second book on Refugees in a Globalised World which will be published by Canadian Scholar’s Press in 2008. Hurriyet has an extensive research background on a range of relating to immigration, multiculturalism and community development. She has been invited to give keynote papers in many international and national conferences. Hurriyet also has been a founding member of numerous non-government organisations. Hurriyet has been recognised for her work through a number of awards including the Bi-Centenary Medal awarded by the Prime Minister, 2002 and the Multicultural Services Award by the Premier of Queensland. Less

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