Civic integration for religious community leaders new to Australia : a multifaith peacebuilding approach Halafoff, Anna 2006, Civic integration for religious community leaders new to Australia : a multifaith peacebuilding approach, in Sociology for a mobile world : TASA 2006 : annual conference of The Australian Sociological Association, University of Western Australia &​ Murdoch University, 4-7 December 2006., Sociological Association of Australia (TASA), Hawthorn, Vic., pp. 1-9. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads halafoff-civicintegration-2006.pdf Published version application/pdf 45.75KB 197 Title Civic integration for religious community leaders new to Australia : a multifaith peacebuilding approach Author(s) Halafoff, Anna orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-5951 Conference name Australian Sociological Association. Conference (2006 : Perth, W. A.) Conference location Perth, W. A. Conference dates 4-7 Dec. 2006 Title of proceedings Sociology for a mobile world : TASA 2006 : annual conference of The Australian Sociological Association, University of Western Australia &​ Murdoch University, 4-7 December 2006. Editor(s) Colic-Peisker, Val Tilbury, Farida McNamara, Bev Publication date 2006 Conference series Australian Sociological Association. Conference Start page 1 End page 9 Total pages 9 Publisher Sociological Association of Australia (TASA) Place of publication Hawthorn, Vic. Keyword(s) globalisation religiously diverse societies role of religious leaders multifaith communities Summary We inhabit a mobile world. Globalisation has resulted in the rise of the movement of religion and therefore an increase in religiously diverse societies. A heightened awareness of global risks has also produced an unprecedented interest in global peace and security initiatives. Multifaith peacebuilding is an example of this phenomenon as it has gained increasing prominence on the global agenda since September 11. The role of religious leaders in promoting violence and peace is being examined by scholars, as is the growing multifaith peacebuilding movement. This paper will discuss a recent Australian pilot study, which applied a multifaith peacebuilding approach to civic integration training for religious community leaders. It argues that the peacebuilding potential of religious community leaders must be recognised and that integration strategies that are inclusive and promote the building of networks between multiple function systems, can contribute to security and social cohesion in diverse societies. Alternately, assimilationist, exclusionist strategies can exacerbate security risks. In an increasingly mobile world, religious diversity has become the norm and multifaith peacebuilding strategies require further research and state support. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 9781740521390 1740521390 Language eng Field of Research 169999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2006, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30043761 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 10:47:32 EST Thu, 05 Jul 2012, 11:39:41 EST Thu, 05 Jul 2012, 11:41:10 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:30:07 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:48:53 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 737 Abstract Views, 197 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 10:47:32 EST