Governance and Religious Diversity in Australia: Multifaith relations and religious instruction in the State of Victoria Halafoff, Anna 2016, Governance and Religious Diversity in Australia: Multifaith relations and religious instruction in the State of Victoria. In Dawson, Andrew (ed), Politics and practice of religious diversity: national contexts, global issues, Routledge, Abingdon, Eng., pp.101-117. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Governance and Religious Diversity in Australia: Multifaith relations and religious instruction in the State of Victoria Author(s) Halafoff, Anna orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-5951 Title of book Politics and practice of religious diversity: national contexts, global issues Editor(s) Dawson, Andrew Publication date 2016 Series Routledge advances in sociology Chapter number 5 Total chapters 10 Start page 101 End page 117 Total pages 17 Publisher Routledge Place of Publication Abingdon, Eng. Summary Australia, like many societies, is grappling with the reality that its population is becoming at once increasingly religiously diverse and non-religious. This is evident in a number of contentious public and policy debates, including those centred on religion and education. At the turn of the twenty-first century, and particularly after the events of 9/11, religion has featured prominently in the global media and been frequently associated with violence. This had led to the development of a number of strategies by state actors and religious communities aimed at the ‘management’ (Bouma, 1999) or ‘governance’ (Bader, 2007) of religious diversity; sometimes in partnership and, at other times, at odds with one another. The Australian state of Victoria has implemented a number of progressive policies and practices promoting positive multifaith relations and community resilience. Yet, it is still struggling with how best to oversee religious instruction and provide education about diverse religions and non-religious worldviews in government schools. ISBN 9781138791817 97811315762555 Language eng Field of Research 220405 Religion and Society Socio Economic Objective 950404 Religion and Society HERDC Research category B1 Book chapter ERA Research output type B Book chapter Copyright notice ©2016, The Author Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30088585 Document type: Book Chapter Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Humanities and Social Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system 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. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 08 Nov 2016, 11:11:18 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2016, 04:00:39 EST Thu, 10 Nov 2016, 05:06:07 EST Mon, 14 Nov 2016, 12:51:28 EST Mon, 14 Nov 2016, 12:55:05 EST Fri, 20 Jan 2017, 12:19:56 EST Sat, 11 Dec 2021, 01:30:29 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 891 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 08 Nov 2016, 11:11:18 EST