Book Launch
Conflict, Religion and Culture: Domestic and International implications for south-East Asia and Australia
Edited by Luca Anceschi, Joseph A. Camilleri and Benjamin T. Tolosa Jr.
Since 9/11 much has been written about US and European responses to terrorism and tensions between Islam and the West. But countries in the Asia Pacific have attracted much less attention- yet their responses reveal much not only about their respective foreign politics, but also about their internal electoral politics, the tensions of plural societies, the sway of ethnic-cultural stereotypes, the perceived sociopolitical roles that religions play, the conditioning of the mass media, and the international implications of internal armed conflicts.
The Centre for Dialogue is pleased to present a collection of selected papers which examine contemporary developments in four multiethnic, multifaith societies: Malaysia, Philippines and Australia. With contributions by: Maria Elisa Jayme Lao, Jennifer Santiago Oreta, Alber A. Husin, Dr Michális S. Michael, Elina Noor, George Myconos, Jajat Burhanudin, Dadi Darmadi, Zainudin S. Malang. The book was launched by Laurie Ferguson, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs on 24 July 2009 at La Trobe University.
This book is an important milestone in the development of the Philippines- Australia Studies Network and the continuing collaboration between Ateneo de Manila University and La Trobe University. This book is the first publication of a major ARC project by the same name.