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The processes of globalisation are increasing cross-cultural interactions at exponentially faster rates and in increasingly complex ways. While these interactions can lead to much greater opportunities for positive change in all aspects of human life, they can also lead to conflict between cultures, whether overt or covert. In this article, cultural competence, a very popular framework for working across cultures, is critically examined and some of the major issues with using this framework are explored. An alternative to this framework, 'culturally dynamic partnership', is presented as being a more equitable and inclusive way of working across cultures. This framework builds on the strengths of earlier frameworks and presents a way of moving forwards that empowers all the participants in collaborative partnerships.

Crisis in society can be caused by a number of social, political, environmental and economic factors including dramatic and immediate ones like the assassination of national leaders or the 9/11 attacks in the United States, or they could be longer term ones like the Global Financial Crisis. They all have significant effects in terms of intense distress within individuals and communities. They also bring out the best and the worst in human responses. In particular, crises that can be directly or indirectly blamed on human agency are very prone to be turned into issues of racism and racist action across cultures and affect community resilience. Currently, cultural competence is a widely used method of developing the ability of people to manage inter-cultural relations, including issues of racism-related crisis. This paper will draw on the literature and research of cultural competency to argue that, while this method has some areas of strength, it also has some major failings such as the use of inappropriate terminology, lack of acknowledgement of the issues of power and racism, lack of cultural safety and the lack of acknowledgement of the dynamic nature of cultures. In this paper, the principles towards developing an alternative framework of Culturally Dynamic Partnerships (CDP) will be presented as a way towards enabling communities to deal with racism-related crises. This model would incorporate some of the most effective aspects of older models of cultural competence and cultural safety while going beyond some of the negative issues inherent in them.

Over the last few decades community awareness and social pressure have ensured that overt racism and racist actions have become relatively less in number in many countries across the world. The majority of racism that impacts adversely on individuals and communities today, especially in countries like Australia, is far more subtle, every day and covert, making it very difficult to identify or to challenge. However, this can change dramatically in times of crisis. Crisis in society can be caused by a number of social, political, environmental and economic factors including dramatic and immediate ones like 9/11, or longer term ones like the Global Financial Crisis. They all have significant effects in terms of intense distress within individuals and communities and adverse impacts on people's abilities to cope with life. They also bring out the best and the worst in human responses. On the one hand, environmental disasters like the Brisbane Floods of 2011 were followed by widespread scenes of community solidarity and mutual support. On the other hand, crisis situations like 9/11 were followed by a rapid transformation of covert racism into overt racism and expressed in actions that impacted very adversely on minority groups in society. This paper examines the nature and causes of this transformation and excavates some of its impacts on the community. It further looks at implications of this in terms of developing effective responses to racism in crisis situations.

The new millennium continues to present us with increased complexities in dealing with racist practice and racialised discourses. The continued unrest across the world fuels debates around national security and the war on terror, debates that in turn focus on and demonize marginalized groups in society. The overarching reach of the media increasingly exacerbates moral panic in the public arena around asylum-seekers, Muslims and all those who are visibly different. State paternalism has led to increased attempts to control the lives of Indigenous Peoples even to the extent of suspending protective legislation, such as anti-discrimination legislation. Questions of national identity and citizenship continue to hold centre-stage, often conjoined with fears of the 'other'. Racism continues to permeate our lives in both subtle and overt forms, even as many people continue to assert either that 'racism does not exist' or, in a modified form, that 'all people are racist'. The replacement of overt forms of racism by indirect and covert forms of 'new racisms' that use ideas of insurmountable cultural differences brought about by alien cultural values and lifestyles has made the task of challenging racism all the more difficult. And yet, racism continues to impact severely on the life chances of large sections of people across the world and, as such, cannot be ignored.

[Extract] A continued critical examination of racism is fundamentally important to Australia. As a multicultural nation, acceptance of diversity is the cornerstone of the progress of the nation in many aspects including business, trade, education, workforce, industry, arts and social elements. Without a focus on racism, the hard edge issues that confront our society cannot be addressed. It is from this perspective that the 2nd International Conference on Racisms in the New World Order: Realities of Culture, Colour and Identity was jointly organized by the Centre for Multicultural and Community Development, University of the Sunshine Coast and the Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives, Victoria University. The Conference was attended by national and international participants, and included academics, community development workers, policy makers and other government officials, media as well as community members who experience racism. The conference covered four themes: • Manifestations of Racism • Responses to Racism • Nationalism • Developing Anti-Racist Futures

The ability to recognise and understand your own cultural context is a prerequisite to understanding and interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds. An intercultural learning approach encourages us to develop an understanding of culture and cultural difference, through reflecting on our own context and experience.

This book explores the global development of contemporary racism and uncovers the complex manifestations and causes of racism. It critically draws upon and analyses the global economic and the legislative frameworks relating to racism. The boundaries of racism continue to shift and the authors critically analyse new developments in racism and unpack the points of intersection between the new and the old racisms. The impacts of factors such as fear, politics, the use of the "race card", and nationalism are also explored. The book examines the changing dynamics of racism, manifesting itself in different spatial, economic and social situations but demonstrating similarities and differences in a globalized world. In light of these complexities, the book examines the challenges of theorizing, identifying, and challenging racism, as well as the challenges of developing an anti-racist future.

Queensland society, like many others across the world, is experiencing immense social change. These changes are at many levels including political, social, cultural and economic change and society is increasingly more diverse and complex. We are more enmeshed in global networks through trade, migration, diplomacy and travel. Societal institutions are challenged by these quick changes, and the challenge is for societies to adapt quickly and effectively to them. While these social processes have created opportunities for some, it has caused disadvantage for others. The four key areas where disadvantage is experienced are: • Lack of power over resources. • Lack of power over decision-making. • Lack of power over relationships. • Lack of lack of power over information. There are many factors that cause disadvantage. One that is often overlooked is social exclusion, which may be a result of barriers of culture, ethnicity, race, language and religion. Queensland is a diverse state with, at the time of the 2006 Census, 17.9% of Queenslanders being born overseas. (ABS 2006). Furthermore, one in three people had at least one parent born overseas. The key languages spoken at home were Mandarin, Italian, Cantonese, Vietnamese and German. While not all ethnic communities face the same levels of disadvantage or difficulties in settlement, there is a strong evidence base to indicate that some people from culturally diverse backgrounds, particularly refugees, face great disadvantage. Some of the areas in which culturally diverse communities have faced disadvantage include finding jobs (in the labour market), in housing, in communication, education and training, and in accessing services and experiences of racism (DIMIA 2003, Beer and Foley 2003, Jupp et al. 1991, Babacan and Gopalkrishnan 2005). Overcoming disadvantage requires a sound understanding of conceptual and practical issues. It involves developing strategies that work. Workers and community leaders are often faced with very complex social problems, sometimes without much support or resources. They engage with their communities in different ways to bring about social change. This guide is intended as a short road map about key concepts in addressing social disadvantage, and practice strategies that may be used to organize communities, advocate on social issues and to bring about institutional change (policy, program change and service delivery). Section 1 of the guide (chapters 1- 11) covers the key conceptual issues, frameworks and ethical issues of human service work. Section 2 of the guide (chapters 12-18) focuses on methods of achieving structural change. Section 3 of the guide (chapters 19-29) focuses on practice issues. We hope you will find the book helpful in your work.

Introduction: Internationalisation of social work education is part of a rapidly growing international tertiary education sector; one that is actively being promoted by governments and universities to support student learning and engagement and to develop global citizens. International partnership programmes form a core part of the internationalisation of social work education, and these programmes may involve inequity in the benefits to the different partners. This article critically reflects on, and explores, concepts of reciprocity and collaboration in international social work student exchanges with a specific focus on exchanges between Australia and the Asia-Pacific. Methods: A critical lens was applied to the literature that conceptualises international student exchanges with a particular focus on reciprocity and collaboration. The concept of neo-colonialism is used to explore international student exchanges and consider ways forward; the term is used to refer to newer and more subtle forms of colonialism that are often based on linguistic or cultural domination. The discussion is further drawn out with anecdotal evidence from the authors' own long-term engagement with international student exchange as well as an Australian government funded project "Going Places" that explores internationalisation in social work education. Findings: A critical review of the literature highlights the continued dominance of the Western voice and issues of neo-colonialism as challenges to ensuring equitable processes in the internationalisation of social work education. Reciprocity is a contested concept that needs deep engagement to support transformative partnerships. Conclusions: It is argued that concepts of reciprocity, voice and collaboration have to be carefully considered in order to create transformative partnerships in international social work education.

Chapter 1. Place Making, Migration and the Built Environment: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Immigrants and the built environment in New South Wales -- Chapter 3. Immigrants and the built environment in Queensland -- Chapter 4. Immigrants and the built environment in Western Australia -- Chapter 5. Minority immigrants and the Australian built environment.