Anna Halafoff
Ms Anna Halafoff is a researcher for the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University.
Biography
Ms Anna Halafoff is a researcher for the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations - Asia Pacific, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University.
Her recent appointments have included: Assistant Coordinator, Globalisation's New Challenge: Social Cohesion in Diverse Communities, Monash University and Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK: Assistant Coordinator, Religion in Conflict and Peace Conference, UNESCO, Paris and International Outlook, Melbourne; Coordinator, Religion & Peace Program, International Conflict Resolution Centre, University of Melbourne.
Anna holds degrees from the University of Melbourne (BA 1991) and the University of New England (Master of Letters in Peace Studies 2000 and Grad. Dip. Ed 2005). She is currently a PhD candidate at Monash University, researching Multifaith Movements in Ultramodernity.
Research
Anna's current research projects include:
- Multifaith Movements in Ultramodernity, PhD , School of Political and Social Inquiry Monash University.
- Multifaith Education and Social Inclusion in Australia, UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University.
- Media and Communications Training Program for Multifaith Leaders in Melbourne, UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations- Asia Pacific and the Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC), Monash University, in partnership with Globe Communications for the Victorian Multicultural Commission.
Books
Wright-Neville, D. and Halafoff, A. (eds.), Terrorism and Social Exclusion: Misplaced Risk – Common Security. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham. (Publication pending - 80,000 words)
Book Chapters
Halafoff, A., Lentini, P. and Bouma, G. “Civic Integration for Religious Community Leaders: A Multifaith Approach” inWright-Neville, D. and Halafoff, A. (eds.), Terrorism and Social Exclusion: Misplaced Risk – Common Security. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham. (Publication pending -7,000 words)
Wright-Neville, D. and Halafoff, A. (eds.), “Introduction - Misplaced Risks and Common Security” in Wright-Neville, D. and Halafoff, A. (eds.), Terrorism and Social Exclusion: Misplaced Risk – Common Security. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham. (Publication pending – 2,500 words)
Published Case Study
Halafoff, A. 2006. ‘An Australian Buddhist’ in Bouma, G. 2006, Australian Soul: Religion and Spirituality in the 21st Century, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, pp. 163-164.
Non-refereed Conference Proceedings Chapters
Halafoff, A. 2006, 'Interreligious Peace Education' in Swee-Hin. T. and Cawagas, V. (eds.) 2006, Cultivating Wisdom Harvesting Peace: Education for a Culture of Peace through Values, Virtues, and Spirituality of Diverse Cultures, Faiths, and Civilizations, Brisbane: Multifaith Centre Griffith University. pp. 355-362.
Conley Tyler, M and Halafoff, A. 2005, “Developing a Culturally-Specific Peace Curriculum for Vietnamese Primary Schools” in Religion in peace and conflict: Responding to fundamentalism and militancy - Education for shared values for intercultural and interfaith understanding. Paris: UNESCO. pp. 153-165
Conley Tyler, M and Halafoff, A. 2005, “Rethinking Religion: Towards a Culture of Peace” in Religion in peace and conflict: Responding to fundamentalism and militancy - Education for shared values for intercultural and interfaith understanding. Paris: UNESCO. pp. 365-371.
Refereed Journal Articles
Halafoff, A. and Wright-Neville, D. 2009. “A Missing Peace? The Role of Religious Actors in Countering Terrorism”, Studies of Conflict and Terrorism. 32(10). (Publication pending – 6,000 words)
Refereed Conference Papers
Halafoff, A. 2008. “Multifaith Movements in Ultramodernity”, Re-Imagining Sociology, TASA Conference 2008 (CD-Rom)
Halafoff, A. 2007. “Advancing Australian ‘Shared Security’: Secular-Religious Peacebuilding Networks”, Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons, TASA / SAANZ Joint Conference 2007 (CD-Rom)
Halafoff, A. 2006. “Civic Integration for Religious Community Leaders New to Australia: A Multifaith Peacebuilding Approach”, Sociology for a Mobile World, TASA Conference 2006 (CD-Rom)
Halafoff, A. 2006. “UnAustralian Values”. In proceedings from UNAUSTRALIA Conference 2006, Canberra: University of Canberra.
Reports
Bouma, G. D., Pickering, S., Dellal, H. and Halafoff, A. 2007. Managing the Impact of Global Crisis Events on Community Relations in Multicultural Australia, Multicultural Affairs Queensland and the Victorian Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Bouma, G.D., Hass D., Lentini, P. and Halafoff, A. 2007. Introducing Australia: A Course for Clergy New to Australia. Summary Report. Global Terrorism Research Centre, Monash University and the Australian Multicultural Association.
Wright-Neville, D. and Halafoff, A. 2007. Globalisation’s New Challenge: Social Cohesion in Diverse Societies. Global Terrorism Research Centre, Monash University.