Study to monitor our latest imports
Bernard Lane; 11/6/08
So-called visible migrants and refugees - think of dark-skinned Sudanese - have been recent arrivals in country towns. “This is the cutting edge of migration resettlement,” sociologist Brian Galligan said. “If you’re visibly distinct and you come to Melbourne, you can fit in, you can join a community (of fellow migrants). If you go to Colac (in country Victoria) or Albury (in NSW) you’re going to be much more in a ’stand out’ situation.” The professor of political science at the University of Melbourne and his team have won a $350,000, four-year, Australian Research Council grant to study and learn from the encounter between regional Victoria and these migrants.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23844084-12332,00.html
Tags: Australia, Refugees & Migrants