Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Deakin University
Dr. Anna Halafoff is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, and a member of the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University. She is also a Research Associate of the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific, at Monash University.
Anna’s current research interests include: religious diversity; preventing violent extremism; education about religions and beliefs; and Buddhism in Australia.
In 2011, Anna was named a United Nations Alliance of Civilizations' Global Expert in the fields of multifaith relations, and religion and peacebuilding.
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Sep 18, 2018 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
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