Ocean to Outback: Cosmopolitanism in contemporary Australia

Some of the most enduring conflicts and tensions that have bedevilled Australia in recent years stem from notions of nationality and citizenship, ethnicity and migration, community and place. Vigorous debates about multiculturalism, national identity and the meaning of terrorism still ignite tension and divide. In Ocean to Outback eleven authors use the concept of cosmopolitanism to address concerns that continue to confront us.