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Anna Halafoff
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Sociologist, academic
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisNetpeace : the multifaith movement and common security (2010)
Doctoral advisorGary Bouma
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
Sub-disciplineSociology of religion
InstitutionsDeakin University
Main interestssociology of religion, religious diversity and interfaith relations
Websitewww.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/anna-halafoff

Anna Halafoff is an Australian sociologist who is Associate Professor in Sociology at Deakin University and the current president of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion.

Education[edit]

Halafoff completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, a Master of Letters at the University of New England in 2001, a Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of New England in 2006, and a Doctor of Philosophy at Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria in 2010.[1][2]

Her doctoral dissertation, titled Netpeace : the multifaith movement and common security,[3] examines the rise of multifaith engagement from the perspective of social movement theory and cosmopolitan theory. Her principal supervisor was Gary Bouma.[4]

Career[edit]

Halafoff is Associate Professor in Sociology of Religion in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, in Burwood, Australia. She is also a member of the Alfred Deakin Institute's Science and Society Network, Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS) Consortium,[5] and AVERT (Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation to Terrorism) Research Network.[6][7]

She is also a Research Associate of the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific at Monash University and was a Research Associate of the Religion and Diversity Project at the University of Ottawa.[8][2][9]

Halafoff was a Chief Investigator on two Australian Research Council Discovery Projects on the Worldviews of Generation Z Australians[10] and on Religious Diversity in Australia.[11] She is also the Chief Investigator on the International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society project on Conspirituality in Australia.[12]

Her research interests include religious diversity, interreligious relations, religion and education, preventing violent extremism, contemporary spirituality, Buddhism and gender, and Buddhism in Australia.[7][1] She has published extensively in these areas.[13]

Halafoff's research has had an impact on government policy and curriculum development in the area of religious diversity, particularly in the state of Victoria.[14] She is also regularly called upon to comment on her fields of expertise in the media.[2] She has been a guest on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's God Forbid[15] and Religion & Ethics programs,[16] and written for The Conversation.[17]

Halafoff is a practicing Buddhist and has been involved in interfaith activities and networks since the mid-1990s.[14]

In 2011, Halafoff was named a United Nations Alliance of Civilizations' Global Expert in the fields of interfaith relations and religion, conflict and peacebuilding.[7][2]

She is the current President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (AASR).[8] In 2010 the AASR Women's Caucus selected her to give the annual Penny Magee Memorial Lecture.[18]

Halafoff is the Australasian Representative on the International Society for the Sociology of Religion's Council,[19] and Executive Committee member of the International Association for the History of Religions, currently serving as Deputy Secretary General.[2]

Selected publications[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Singleton, Andrew, Halafoff, Anna, Rasmussen, Mary Lou and Bouma, Gary 2021, Freedoms, faiths and futures: Teenage Australians on religion, sexuality and diversity, First ed., Bloomsbury Academic, London. ISBN 9781350179561
  • Clarke, Matthew and Halafoff, Anna 2017, Religion and development in the Asia-Pacific : sacred places as development spaces, Routledge, London. ISBN 9781138792364
  • Halafoff, Anna, Elisabeth Arweck, and Donald L. Boisvert. 2016. Education about religions and worldviews: promoting intercultural and interreligious understanding in secular societies. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781138683600
  • Halafoff, Anna 2013, The multifaith movement : global risks and cosmopolitan solutions, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. ISBN 9789400752092

Book chapters[edit]

  • Halafoff, Anna 2019, InterAction Australia: Countering the Politics of Fear with Netpeace. In John Fahy, and Jan-Jonathan Bock eds., The interfaith movement: Mobilising religious diversity in the 21st century, Routledge, London. pp. 68–86. ISBN 9781138606302
  • Halafoff, Anna 2018. Interfaith Youth in Australia: A Critical Reflection on Religious Diversity, Literacy and Identity. In Lene Kuhle, Jorn Borup and William Hoverd eds., A Critical Analysis of Religious Diversity, Brill. pp. 230–251. ISBN 978-90-04-36709-8
  • Halafoff, Anna and Laura Gobey (2018) '"Whatever"? Religion, Youth, and Identity in 21st Century Australia.' In Peter Beyer, Spencer Bulllivant and Paul Gareau eds., Youth, Religion and Identity in a Globalizing Context. Leiden: Brill. pp. 255–277. ISBN 978-90-04-44710-3

Journal articles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Anna Halafoff". www.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "International Association for the History of Religions". www.iahrweb.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ Halafoff, Anna (2010). Netpeace: the multifaith movement and common security (Thesis). OCLC 1011506224.
  4. ^ Halafoff, Anna (13 January 2017). Netpeace : the multifaith movement and common security (thesis thesis). Monash University.
  5. ^ "Structure, People & Partners". Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Research Members". AVERT. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Halafoff, Anna". International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "COMMITTEE". The Australian Association for the Study of Religion. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Religion and Diversity Project - Research Associates". religionanddiversity.ca. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ DP160102367. "Grant - Grants Data Portal". dataportal.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ DP180101664. "Grant - Grants Data Portal". dataportal.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Research Team". (Con)spirituality in Australia Project. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Search Results (Author ID:" Halafoff, Anna", Status:" Published") - DRO". dro.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ a b Affairs, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World. "A Discussion with Anna Halafoff, Deakin University". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Mental and spiritual wellness in isolation". ABC Radio National. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. ^ Anna Halafoff, Enqi Weng (13 October 2020). "COVID-19 and "(con)spirituality"". ABC Religion & Ethics. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  17. ^ Halafoff, Anna; Weng, Enqi; Bouma, Gary D.; Barton, Greg. "Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?". The Conversation. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  18. ^ "WOMEN'S CAUCUS". The Australian Association for the Study of Religion. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Officers + Committees". SISR/ISSR. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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