Research Theme

EquiTech:
Multiculturalism, Gender, and Digital Justice

EquiTech examines how cultural and gender diversity influences how people interact with, and are impacted by, the democratic system in the digital age. EquiTech aims to facilitate inclusivity within the digital world, in recognition of Australia's rich multicultural fabric.

Research Projects

Research projects under this pillar highlight multicultural communities as progressive contributors to democracy and amplify the voices of underrepresented groups for inclusive policy and legislative reform. Our current co-designed projects investigate multicultural community’ experiences in the gig economy, coercive control and family and domestic violence, and the legal and ethical dimensions of deportation. In each of these areas, digital technologies play a significant role in shaping how individuals experience fairness and justice. Other initiatives explore multicultural perspectives on democracy, identity formation among young people, and community-driven approaches to civic participation.

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Our People

Professor Marinella Marmo

A leading expert on human mobility, human rights and gendered criminology.

Host Institution: Flinders University

Media Expertise: human rights, civil liberties, immigration, modern slavery, transnational crime

Dr Sahana Sarkar

Lecturer in Criminology, with a research focus on how technology facilitates gendered and sexual violence by unknown persons and intimate partners within the Global South.

Host Institution: Flinders University

Media Expertise: gender violence, marginalisation, diversity, digital literacy

The Jeff Bleich Centre was established to undertake world-leading research, to strengthen the core values and institutions of democratic societies.

Most of our research projects are externally-funded through competitive grants, contracted research, and philanthropic donations. Funding sources have included the Australian Research Council (ARC), SmartSat CRC, Defence, the Office of National Intelligence and the Australian Space Agency.

The JBC encourages and actively promotes collaborative research with national and international institutions. Collaborations have included work with the University of Adelaide, Monash University, Griffith University, the Australian National University, the University of Virginia (USA), Arizona State University, the University of Ottawa, the Victoria Electoral Commission, Defence Innovation Partnership, South Australian Space Industry Centre, the Electoral Commission of Queensland, and the European Space Policy Institute.