How to build cohesive and diverse societies

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How can we work to build cohesive and diverse societies and encourage government that is truly representative? How can leaders work to reduce intergroup conflict amongst different ethnic or religious populations – especially given the high levels of migration and movement of people in today’s globalized world?

  • Dr Rola Dashti, former Minister of State Planning and Development Affairs, Kuwait 
  • Dato' Sabariah Hassan, Secretary General for the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia
  • Professor Miles Hewstone, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Oxford
  • Dato’ Nazir Razak, Chairman, CIMB Group 
  • Chaired by Dr Emily Jones, Associate Professor in Public Policy (Global Economic Governance), Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

This is event was part of The Challenges of Government Conference, held on 19-20 May 2016 at the Blavatnik School of Government.

The Challenges of Government Conference is the Blavatnik School of Government’s annual high-level conference. Since 2011, the Challenges of Government Conference has been bringing together a global, multidisciplinary and cross-sector audience to Oxford. From rapid urbanisation to citizens activism, the Conference brings together the brightest minds in government, the private sector, and academia to discuss policies, strategies, and ultimately real-world solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges.