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A Comparative Study of the Successful Management of Religious Diversity: Melbourne and Hong Kong

Andrew Singleton

Monash University

The study of the management of religious diversity has largely proceeded non-comparatively at national and organizational levels. As a result it is not yet possible to declare what promotes and what hinders the emergence of harmonious inter-religious relations in religiously diverse societies. This article compares the management of religious diversity at an urban level through a comparison of Melbourne, Australia and Hong Kong. The article first describes the demographic history of these two cities and then explores their social institutions of religion and organizations promoting inter-religious harmony in order to find explanations for the postwar emergence of societies characterized by both religious diversity and inter-religious harmony. Finally, it reflects on the policy implications of these findings.

Key Words: public policy • religious diversity • religious institutions and organizations • urban comparison

International Sociology, Vol. 19, No. 1, 5-24 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0268580904040918


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