Associate ProfessorMatteo Vergani
Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- +61 3 924 43958 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests focus on exploring hate-driven behaviours across a spectrum, from daily micro-aggressions to hate crime and terrorism, with a strong emphasis on the following areas:
- Prejudice and violence against groups defined by religion, ethnicity, race, nationality, Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, sex, disability, homelessness
- Interdisciplinary approaches combining social sciences and data science
- Development of new measurement tools and databases for hate and extremism
- Systematic reviews and empirical research to expand knowledge
- Evaluation and impact assessment of interventions against hate crime and extremism
- Integrating AI and social media data with survey research
GRANTS
- CONTRACT RESEARCHHate Networks: Online Polarisation and Attacks on Jewish and Muslim Communities in Australia26 Aug 2025 - 29 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Matteo Vergani
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSEAN CSO 202514 Mar 2025 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Barton G,
- Barton S,
- Vergani M
- GRANTAustralian Internet Observatory19 Sep 2024 - 30 Jun 2028People funded by this grant:
- Matteo Vergani
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCompilation and review of information and expertise on existing relevant initiatives and best practice in Australia that respond to concerns about media regulation and standards.13 Nov 2023 - 31 May 2024People funded by this grant:
- Matteo Vergani
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSEAN-CSO 202229 Mar 2022 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Barton G,
- Vergani M
- GRANTThe Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey in Australia1 Jul 2021 - 27 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Cooke S,
- Frieze D-L,
- Singleton A,
- Vergani M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHMeasuring impact of online and offline campaign for building resilience and tolerance in tackling South and Southeast Asia conflict4 Jan 2021 - 28 Feb 2021People funded by this grant:
- Vergani M,
- Barton G
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEngagement of a Research and Relationships provider to support activities of the South East Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations (SEAN-CSO) in 2020-21.4 Dec 2020 - 31 Aug 2021People funded by this grant:
- Barton G,
- Vergani M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSystematic review of hate definitions and measurement.14 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2023People funded by this grant:
- Matteo Vergani
- GRANTMapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities1 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Mansouri F,
- Vergani M,
- Matrah JE
- GRANTMapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities1 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Mansouri F,
- Vergani M,
- Matrah JE
- GRANTMapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities1 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Mansouri F,
- Vergani M,
- Matrah JE
- GRANTMapping Social Services Provision for Diverse Communities1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Mansouri F,
- Vergani M,
- Matrah JE
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation of AASW and APS Programs.9 Dec 2019 - 30 Jun 2020People funded by this grant:
- Vergani M,
- AM MG
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSouth East Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations (SEAN-CSO) in 2019 20.21 Oct 2019 - 30 Aug 2020People funded by this grant:
- Barton G,
- Vergani M
- GRANTDissecting lslamophobia: understanding the varied racialisation of Islam using latent class analysis, and what it means for responding1 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2020People funded by this grant:
- Dunn K,
- Mansouri F,
- McGarty C,
- Diallo T,
- Sharples R
- GRANTExploring the missing link between hate and violent extremism: building capacities to collect and share data in Victoria19 Jun 2019 - 30 Sep 2020People funded by this grant:
- Vergani M,
- Mason G,
- Goodhardt D,
- Freilich J,
- Chermak S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHResearch and Relationships Partner for the South East Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations.22 Nov 2018 - 30 Aug 2019People funded by this grant:
- Barton G,
- Vergani M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHGCTF Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group - Workshop on Gender and P/CVE: the role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)20 Nov 2018 - 19 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Barton G,
- Vergani M
- GRANTCentre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)29 Oct 2018 - 30 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- AM MG,
- Mansouri F,
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Harris A,
- Barolsky V
- GRANTPreventing violent extremism and building youth cohesion through creative production of grassroots online counter-narratives: a pilot intervention and impact evaluation20 Apr 2018 - 19 Apr 2019People funded by this grant:
- Vergani M,
- Barolsky V
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDevelopment and delivery of the Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship Pilot Program24 Jan 2018 - 30 Aug 2018People funded by this grant:
- Beavis C,
- AM MG,
- Keddie A,
- Cinque T,
- Pangrazio L