Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Citizenship
  • Racism
  • Radical political movements
  • Dissent and democracy

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

About Mario Peucker

Mario Peucker is a Principal Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities at Victoria University, and an executive member of the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS).

He has undertaken qualitative and quantitative research on radical political movements & dissent, Muslim community activism and inclusion-exclusion dynamics since 2003, both in Europe and Australia. Mario has published five books, and numerous reports, book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Politics and Religion, Ethnic and Racial Studies and Australian Journal of Political Science.

Qualifications

  • PhD (University of Melbourne)

Key publications

Year Citation
2016 Peucker, M. (160101). Muslim Citizenship in Liberal Democracies. Springer International Publishing.

doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-31403-7

Year Citation
2019 Peucker, M., Smith, D., & Iqbal, M. (190101). Not a Monolithic Movement: The Diverse and Shifting Messaging of Australia s Far-Right (pp. 73-100). Springer Singapore.

doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-8351-9_4

Year Citation
2017 Peucker, M. (170315). The civic potential of Muslim community organisations for promoting social cohesion in Victoria. Melbourne: Victoria University, Melbourne.

Year Citation
2023 Peucker, M., Clark, T., & Claridge, H. (231222). Mapping the Journey of (non-) Reporting in Response to Racism: A Change-oriented Approach to Reporting Barriers, Motives and Support Needs. Journal of Intercultural Studies, (1-21).
2023 Peucker, M., & Fisher, T. J. (230301). Mainstream media use for far-right mobilisation on the alt-tech online platform Gab. Media, Culture and Society, 45(2), (354-372).

doi: 10.1177/01634437221111943

2023 Peucker, M., & Spaaij, R. (230101). Alternative Epistemology in Far-Right Anti-Publics: A Qualitative Study of Australian Activists. International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society,

doi: 10.1007/s10767-023-09456-z

2021 Peucker, M., Lentini, P., Smith, D., & Iqbal, M. (210101). Our diggers would turn in their graves : nostalgia and civil religion in Australia s far-right. Australian Journal of Political Science, 56(2), (189-205).

doi: 10.1080/10361146.2021.1935448

2021 Peucker, M. (210101). You are essentially forced into being an activist : the interplay between Islamophobia and Muslims civic engagement in Australia. Religion, State and Society, 49(1), (23-40).

doi: 10.1080/09637494.2021.1900766

2018 Peucker, M. (180901). On the (In)compatibility of Islamic Religiosity and Citizenship in Western Democracies: The Role of Religion for Muslims' Civic and Political Engagement. Politics and Religion, 11(3), (553-575).

doi: 10.1017/S1755048317000700

2017 Peucker, M., & Ceylan, R. (170101). Muslim community organizations- sites of active citizenship or self-segregation?. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 40(14), (2405-2425).

doi: 10.1080/01419870.2016.1247975

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

Local CVE capacity addressing far-right extremism in Australian rural and regional communities: Protections, vulnerabilities, needs and resources 
From: Deakin University
For period: 2022-2023
$57,513

All One Together: Anti-Racism Campaign 2021-22
From: Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria
For period: 2021-2022
$19,923
Developing adequate anti-racism support structures and fostering community empowerment in Greater Dandenong and Casey
From: City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey
Other investigators: Prof Thomas Clark
For period: 2021-2022
Not disclosed
Documentation of Community Empowerment Project: Establishing a local community-led network supporting those who experience racism
From: Scanlon Foundation
Other investigators: Prof Thomas Clark
For period: 2021-2021
$40,000

Grant for Wyndham Pilot Study: Empowerment and support services for marginalised communities experiencing prejudice-motivated harassment and abuse in Wyndham
From: Scanlon Foundation
Other investigators: Prof Thomas Clark
For period: 2019-2020
$50,000
Dissenting citizenship? Discussing concerns about diversity, immigration and what it means to be Australian today
From: Dept of Justice and Community Safety (VIC), Melton Council, Yarra City Council, City of Greater Bendigo
Other investigators: Prof Debra Smith, Prof Ramon Spaaij
For period: 2019-2020
Not disclosed
Dissenting Citizenship? Understanding Individuals' Vulnerabilities to Right-Wing Extremism on the Local Level
From: Dept of Justice and Community Safety (VIC)
Other investigators: Prof Debra Smith, Prof Ramon Spaaij
For period: 2019-2020
Not disclosed
Partnership with Deakin University in the Collaborative Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
From: Research Institute on Social Cohesion
Other investigators: Prof Debra Smith, Aspr Alison Baker, Prof Ramon Spaaij
For period: 2019-2021
Not disclosed

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Integrated Associate supervisor
2 PhD Principal supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD Integrated (1) Associate supervisor
PhD (2) Principal supervisor

Careers

Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.