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Biography
Adam Possamai FASSA is a Professor of Sociology at Western Sydney University and the Deputy Dean of the School of Social Sciences. He is renowned internationally for his work on popular religion, social theory, contemporary religion and Australian Aboriginal Peoples, and Muslim laws and society. He is the current International Secretary for the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a former President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee 22 (RC22) on the sociology of religion, and of the Australian Association for the Study of Religions. He was a visiting Professor at the Graduate Center if the City University of New York, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Partis, and the Summer Institute of Hokkaido University, Japan (in remote). He is also a SFF writer.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
Bachelor of Social Science
Graduate Diploma in Education
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Digital exorcism and morality
Possamai, A. & Gower, R., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Journal of Sociology. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Faith and toleration in neoliberal times : Australia as a case study
Possamai, A., 2024, The Routledge Companion to Freedom of Expression and Censorship. Steel, J. & Petley, J. (eds.). U.K.: Routledge, p. 183-191 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter
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Got sick of surveys or lack of social capital? : an investigation on the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on institutional surveying
Possamai, A., Possamai-Inesedy, A., Corpuz, G. & Greenaway, E., Mar 2024, In: The Australian Educational Researcher. 51, 1, p. 21-39 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Religion and post-secular SDGs
Possamai, A., 2024, In: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Indonesia. 5, 1, p. 22-31 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social media and pop culture
Openshaw, K. & Possamai, A., 1 Jan 2024, The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches. Adogame, A., Bauman, C. M., Parsitau, D. & Yip, J. (eds.). U.K.: Routledge, p. 441-452 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter
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Being a Transnational Muslim in Australia in an Era of Hyper-Security
Possamai, A. (PI)
1/07/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Muslims on Campus: University Life for Muslim students in Australia
Possamai, A. (PI) & Dunn, K. (Investigator)
15/11/12 → 6/02/15
Project: Research
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Non-Religion amongst Australian Aboriginal Peoples
Possamai, A. (PI) & Morgan, G. (Investigator)
13/11/12 → 31/01/14
Project: Research
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Testing the limits of post-secularism and multiculturalism in Australia, France and the USA: Shari'a in the everyday life of Muslim communities
Possamai, A. (PI), Dagistanli, S. (Investigator), Voyce, M. (Investigator) & Turner, B. (Investigator)
1/07/12 → 29/02/16
Project: Research
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Experience of Muslims in Australian and US courts
Possamai, A. (PI) & Tait, D. (Investigator)
9/11/11 → 28/02/13
Project: Research
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Comparison of website content published by two Sufism orders in Sydney, Australia
Milani, M. & Possamai, A., Western Sydney University, 1 Nov 2013
https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/303608e0519411ecb15399911543e199
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Australian Research Council College of Experts (Event)
Possamai, A. (Other)
1 Jan 2022 → 1 Jan 2024Activity: Membership › Council
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Jean Martin Award Panel from the Australian Sociological Association (Event)
Possamai, A. (Chair)
1 Jan 2016 → 1 Jan 2017Activity: Membership › Association
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President of the Sociology of Religion Section (RC22) from the International Sociological Association (Event)
Possamai, A. (Other)
1 Jan 2010 → 1 Jan 2014Activity: Membership › Association
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Jean Martin Award Panel from the Australian Sociological Association (Event)
Possamai, A. (Chair)
1 Jan 2010 → 1 Jan 2014Activity: Membership › Association
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President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religions (Event)
Possamai, A. (Other)
1 Jan 2003 → 1 Jan 2005Activity: Membership › Association