The final issue, Volume 8, Number 6, has been published. This completes Volume 8 of The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations.

Papers of interest in Volume 8 include:

• Democracy, Diversity, and the 2008 Presidential Election: Mapping State Electoral Votes by Diversity Propensity by Garrison Nelson who was a plenary presenter at the conference
• Appropriation or Approximation: The Emergence of Intermediate Horizons by De La Rosa Sybille - the winner of the International Award for Excellence in the area of diversity in organisations, communities and nations
• The Juggling Act: Mothers as Academics by Augustina Adusah-Karikari and Francis Ebenezer Godwyll - finalist for the award
• The Equity Scorecard: An Effective Tool for Assessing Diversity Initiatives by Abbie Robinson-Armstrong, Derenda King, David Killoran and Matthew X Fissinger - finalist for the award
• Multicultural Pedagogies of ‘Recognition’ and the Inclusion of Newcomer K-4 African Refugees in Rural British Columbia, Canada by Lantana Usman- finalist for the award

The key objective of this book is to explore identity and wellbeing among young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. The chapters collectively explore some of the most critical issues in research into second-generation migrants, namely identity formation, social connectedness and the role of social policy and intervention in dealing with these complex issues.

The book also focuses on the problematised nature of certain migrant groups, such as Muslim youth in the West. The book consists of thirteen chapters organised around three broad thematic sections, namely: migrant youth identity and social connectedness, focusing on cultural adaptation and wellbeing among migrant youth; global and educational perspectives on the social experiences of migrant youth, focusing in particular on comparative insights from Australia, France and the US; and the interaction of migrant youth with new media and its implications for social connectedness.