Despite the long-standing connection between South Australia and the national development of immigrant multiculturalism, epitomised through the role of Premier Don Dunstan, recent policy developments have not yet been studied at the state level. This article evaluates the development and ‘policy success’ of multiculturalism in South Australia from 2007 to 2017, a period characterised by the so-called ‘backlash against multiculturalism’ in many liberal democracies. The study is based on interviews with policymakers and policy stakeholders, triangulated against policy documentation and other grey literature. Overall, policy efforts by successive state governments can be characterised as ‘quiet multiculturalism’, in that they have become entrenched as the political norm. Multiculturalism tends not to be politically contentious, leaving policymakers to implement policies without much fanfare. At the same time though, there is a risk of fragility. Deeper structural barriers to equal opportunity may be overlooked due to an attitude that existing policies promoting ‘access and equity’ are sufficient or can be scaled down.

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南澳大利亚安静的多元文化主义：2007 年至 2017 年移民多元文化主义政策成功的精英视角

尽管南澳大利亚与移民多元文化的国家发展之间存在着长期的联系，通过总理唐·邓斯坦 (Don Dunstan) 的角色体现出来，但最近的政策发展尚未在州一级进行研究。本文评估了 2007 年至 2017 年南澳大利亚多元文化主义的发展和“政策成功”，这一时期的特点是许多自由民主国家所谓的“反对多元文化主义”。该研究基于对政策制定者和政策利益相关者的采访，并与政策文件和其他灰色文献进行了三角分析。总体而言，历届州政府的政策努力可以被描述为“安静的多元文化主义”，因为它们已成为根深蒂固的政治规范。多元文化主义往往不会在政治上引起争议，让政策制定者在没有大张旗鼓的情况下实施政策。但与此同时，也存在脆弱的风险。由于认为促进“获取和公平”的现有政策已经足够或可以缩减的态度，可能会忽视机会平等的更深层次的结构性障碍。