Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies

Name

Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies

Legal name

Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies

Website

https://crisconsortium.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies is an Australian independent research consortium hosted by Deakin University that conducts policy research on racism, violent extremism, and social cohesion for government, NGOs, and academic audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

East Burwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and University Funding: As an independent think-tank involving university and civil society partners, CRIS operates primarily through grants and institutional funding from government bodies and hosted by Deakin University.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CRIS is an independent research think-tank that conducts applied research and policy analysis on racism, social division, systemic bias, extremism, and youth wellbeing. It produces research reports, policy briefs, parliamentary submissions, toolkits, and youth engagement programs, partnering with universities, government agencies, NGOs, and communities across Australia.

Product overview

Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS) is an independent research think-tank, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of research publications, policy briefs, and toolkits. The core products include the Youth Co-Research Toolkit for training young people in research methodologies, the Working with Men and Boys for Social Justice Assessment Tool for evaluating gender justice programs, the Explore Youth Research Program for engaging refugee and migrant background youth in research, and the Enhancing Digital Capacity Handout. CRIS also publishes extensive research reports across four thematic streams: Challenging Racisms and Enhancing Social Belonging, Building Resilience to Social Harms, Youth Diversity and Wellbeing in a Digital Age, and Dynamics of Violent Extremism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Co-Research Toolkit A freely accessible toolkit providing information, advice and tools for young people to build confidence and skills as co-researchers, including training guides on research ethics, social research methods, and project management. Designed for young people aged 12-25 from refugee, migrant, and multicultural backgrounds engaging in participatory research.
• Working with Men and Boys for Social Justice Assessment Tool A freely accessible assessment tool providing leaders, designers and facilitators of programs for men and boys the opportunity to review, reflect on and strengthen principles of gender and social justice. Designed for practitioners running gender-focused community programs.
• Explore Youth Research Program A youth research program providing young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds the opportunity to have direct input into research that impacts their lives, with involvement at every stage from design to dissemination. Co-developed with the Centre for Multicultural Youth.
• Enhancing Digital Capacity amongst Refugee and Migrant Background Youth Handout A freely accessible handout providing resources to enhance digital participation among refugee and migrant background youth aged 15-24. Designed for youth workers, educators, and community organisations supporting digital inclusion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% community support for truth-telling processes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deakin University (Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIS is hosted by Deakin University's Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. The institute provides institutional infrastructure, research facilities, and academic oversight for the consortium's activities.
• Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer of the Explore youth research program. Long-term partner in youth research and community engagement initiatives.
• Australian Multicultural FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member and partner in racism research, co-design studies, and multicultural community initiatives.
• Western Sydney UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member contributing research expertise, particularly through the Challenging Racism Project.
• Victoria UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium member and partner in research on violent extremism and radicalization.
• Challenging Racism Project (Western Sydney University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in research on Asian Australians' experiences of racism during COVID-19.
• All Together NowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO partner monitoring right-wing extremism online, collaborator on racism research.
• Asian Australian AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partner in research on Asian Australian experiences of racism.
• Reconciliation AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on truth-telling and Australian reconciliation research. Largest NGO addressing reconciliation questions in Australia.
• VicHealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunder and partner for youth digital participation research projects.
• Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner in Symbiotic Radicalisation research examining interplay between far-left and far-right groups.
• Love FrankieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO partner in Pathways of Resilience to Violent Extremism research in Indonesian higher education, funded by USAID.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Per Capita: Australian independent think-tank producing progressive policy research on inequality, social inclusion, and community wellbeing — comparable in size, mission, and government/funder base to CRIS.
• Australia Institute: Australia's leading progressive think-tank covering social, economic, and environmental policy; comparable in operating model (research-for-policy, multi-theme, government and media engagement) though broader in scope than CRIS.
• Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD): UK-headquartered counter-extremism and disinformation research organisation and existing CRIS international partner — direct peer on extremism dynamics research, online radicalisation, and youth resilience programming.
• Grattan Institute: Independent Australian public policy think-tank producing evidence-based research with strong government engagement — peer in operating model (unaffiliated, grant-funded, policy-brief outputs) though focused more on economic policy than social cohesion.
• Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY): Australian specialist organisation supporting young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and long-term CRIS partner on the Explore youth research program — peer on youth-multicultural research and policy translation.
• Scanlon Foundation Research Institute: Australian research institute focused on social cohesion, immigration, and multiculturalism — the closest thematic peer to CRIS, producing large-scale Mapping Social Cohesion surveys and policy reports for the same government and NGO audience.

Broad incumbents

• Lowy Institute: Major Australian independent international policy think-tank — broader in scope (foreign policy, security, economics) but operates a comparable Australian policy-research model with strong government and media positioning.
• Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Global policy institute combining research with government advisory — comparable in operating model (research-to-policy pipeline, government embeddedness) though globally scaled and broader in scope than CRIS.

Regional players

• Australian Human Rights Commission: Australia's national statutory human rights institution producing research on racism, social cohesion, and human rights — operates in a similar Australian policy-research lane as CRIS but is a government body rather than an independent consortium.

Others

• Reconciliation Australia: Australia's peak national body promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians, and a CRIS collaborator on truth-telling research — adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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