Phillip Mar is a Research Associate with the Institute for Culture and Society. He completed a doctorate in social anthropology in 2002, and has lectured in cultural sociology and anthropology at the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and Macquarie University. His research interests include transnational migration and culture, contemporary Hong Kong and Chinese society and culture, urban space, and changing forms of nationalism and multiculturalism. He is currently researching art practices and cultural policy.