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La Trobe University
Centre for Dialogue

Centre staff

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Professor Joseph Camilleri

Director, Centre for Dialogue
Professor of International Relations
BA (Melb), MA (Monash), PhD (London)

Professor Camilleri is one of Australia's leading International Relations scholars. With over 30 years experience, Professor Camilleri has pursued a wide range of research interests covering almost the entire gamut of the International Relations discipline. These include regional and global governance, the political economy of Asia-Pacific, the role of religion and culture in international affairs, the politics of oil and the Middle East, and security policy (including weapons non-proliferation). He has supervised more than 30 PhD and MA candidates; published over 15 books, several of which have been translated into Arabic, Japanese and Mandarin; has produced over 20 chapters in books since 1993; and has had 20 refereed articles published in academic journals.

List of Recent Publications

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Dr Michális S. Michael

Research Fellow
BA (Sydney), MA (Sydney), PhD (La Trobe)

Michális Michael has extensive experience in multicultural and inter-religious dialogue. Michális has dedicated much of his professional research examining the tensions between Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities in Cyprus and abroad, as well as other ethnic and Diaspora communities. Michális is a weekly political commentator on 3XY Radio, an occasional broadcaster for 3ZZZ ethnic radio, is an occasional political commentator for media outlets such as SBS, ABC Radio National and Voice of America. Michális currently coordinates the Dialogue Diaspora project, and is involved with the Muslim Leadership Project.

List of Recent Publications

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Dr Luca Anceschi

Research Fellow
Laurea (L'Orientale), PhD (La Trobe)

Luca Anceschi's main research interests include the politics and international relations of Middle East and Central Asia. His recently published book, Turkmenistan's Foreign Policy: Positive Neutrality and the Consolidation of the Turkmen Regime (Routledge 2008), is the first book-length analysis of Turkmen foreign policy published by a Western scholar. Before joining the Centre for Dialogue, Luca coordinated the project Giving Voice to Muslim Democrats, organised by the MEIAD Programme (Naples, Italy) in February 2007. In the last few years, he has coordinated a number of research projects that involved institutions located in Asia and Europe. Luca is currently coordinating the project International Conflict, Religion and Culture: Implications for Southeast Asia and Australia.

List of Recent Publications

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Mr Larry Marshall

Projects Officer
BA, MA Prelim, DipEd, MA in Media and Film Studies (La Trobe)

Larry Marshall spent many years in the NGO, educational and media sectors before joining La Trobe University. After teaching commerce and humanities in high schools for ten years, Larry spent four years in the Philippines volunteering with Australian Volunteers Abroad. He has also worked as a radio journalist for the ABC and community radio. Larry undertook a Masters of Media and Cinema Studies at La Trobe University, and is now currently completing a Doctoral thesis, which is examining the role played by Norway in the Sri Lankan Peace Process from 2000 to 2006. Larry coordinates several of the Centre's education programmes, including the Muslim Leadership Programme and the Our World in Crisis course.

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Mr Nicholas Taylor

Research Officer
BEc (Sydney), MIntSt (Sydney)

Nicholas Taylor comes to La Trobe University after more than seven years in the investment industry, where he worked chiefly as a research associate focusing on environmental, social and political risk. Nicholas is an active member of various associations relating to economic ethics including the United Nations Global Compact Expert Group on Investment in Conflict-Affected Countries. As a PhD candidate at La Trobe University, Nicholas is exploring the challenge that the military-industrial complex poses to human security. At the Centre for Dialogue, Nicholas works on the Dialogue Diaspora project.

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Ms Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn

Community Liaison and Education Officer
BComm/BA (Hons) (Monash)

Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn holds a Bachelor of Commerce & Arts with Honours from Monash University and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology at La Trobe University. Her thesis looks at the processes of identity construction and articulation among ethnic Chinese youth in Indonesia. Charlotte is also interested in issues of immigration and social inclusion, and has worked as a researcher in various projects that deal with these themes. At the Centre, Charlotte is involved in the Northern Interfaith/Intercultural Network, overseeing and facilitating the inter–community dialogue activities. She is also an editorial assistant for Global Change, Peace & Security.

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Ms Christine Siokou

Administrative Manager
BA (Melbourne) Hons (La Trobe)

Christine Siokou has worked for the Centre for Dialogue since its inception in 2005. Christine is the event manager of the Centre, organising local, national and international conferences, seminars and lectures. Christine also manages the day to day running of the Centre office. With an academic background in sociology, Christine is currently a PhD candidate, writing a thesis on the commercialisation of Melbourne drug and dance culture.

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Mrs Rebecca Fowler

Administration Officer

Rebecca Fowler is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in politics and history at La Trobe University, and will commence honours in politics in 2010. Shortlisted for the David Hume philosophy prize 2008, Rebecca has a keen interest in the affect of de-colonisation on the socio-political status of women and the experience of immigrant women in Australia. Rebecca brings more than ten years of experience in administrative and support roles to the Centre for Dialogue. Rebecca plays a key role in the administration and event management of the Centre, and was closely involved in the coordination of the Young Muslim Leadership Programme.

Honourary Research Associates

Dr Stephen James

Honorary Research Fellow
BA (Hons) LLB (Hons)(Melb) MA PhD (Princ)

Dr James has studied, taught and researched in history, law, political science and philosophy at La Trobe University and various universities in Australia. He has also been on the faculty of Princeton University where he obtained his PhD in politics, and was a Princeton Wilson Fellow. In 2006 he was a Visiting Fellow at the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance at Griffith University. He is the author of Universal Human Rights: Origins and Development; most recently, he has contributed to the Australian Law Dictionary. He is the Editor of the refereed La Trobe-based journal Global Change, Peace & Security (Routledge), and is also on the Editorial Review Board of Human Rights & Human Welfare. Among other projects, he is presently working on a book that explores the human right to an adequate standard of living.