Staff profile

Dr David Tittensor

Research Associate, Centre for Dialogue

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Centre for Dialogue

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BA Hons (Monash), PhD (Monash)

Brief Profile

David Tittensor has completed both a BA (Honours) in Sociology and Politics in 2004 and a PhD in Politics at Monash University (2011). He has presented and published a number of articles on the Gülen movement, and has also presented on Australia and its role in the Middle East, Turkey and the EU. His research interests are Muslim movements, world religions, Turkish politics and society, and the Middle East.

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

  • (Forthcoming) 'The Gülen Movement and Takiyya: the apparent neo-terrorist threat’ in Islamophobia Investigated by Greg Barton, Douglas Pratt & Rachel Woodlock (Eds.) Monash University Press.
  • (2010) ‘An alternative Pilgrimage: Gülen Teachers Doing Hizmet abroad’ in The Significance of Education for the Future: The Gülen Model of Education by Ali Ünsal (Ed.) Jakarta: State Islamic University.
  • (2010) ‘Fethullah Gülen’s Schools of Love: A Muslim Model for the Future?’ in Concerning Peace: New Perspectives on Utopia by Kai Gregor & Sergei Spetschinsky (Eds.) Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Journal Articles

  • (2012, forthcoming in March) ‘The Gülen Movement and the Case of a Secret Agenda: Putting the Debate in Perspective' Journal of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 23(2).