Staff profile

Dr Sven Alexander Schottmann

Research Associate, Centre for Dialogue

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Social Sciences Centre for Dialogue

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BA (DePaul), MSc (London), PhD (Monash)

Membership of professional associations

Asian Studies Association of Australia; Malaysia and Singapore Society of Australia; German-Arabian Society; German-Malaysian Society; Asian Studies Association

Area of study

Asian Studies
International Relations
Politics

Brief profile

Sven Schottmann’s main research interests are Muslim social movements in Southeast Asia, as well as the range of intellectual and imaginative encounters between Muslims in different parts of the world. He has established a significant publications track record covering a wide range of areas including Southeast Asian politics, conflict resolution, high impact philanthropy, Islamic finance and banking, marketing and interfaith dialogue. Sven has been invited to deliver papers and give lectures at academic conferences and workshops in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Germany and the United States. At the Centre for Dialogue, he is the main convener of the Muslim Leadership Program and The M Project.  

Research interests

Asian Cultural Studies

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Asian History

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Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific

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International Relations

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Religion and Society

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Recent publications

Monographs & edited volumes

  • with J.A. Camilleri (eds) (2013) Culture, religion and conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia: Negotiating tense pluralisms. London: Routledge.

Refereed Journal articles

  • (2013), ‘Sustaining interfaith dialogue: A case study from Australia,’ Global Change, Peace and Security, vol. 25 no. 2, pp. tbc-tbc.
  • (2013) ‘God helps those who help themselves: Islam according to Mahathir Mohamad,’ Islam and Christian Muslim Relations, vol. 24, no. 1, January, pp. 57-69
  • (2011) ‘The pillars of “Mahathir’s Islam:” Mahathir Mohamed on being-Muslim in the modern world,’ Asian Studies Review, vol. 35 no.3, September, pp. 355-372
  • (2006) ‘Melayu Islam Beraja: The politics of legitimisation in a Malay Islamic monarchy’, Review of Indonesian and Malay Affairs, vol. 40 no. 2: 111-139
  • (2004) ‘Das Ende des Fundamentalismus? Neue Strömungen im malaysischen Islam’, Südostasien Aktuell vol 38 no 2, pp.356-362

Book chapters

  • (2013) ‘The national leader,’ in Joshua Barker, Erik Harms and Johan Lindquist (eds), Figures of Southeast Asian modernity, Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, pp. 174-176.
  • with J. A. Camilleri (2013) ‘Culture, religion and the Southeast Asian State,’ in J.A. Camilleri and S.A. Schottmann (eds), Negotiating tense pluralisms: Culture, religion and conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia, London: Routledge, pp. 1-15.
  • (2013) ‘Paving the ground? Malaysia’s democratic prospects and the Mahathir government’s Islamic discourse’ in J.A. Camilleri and S.A. Schottmann (eds), Negotiating tense pluralisms: Culture, religion and conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia. London: Routledge, pp. 52-69.
  • (2012) ‘Brunei,’ in Edward Ramsamy, Andrea L. Stanton, Peter J. Seybolt, and Carolyn Elliott (eds) Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia and Africa, vol 3 part 3 1900-Present, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, pp. 213-214.
  • (2012) ‘Malaysia,’ in Edward Ramsamy, Andrea L. Stanton, Peter J. Seybolt, and Carolyn Elliott (eds), Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia and Africa, vol 3 part 3 1900-Present, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, pp. 317-319.
  • (2010) ‘Comment: Islam and the reimagining of Malaysia,’ in Julian H.C. Lee (ed.), The Malaysian Way of Life, Petaling Jaya: MarshallCavendish Publications, pp. 26-27
  • (2008) ‘Muslim Democrats: The Changing Face of Political Islam in Malaysia’ in MacQueen, B., K. Baxter & R. Barlow (eds.) Islam and the Question of Reform: Critical Voices from Muslim Communities, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, pp. 63-99

Refereed conference proceedings

  • (2012), ‘Islam, properly understood:’ Mahathir Mohamad on religion, Malaysian politics and society, Distinguished Public Lecture, Konvensyen Pemikiran Tun Dr Mahathir, Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur
  • (2012), ‘Contemplating sovereignty: Mahathir Mohamad on ethnicity and religion as alternative ways of thinking about political community,’ in Fukami Naoko and Sato Shohei (eds) Islam and Multiculturalism: Between norms and forms, Tokyo: Organization for Islamic Area Studies Waseda University: 121-132
  • (2008) ‘From triumphalism to the New Deal: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the Asian Century,’Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, published at URL: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/mai/asaa/svenschottmann.pdf, accessed 28 January 2012  

Other publications

  • (2012), ‘The M Project: A forum for Muslim thought leaders,’ Al-Wasat no. 24, Shawwal 1433/August 2012, p. 37
  • (2012), Review of ‘Modern Muslim Identities’ by Gerhard Hoffstaedter in Asian Studies Review, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 581-583
  • with Larry Marshall (2012) Submission to the White Paper on ‘Australia in the Asian Century,’ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra
  • (2012) Review of ‘Islam and popular culture in Indonesia and Malaysia’ edited by Andrew Weintraub (2011) in Sojourn Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 198-201
  • (2012) ‘Christian-Muslim dialogue in Malaysia and the ‘long shadow’ of the Mahathir years,’ New Mandala, published at URL: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2012/01/26/christian-muslim-dialogue-and-mahathir/ , accessed 28 January 2012 (2012), Review of ‘Malaysia’s foreign policy: The first fifty years’ by Johan Saravanamuttu (2010) in Global Peace and Security vol. 24 no 1, pp. 197-198
  • (2012), ‘The shari’a foil,’ Al-Wasat, no. 24, Sha’ban 1434/June 2012, p.41
  • (2011) ‘ICV and La Trobe University celebrate growing partnership,’ Al-Wasat, no. 18, Dhulqa’dah 1432/October 2011, p. 33
  • (2008) ‘The lucky countries: Making Australia and making Malaysia,’ in The Independence Project Catalogue, Melbourne: Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces and Galeri Petronas Kuala Lumpur, pp.160-162

Research projects

  • Mahathir Mohamad’s engagement with Islam
  • The legacy of the Mahathir years
  • Malaysia-Turkey relations
  • Australian Muslims
  • Islamic banking in Malaysia
  • Muslim Leadership Program
  • The M Project