David Capitanchik

David Capitanchik, Project Development Officer with the Department of eLearning, retired in December. David joined the University in January 2000, having spent the previous five years in a similar role at Aberdeen College.

From 1967 until 1993 David was Senior Lecturer in Politics at Aberdeen University, specialising in the politics of the Middle East and in international terrorism. In 1996 he co-authored a report on ‘The Governance of Cyberspace’, becoming one of the first writers to consider the impact of groups and individuals who use the internet to disseminate hate material, and identify the need for regulation. David is now a frequent commentator on current developments in his areas of expertise in both the national and international press.