Team

Anika holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in applied political studies specializing in security and intelligence at the University of Sherbrooke. Her interest in security issues developed through her field experience working with offenders and victims. She is particularly interested in national security, polarization/radicalization, and anti-gender and masculinist discourse. Through her research, she hopes to deepen her understanding of these issues and contribute to the development of applied knowledge in the areas of prevention and security.

Historian by training, Alexane Dumoulin specializes in Indigenous history, media history, and the cultural history of World War I in Canada. Her research focuses on the representation of Indigenous participation in the conflict in the Quebec media, a topic central to her master’s thesis.
Her academic journey has been marked by extensive experience in interdisciplinary research, having studied political science (UQAM, ÉNAP) as well as anthropology (Université de Montréal). This diversity of approaches enriches her understanding of contemporary Indigenous issues and the mechanisms of media production.
She is currently refining her expertise through training in public relations, which allows her to integrate her historical and analytical skills with professional practices in communication and cultural mediation.

Alix Dusablon is a master’s student in applied politics – intelligence and security at the Université de Sherbrooke. She is particularly interested in issues related to foreign interference and its repercussions. Throughout her academic and professional career, she has cultivated a keen interest in national security issues. Through her involvement with the UNESCO-PREV Chair, she hopes to deepen her research skills and actively contribute to the advancement of knowledge in her fields of interest.

Christine Girard is a research intern at the UNESCO-PREV Chair and a third-year undergraduate student in Applied Political Studies at the Université de Sherbrooke. She is interested in issues related to radicalization, violent extremism, and polarization, with a particular focus on youth and online radicalization.
Her academic path has led her to develop an understanding of the mechanisms that shape discourse and the pathways leading to the adoption of polarizing ideas. She is committed to making these issues accessible, notably through radio and podcast projects in which she has participated.

Mathilde Gouin-Bonenfant is a postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO-PREV Chair and holds a PhD in Social Anthropology (University of Cambridge) and an MSc in anthropology (Université de Montréal). Mathilde’s research focuses on the social studies of knowledge, health, and gender, with particular attention to epistemic, communicative, and power dynamics.

Clara Goutieres holds a law degree specializing in European and international law, and is currently studying for a master’s degree in applied political studies, with a focus on security and intelligence. As part of her master’s program, she is studying religious violent extremism in France, with a particular focus on understanding and preventing the phenomenon of jihadist radicalization.

Currently in her final year of the tridiploma in international political communication and democratic risks, a program offered by the Université de Sherbrooke, the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Sciences Po Aix (France), Perrine aspires to specialize in the study of radicalization phenomena. Her final dissertation is an analysis of crisis communication and misinformation related to cyclone Chido in Mayotte, which occurred on December 5, 2024.

Alexandra Joseph is a doctoral student in law, lawyer and lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her research interests include the regulation of content on social networking sites and communicative approaches to law.

Enzo Laborda is a final-year student in the tridiploma in International Political Communication and Democratic Risks, offered by the Université de Sherbrooke in collaboration with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and Sciences Po Aix in France. He is particularly interested in the topics explored by the Chair, notably the prevention of radicalization and the analysis of related dynamics. He also hopes to deepen his knowledge of these subjects within the Chair. For his final dissertation, he studies the media and institutional coverage of the 2016 EU-Turkey migration agreement, at the intersection of communication and political science.