The fight against extremist discourse on the Internet and on social media is paramount in countering terrorism and radical recruitment. However, radical, terrorist discourse is a very complex linguistic and sociolinguistic phenomenon. In this article, the authors tried to characterise pieces of discourse using an interdisciplinary approach.
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The Université de Sherbrooke launches “UdeS Monde”, an exchange and knowledge sharing centre
In order to raise awareness in the Université de Sherbrooke community about the many benefits of internationalization and to encourage the development of initiatives, the Université de Sherbrooke is launching “UdeS Monde”, a centre for exchanges and knowledge sharing.
New MRIF Report on the Quebec-UNESCO community
The Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec (MRIF) recently published a report entitled “Le Québec et l’UNESCO — Une vision, une communauté, des priorités pour 2020-2021.“ The report highlights the contribution of the Quebec-UNESCO community.
“Misinformation at the time of COVID-19” webinar on november 2nd
Location: Online
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Marie-Ève Carignan, Director of the Media Division for the UNESCO-PREV Chair, will participate in this webinar on misinformation in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event, will take place online on the Zoom platform on Monday, November 2, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Vivek Venkatesh Speaking at KU Leuven’s Live Webinar on Radicalism, Extremism, and Islamophobia
Location: Online
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Vivek Venkatesh, co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair and director of the Someone Project, will participate in a live webinar on radicalism, extremism and Islamophobia organized by the Institute of Media Studies of KU Leuven. This interdisciplinary panel will take place on November 4, 2020 from 9:00 p.m to 10:15 p.m (Québec Time). .
Landscape of Hope Awarded Funding from Canadian Heritage
As part of the Canadian federal government’s Anti-Racism Action Program, Canadian Heritage has awarded funding to Concordia University and it’s Landscape of Hope unique evidence-based intervention. The project is also a youth-led art initiative.
Radicalization and Violent Extremism: What Science Says and Does in Quebec
Ghayda Hassan and David Morin, co-holders of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, wrote an open letter in the newspaper La Presse in response to a text by Gérard Bouchard published on September 26, 2020.
Counter‐Narratives for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation: A Systematic Review of Targeted Interventions
A new report titled “Counter‐narratives for the prevention of violent radicalisation: A systematic review of targeted interventions” was recently released in Campbell Systematic Reviews. The objective of this review was to provide a synthesis of the effectiveness of counter‐narratives in reducing the risk of violent radicalisation. The review contributes to existing literature on violent radicalisation‐prevention, highlighting the care and complexity needed to design and evaluate narrative‐based interventions which directly counter existing, dominant narratives.
New Systematic Review of Mental Health Problems and Violent Extremism
A new systematic review relating to mental health problems and violent extremism was recently released in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology.
This systematic review assesses the impact of mental health problems upon attitudes, intentions and behaviours in the context of radicalisation and terrorism.
“Is There Radicalization in Chile?” Webinar on September 30th
Location: Online
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Pablo Madriaza, the scientific coordinator of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, has been invited to participate in the online conference “Is there radicalization in Chile? The Chilean Social Explosion and Comparative Evidence”. Organized by the Center for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion of Chile (COES), the event will take place on Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. (Quebec time).