OUR LATEST NEWS
Find the latest news related to the activities led by the UNESCO Chair in Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Extremism and its network, including notable interventions of our experts in the media, in this section.
CALL FOR PAPERS – International Colloquium “Fictions and Imaginaries of Conspiracy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”
This event aims to explore the relationships between conspiracy fictions and conspiracy discourses through an interdisciplinary approach. Send a 400-word title and abstract, together with a brief bio-bibliographical note, to conspific2025@gmail.com by October 15, 2024. For further information, please consult the following link: https://celis.uca.fr/actualites/colloque-international-«-fictions-et-imaginaires-du-complot-perspectives-interdisciplinaires-» The scientific committee includes several members of the UNESCO-PREV Chair (Marie-Eve Carignan, David Morin, Mathieu Colin, Sylvain Delouvée)!
Colloquium on the study of democratic participation in Quebec and Canada
UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Marie-Eve Carignan will be taking part in a colloquium on the study of democratic participation in Quebec and Canada at the Université de Sherbrooke on June 10. She will take part in a panel entitled “Les médias francophones québécois victimes d’une crise de crédibilité sans précédent? Une analyse longitudinale (2009-2023) de la crédibilité et la confiance à l’égard des médias et des journalistes au Québec” with Marc-François Bernier, University of Ottawa. For further information : https://www.usherbrooke.ca/politique-appliquee/actualites/nouvelles/details/52922?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2t8W2WoToMT-nHy_QchyqYGD792gKHWK0NBypiN8ZTqXkMXaVYhcnhbWU_aem_AUam7UeBDWkSJqqhcnrffA4POZi8ID73uAPuSLg9vaJ9mhcf-hfEGx1VdzLrgCvalcFpBkst8zDbGTa0XalC0Q0p
Colibex’s Chair “Polémiques publiques en France et au Québec depuis 2020” colloquium
Several members of the UNESCO-PREV Chair will be taking part in Colibex’s Chair “Polémiques publiques en France et au Québec depuis 2020” colloquium at UQAM, from June 10 to 12. On Tuesday, June 11, Mathieu Colin, postdoctoral researcher at the Chair, will give a presentation entitled “Identité, liberté d’expression et pensée critique au prisme de l’incertitude”, while Marie-Eve Carignan, co-holder of the Chair, will lead a presentation entitled “Enjeux déontologiques et éthiques lors de la couverture d’attentats revendiqués par l’État islamique en Europe et en Amérique : entre liberté de presse et responsabilité sociale des médias” and Frédérick Nadeau, research
Colloquium “The Strategic Implications of the American Presidential Election” of the Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA)
UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Pr. David Morin will be taking part in the Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA) colloquium “The Strategic Implications of the American Presidential Election” on May 30 in Ottawa. He will take part in a panel entitled “Towards Democratic Resilience: The Post-Truth Era”, which will address the contemporary political landscape marked by growing public distrust in the legitimacy of knowledge and public institutions, shaped by hybrid media, disinformation and contestation. In this context, the panel aims to highlight the challenges faced by countries like Canada, and to engage in a reflection in the search for innovative solutions to
« Comprendre les enjeux entourant la situation actuelle à Gaza » conference at the Université de Sherbrooke
As part of UdeS Monde, the co-holder and scientific director of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, David Morin and Sami Aoun, will take part in the event “Comprendre les enjeux entourant la situation actuelle à Gaza” on May 24 at noon in the foyer du Mont-Orford at the Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke. The two professors will give a short presentation on the current situation in Gaza. Debates, exchanges and self-criticism on both sides of the conflict will be discussed, while also shedding light on possible ways out of the crisis. Professors Sami Aoun and David Morin will then take questions
“Les polycrises: une nouvelle réalité internationale? “: first international colloquium of the LIRIC
On May 22, the Laboratoire interdisciplinaire sur les risques et les crises (LIRIC) will be holding its first international colloquium, entitled “Les polycrises: une nouvelle réalité internationale?”. LIRIC Director Adib Bencherif, associate professor at the UNESCO-PREV Chair, and several other members of the Chair will be on hand to take part in panels and a round table discussion entitled “The nexus of disinformation, extremism and democratic crises in polycrisis”. To view the program, click here.