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.
What role does technology play in violent extremism and terrorism?
Location: Online
Start Date: 19/03/2021 3:00 pm End Date: 19/03/2021 3:40 pm
Co-holder Vivek Venkatesh and Ryan Scrivens have participated in a seminar on the topic of terrorism and technology organized by the Consortium for Research on Terrorism and International Crime
Fall of Kabul: the analysis of the director of the scientific committee Sami Aoun
Location: Online
Start Date: 19/03/2021 3:00 pm End Date: 19/03/2021 3:40 pm
Sami Aoun, director of the scientific committee and Middle East expert, spoke in various media following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on August 15th, 2021.
New Adib Bencherif article on violent extremism
Location: Online
Start Date: 19/03/2021 3:00 pm End Date: 19/03/2021 3:40 pm
Our fellow Adib Bencherif is the author of a recent article named “Unpacking ‘glocal’ jihad: from the birth to the ‘sahelisation’ of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” in the journal Critical Studies on Terrorism.
From online hate to offline violence : Vivek Venkatesh will moderate a panel for the UN Counter-Terrorism Week
Location: Online
Start Date: 19/03/2021 3:00 pm End Date: 19/03/2021 3:40 pm
In his role as UNESCO-PREV co-chair, Vivek Venkatesh recently moderated a panel discussion as part of the United Nations 2021 Counter-Terrorism Week.
Marie-Ève Carignan appointed to the expert committee on the socio-economic consequences of misinformation in science and health
Location: Online
Start Date: 19/03/2021 3:00 pm End Date: 19/03/2021 3:40 pm
Marie-Ève Carignan, Head of the Media Division, will be part of a new Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) expert committee.
Webinar “Preventing Violent Extremism : Insights form Former Right-Wing Extremists”
Location: Online
Start Date: 19/03/2021 3:00 pm End Date: 19/03/2021 3:40 pm
The UNESCO-PREV Chair, in partnership with the Teaching & Learning Center of the University of Siena, is co-organizing a webinar on the prevention of violent extremism on June 23rd.