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.
New Adib Bencherif article on violent extremism
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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
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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
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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”
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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.
Vivek Venkatesh to participate in community roundtable on urban security
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Co-holder of the Chair and Project Someone Director Vivek Venkatesh will be joining a diverse panel of activists and experts in a roundtable on urban security on June 17th.
Vivek Venkatesh presents Landscape of Hope at SECREV 2021
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Co-holder Vivek Venkatesh presented his landmark project Landscape of Hope at an free international online event, Cybersecurity Revolution 2021.