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.
Rendez-vous Bénéfique 2025
Marie-Eve Carignan, co-holder, will be a speaker at the INAF’s BÉNÉFIQ 2025 conference! A must-attend event for anyone interested in innovation in the agri-food sector, ingredients and health foods, as well as consumer trends and behaviors. 📅 Our co-holder will be there on November 6 for a presentation on “Food Communication: What Solutions for Combating Misinformation?“ 👉 The event will be held at the Port of Quebec Cruise Terminal on November 5 and 6, 2025. For more information: https://event.fourwaves.com/fr/benefiq/pages
Cybersecurity and Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games study
Sylvana Al Baba Douaihy, coordinator of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, presents a new study entitled “The human factor, a key link in cybersecurity for major events: the case of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games”. This study adds to the discussion on cybersecurity at major events. It documents cybersecurity practices and provides access to scientific documentation on this topic in French. To read the study: https://www.obvia.ca/ressources/le-facteur-humain-maillon-fort-de-la-cybersecurite-des-grands-evenements-le-cas-des-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques-de-paris-2024
Annual day of strategic and political communication
Next Monday, October 27, the annual conference on strategic and political communication will be held at the University of Sherbrooke. The third edition of this event is entitled “Communicating the City: Between Professional and Scientific Expertise” and several of our members will be in attendance. Marie-Eve Carignan, co-holder and organizer, will moderate the panel “Regional Media and Local News Coverage.” Emmanuel Choquette, associate professor at the Chair and organizer, will moderate the panel “Municipal political dynamics.” This annual day of strategic and political communication is organized by the Department of Communication, with the support of the Chaire sur la démocratie,
New publication in the Amnis journal
Frederick Nadeau, researcher at the UNESCO-PREV Chair, has co-authored a brand new scientific publication with Isaac Gnocchini and Tristan Boursier. The article, entitled “Disciplining bodies, spreading ideology: physical engagement and the transnational metapolitical strategy of Active Clubs” analyzes the phenomenon of Active Clubs (AC), a transnational far-right network that combines sports, virile fraternity, and accelerationist discourse. To view the full publication: click here.
ACS 2025 Congress
Our co-holder Marie-Eve Carignan will participate in the 2025 Congress of the Association des communicateurs scientifiques, to be held on October 3, 4, and 5 at the Montreal Planetarium. On October 4, she will take part in two panels: 🔹 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: The New Face of Climate Denial 🔹 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Grabbing Media Attention, the Trumpian Strategy – with the participation of our associate professor, Olivier Champagne-Poirier. 👉 Full details about the conference right here.
Publication in the Terrorism and Political Violence journal
Pablo Madriaza, associate professor of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, along with David Morin and Ghayda Hassan, co-holders of the Chair, have published a new article entitled “How Rigorous are Evaluations of Violent Extremism Prevention Programs? Results from a Systematic Methodological Review” in the journal Terrorism and Political Violence. This study systematically reviews the quality of 267 evaluations published in English, French, and Spanish up to December 2022, addressing concerns over bias and limited empirical evidence. Using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), diverse study designs were examined —including qualitative, quantitative descriptive, nonrandomized, randomized controlled trials, and mixed methods—to assess rigor and