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.
SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE CENTER D’ÉTUDES DU RELIGIEUX CONTEMPORAIN (CERC)
The UNESCO-PREV Chair is partnering with the Centre d’études du religieux contemporain (CERC) of the Université de Sherbrooke for the Summer School event entitled La recherche de sens chez les jeunes: pour un meilleur accompagnement. Mathieu Colin, postdoctoral researcher at the Chair, will give a talk on young people’s adherence to conspiracy theories! The School is offered in both a credited version for people who would like to have 3 Master’s-level credits on their transcript, and a continuing education version. If you don’t want to take the full course, you can register for just one or two of the continuing
Operation HORIZON conference
Christine Hurov, Lieutenant-Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces, will present Operation HORIZON: “Fostering Peace, Stability and International Order” in the Indo-Pacific region, at the Université de Sherbrooke on March 24. Free admission! For further information : https://www.usherbrooke.ca/dep-com/actualites/evenements/details/55199
Le printemps le plus long mini-series
Did you know that Pr. David Morin, co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, took part in the documentary mini-series Le printemps le plus long, presented by Éric Bruneau and Alec Castonguay? The series takes a behind-the-scenes look at Quebec’s worst-ever health crisis, and the emergency response that ensued during the first year of the pandemic. Pr. Morin is featured in the third episode, “Une dose de méfiance”, available on the Véro.tv section of ICI Tou.tv Extra. The miniseries has also been adapted as a podcast, available on OHdio. You can hear our co-holder in episode 4 of the podcast entitled “Eux
Symposium “Trente ans après les attentats d’Aum Shinrikyō”
Two members of the UNESCO-PREV Chair will be taking part in the symposium « Trente ans après les attentats d’Aum Shinrikyō – Les enjeux contemporains de la radicalisation – Sécurité intérieure, criminalité organisée et autres aspects sociétaux » on March 20 and 21, at the Université de Montréal. David Morin, co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, will give a presentation entitled « La violence politique dans le discours des mouvements anti-autorités au Québec ». Mathieu Colin, a postdoctoral researcher with the Chair, will present on “L’Ordre des Neuf Angles: les convergences entre néo-nazisme et islam radical dans l’accélérationnisme contemporain”. For further information (full program, registration,
Conference-causerie “Les mots post-attentas en France et au Québec”
📣 – Conference-causerie “Les mots post-attentats en France et au Québec” (Post-attack words in France and Quebec) This activity will bring together Gérôme Truc, CNRS research fellow, Deputy Director – Institut des Sciences sociales du Politique – UMR7220 and Maryse Potvin, associate member of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, professor at UQAM and co-holder of the COLIBEX Chair. 📅 Date: March 14, 2025 🕔 Schedule: 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm at 📍 Location: Université du Québec à Montréal, Pavillon Paul-Gérin-Lajoie, room N-3730. 🔗 Also available online (ZOOM): https://libexpress.hypotheses.org/15708 ⚠️ Registration required for on-site presence: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkwAXr-Rn8fiWYnCrFe32iZX3g_xB5qxCsh1ocKmx3v0g80w/viewform
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – Media, populism and democracy: The effects of a second Trump term for Canada
📢 Call for contributions – Collective work MEDIA, POPULISM AND DEMOCRACY – The effects of a second Trump term for Canada Would you like to take an up-to-date look at the issues surrounding Canadian media’s coverage of American politics and socionumeric networks in the era of Trump’s second term? Edited by Marie-Eve Carignan, co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, and Pre. Karine Prémont, this collective work will explore the new issues raised by Trump’s return to the White House in 2025. 🔍 Who can contribute? Academic researchers, media professionals and representatives of organizations whose work enriches this reflection. 📅