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.
Canadian Political Science Association 2025 Conference in Toronto
On Tuesday, June 3, Sylvain Bédard, Scientific Coordinator of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, will be at George Brown College for the Canadian Political Science Association‘s annual conference on “The Politics of Belonging: Conflict, Community, Curriculum”. He will take part in a panel entitled “Identity, mistrust and political radicalization”, during which he will present “From mistrust to mistrust, the ordinary sources of extremism in Canada”. On the same day, he will chair the panel on “Health, social policy and political cleavages”. For further information: https://cpsaconference.ca.
The Chair at the 62th congress of the Société québécoise de science politique
From May 21 to 23, 2025, several members of the Chair will be taking part in the 62nd Société québécoise de science politique congress. Marie-Eve Carignan, Ph.D. will take part in the opening conference: “L’ébranlement des démocraties libérales : quand la fin de l’histoire n’est pas celle annoncée”. Our members will also be involved in a number of workshops and round tables throughout the conference: Workshop 4 – Regards croisés sur la santé démocratique: élections, participation citoyenne et légitimité politique Panel 2: La communication politique en contexte électoral 📌 DANG Thi Huong, Perrine Hely, Simon Thibault Marie-Eve Carignan, Ph.D. and
Marie-Eve Carignan at the Festival international de journalisme de Carleton-sur-Mer
📌 Marie-Eve Carignan, Ph.D., co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, will be taking part in the FIJC Festival du journalisme de Carleton-sur-Mer from May 15 to 19. 🔎 Here are the panels she will be taking part in : Saturday, May 17 – « Informer à l’heure de la post-vérité » from 10 a.m. – « Populisme : de Berlusconi à Trump » from 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 18 – « Peut-on encore sauver la vérité? » from 11:30 a.m. – « Être informé, c’est être libre : Est-ce toujours le cas? » from 3pm. – « La menace des oligarques
David Morin’s participation at the Salon du livre de Granby
UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder David Morin will be at the Salon du livre de Granby on May 15! He will be giving a talk entitled Et si on se parlait? Polarizations, (dis)information and social dialogue in times of “crisis”. “Pandemics, climate change, immigration, gender identities and now the Trump 2.0 administration. All sensitive subjects that generate their share of acrimonious debate, misinformation and social polarization. How can we explain these phenomena? What are their concrete effects on our society? How can we deal with them constructively, individually and collectively? A conference that invites us to talk to each other and re-establish
Publication of a collective commentary in the Canadian Journal of African Studies
Adib Bencherif, Associate Professor at the UNESCO-PREV Chair, has published a collective commentary in the Canadian Journal of African Studies: La polycrise au Sahel: observations, perspectives et actions. To consult this new publication, click here.
Student Press Awards ceremony – Le Devoir and the René-Lévesque Foundation
Marie-Eve Carignan, co-holder of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, will take part in the Student Press Awards ceremony organized by Le Devoir newspaper and the René-Lévesque Foundation on May 8 in Montreal. The evening will kick off with a lecture by Pre. Carignan. She will reflect on the role of the media in the fight against misinformation, and on journalistic responsibilities in a context of declining public trust. Admission is free and open to all. Places are limited, so reserve yours now right here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-ceremonie-de-remise-des-prix-de-la-presse-etudiante-1325280612989