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.
Harvard Divinity School Conference
UNESCO-PREV Chair postdoctoral researcher Mathieu Colin will present a conference at the Harvard Divinity School, Program for the Evolution of Spirituality, on April 25. His presentation is entitled “Hail Resistance: Spiritual Resistance to Christian Hegemony Within The Satanic Temple“. “Founded in the US by Malcolm Jarry and Lucien Greaves at the end of the year 2012, the Satanic Temple (TST) is both a non-theistic religion, a secularist group and a satanic group fighting for the strict separation of Church and State (Laycock 2020, Introvigne 2016). The Satanic Temple aims at raising the question of the integration of non-Christians as respectful
11e Atelier international du GRCP
The 11th Atelier international du GRCP will be held on April 18 and 19. Two members of the UNESCO-PREV Chair are on the organizing committee: Marie Eve-Carignan, co-titular, and Pr. Emmanuel Choquette, associate professor, accompanied by Pr. Carol-Ann Rouillard, professor in the Department of Communication at the Université de Sherbrooke. One of the event’s presenters, Sylvain Delouvée, is a collaborator with the UNESCO-PREV Chair. His presentation is entitled: “Rumeurs(s) et réalité(s): une analyse (socio-)cognitive des dynamiques de la désinformation politique”. For further information, click here: https://www.grcp.ulaval.ca/evenements/atelier-international-2024-11e-edition
Study day on the transdisciplinary challenges of climate information and misinformation
On April 9, a study day will be held to take a transdisciplinary and multifaceted look at climate information and misinformation. “Climate information and misinformation are cross-cutting phenomena that affect the disciplines within which climate change is studied. In order to fully understand the consequences of these phenomena, it is important to encourage dialogue between the various disciplines and stakeholders. Thanks to the support of the federating research themes “climate change and the environment” and “living together”, the UNESCO-Prev Chair and Climatoscope, this is exactly what is proposed by the present study day.” The following are invited to take
Semaine de la citoyenneté – “Rebâtir nos sociétés”
UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Pr. Marie-Eve Carignan will give a lecture as part of the 12th edition of Semaine de la citoyenneté, entitled “Rebâtir nos sociétés”. “While the problem of misinformation is not new, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dangers of this phenomenon. Canada is facing an “infodemia” that is leading some people to adopt more extremist positions, increasing social polarization and potentially compromising public safety. This adherence to misinformation is strongly linked to a distrust of government, the media and law enforcement agencies. How, in this context, can we disentangle the true from the false? What is conspiratorial thinking?
Forum de la diversité culturelle organized by Action interculturelles
UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Pr. David Morin will be giving a talk at the Forum de la diversité culturelle organized by Actions interculturelles on March 21. Young people aged 18 to 35 from the Eastern Townships will be able to interact with a number of speakers in an attempt to find solutions to racism and discrimination. When: March 21, from 8h30AM to 4h30PM. Where: Delta Hotel, 2685 King Ouest street, Sherbrooke. Click here to register! For more informations.
From Systematic Evidence Reviews to Evidence-Based Practice: A Case Example on Prevention of Violent Extremism
UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Ghayda Hassan and Scientific Coordinator of the CPN-PREV Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie will co-present next week a public lecture hosted by the Centre for Research and Security Practices (Wilfrid Laurier University) : “This three-hour workshop will provide resources to develop evidence-based best practice using violent extremism as a case example. We will first present the principles, methods, and advantages of systematic reviews in terms of the quality of evidence they provide. We will then present how the evidence is integrated into a Delphi process to generate evidence-based or evidence-informed practices. We will close the loop by focusing on the