Past Event

TSAS Workshop – Ottawa – Friday April 22 (In Person)

Marriott Courtyard – Byward Market, Ottawa Tentative Agenda This workshop is open to TSAS Affiliates and federal, provincial and municipal employees. To register email Elizabeth Ford at ec2ford@uwaterloo.ca If you are not a TSAS Affiliate please include your position and employer. The workshop operates under the Chatham House Rule. The Chatham House Rule reads as follows: ‘When …

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What the Taliban and QANON have in Common? The Global Rise of Religious Nationalism

WHAT THE TALIBAN AND QANON HAVE IN COMMON: The Global Rise of Religious Nationalism Professor Mark Juergensmeyer February 16, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. No Pre-Registration Required. | Click here to attend. About the Lecture The return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan and the virulent insurrection at the United States capitol on January 6, …

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TSAS Summer Academy (Online with Synchronous & Asynchronous elements)

The TSAS Summer Academy brings students, recently appointed public officials and law enforcement personnel from across the world into direct contact with senior scholars, policy analysts and counter-terrorism specialists The Summer Academy is supported by funds from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Beyond supporting research and dissemination TSAS aims to cultivate …

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TSAS Junior Scholar Showcase

Agenda Moderated Presentations and Discussions: 1:00 pm (EDT) Presentations Contested National Identity: The Construction of Opinions Against Immigration in Quebec Audrey Gagnon (PhD Candidate, Political Science, Concordia University) Battle-Ready Quotes, Heroic-imagery, and Violence Preparedness: How the Canadian right-wing extremist Meme Brandon Rigato (PhD Candidate, Communications, Carleton University) Right-Wing Extremist Groups in Canada: Spatial Mapping of …

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Violent Extremism in Canada: Anticipating the Future by Clarifying the Past

TSAS and Defence and Security Foresight Group (DSFG) Online Panel Discussion To honor and remember the 6th Anniversary of Parliament Hill Attacks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on October 22, 2014. The attack, carried out by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, left Nathan Cirillo, a Canadian Soldier and reservist on ceremonial sentry duty dead, and raised questions about parliamentary …

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TSAS & Carleton FPA Virtual Workshop – October 7

Sponsored by Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs, 10:00 am (EDT) Workshop 1: Gender & Extremism “Women’s Participation in Violent Political Organizations and Beyond,” Johanna Massé (Laval University) “Gender and Extremism: Roles, Participation, and Government Responses,” Jessica Davis (Carleton University & Insight Threat Intelligence) Leah West (Carleton University) 1:00 pm Workshop 2: Framing Terrorism “Terrorism …

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TSAS April 2020 Workshop – Cancellation Announcement

TSAS April 2020 Workshop – Cancellation Announcement The next TSAS Workshop, at which TSAS funded research is discussed, was set for April 17 in Ottawa. In light of the increasing public health concerns associated with the COVID-19 virus, we delayed the announcement of this workshop. Now, after careful consultations, we are cancelling the workshop. We …

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TSAS Workshop – March 7, 2019

This spring we will hold the semi-annual TSAS Workshop in conjunction with Carleton University’s, Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month. The workshop will feature a dramatically new format: It will feature 7-8 short presentation, by TSAS Affiliated Researchers highlighting key findings from their TSAS funded research. These “5 minute Thesis style” presentations will be followed …

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TSAS Summer Academy 2019 – July 8-11, Balsillie School of International Affairs

The Summer Academy was designed to foster a comprehensive understanding of radicalization, terrorism, security and how all of these are situated in the context of a rapidly changing Canadian society. Beyond supporting research and dissemination, TSAS aims to cultivate a new generation of well-informed individuals across several kinds of institutions. The Summer Academy is a …

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‘Partnering in Practice: Preventing Social Polarization’ & ‘Mind the Gap! Youth and Practitioners Summit’

This conference will be comprised of two interrelated sections – the first section, Prevention in Practice, will resemble a more traditional academic conference. The second section, Mind the Gap!, will bring together practitioners from diverse sectors and youth leaders to engage in an interactive two-day exercise to facilitate connections and knowledge sharing between them. The …

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