Canada is experiencing its first real surge of interest in graduate studies focused on aspects of terrorism and counterterrorism, and this new wave of novice scholars are significantly expanding the range of topics under study from a Canadian perspective. The TSAS Junior Affiliate Workshop offers a sample of some the original and high quality work… Continue Reading TSAS Junior Affiliate Workshop 2017
The Summer Academy is 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… Continue Reading TSAS Summer Academy 2017
Held in Ottawa, this one day workshop of the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS) presented updated findings from TSAS’s three collaborative research projects funded under the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP), led by Defence Research and Development Canada’s Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS): the empirical study of Canadian… Continue Reading New insights on counterterrorism issues: Canadian foreign fighters; online recruitment; and the futures of terrorism
TSAS aims to cultivate a new generation of well-informed scholars and policy analysts. The Summer Academy is a principal part of this plan and brings together graduate students, post-doctoral students and junior policy makers and analysts from across Canada to participate in a highly focused learning experience. The Summer Academy is designed to foster a… Continue Reading TSAS Summer Academy 2015
In 2012 TSAS issued our first Call for Proposals for new research projects. The applications we received were reviewed by a committee that included academic researchers and government officials across several departments. TSAS funded 10 of the applications and researchers commenced work on their projects a year ago (in April 2013). Given the broad vision… Continue Reading Preliminary Research Findings from TSAS-sponsored projects
In this TSAS workshop, we concentrated on two major research projects that are being established through funding provided by the Canadian Safety and Security Program. The first investigates the processes whereby individuals consider becoming ‘foreign fighters’, while the second focuses on internet forum conversations where individuals circulate extremist world views. The workshop was designed to… Continue Reading Exploring the legal and social dimensions of radicalization
TSAS brought together researchers, community leaders, government policy makers and practitioners to present on Security Policy and Community Relations. Experts spoke on a broad range of topics including preventing radicalization, deradicalization, and building social cohesion, media analysis, emerging research and new concepts and tools. TSAS a réuni des chercheurs, les dirigeants communautaires, les décideurs et… Continue Reading Security Policies and Community Relationships
TSAS aims to cultivate a new generation of well-informed scholars and policy analysts. The Summer Academy is a principal part of this plan and in July 2013 brought together graduate students from 10 universities from across Canada and representatives from 8 different federal government agencies to participate in a highly focused learning experience. Addressing the… Continue Reading TSAS Summer Academy 2013
This security focused workshop was designed to inspire policy-makers and researchers alike with thought-provoking ideas and new methodological developments. Each day, a set of scholars presented an important idea emerging from their research generating a discussion around security or counter-terrorism policy. Nouvelle feuille de route : Avancées dans la recherche et la politique liées au… Continue Reading Turning A New Leaf: Developments in Research and Policy on Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism
TSAS held a workshop on November 10th, 2012 in Ottawa. The workshop on “The Social Conditions and Process of Radicalization” was a one-day event designed to piggy-back on the Kanishka Project opening conference run by Public Safety Canada. Over 55 people participated in a day of research presentations and discussion focused on the study of… Continue Reading Workshop on Terrorism: The Social Conditions & Processes of Radicalization
