UNESCO conference on radicalization

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Posted on October 25, 2016

UNESCO conference on radicalization

October 30 to November 1, Quebec will host a UNESCO conference addressing how to fight radicalization and extremism. 400 experts from 70 countries will converge on Quebec City. Five Concordia experts will be among them. Vivek Venkatesh, associate professor in the Department of Education and co-founder and director of SOMEONE (SOcial Media EducatiON Every day), can address issues surrounding hate speech, online racism and fighting radicalization via social media. André Gagné, professor in the Department of Theology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, can discuss the role of education in fighting radicalization among young people. Kyle Matthews, director of the Montreal Instite for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), along with Marie Lamensch, associate researcher for MIGS, and Marc-André Argentino, PhD student and expert on the intersection of religion and social media, can talk about the role of the internet and social media in fighting radical extremism.

Vivek Venkatesh, associate professor, Department of Education
Vivek.Venkatesh@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 8936

André Gagné, associate professor, Department of Theology
Andre.Gagne@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 2993

Kyle Matthews, director, MIGS
Kyle.Matthews@concordia.ca
514-975-8160

Marie Lamensch, associate researcher, MIGS
marie.lamensch74@gmail.com
514-793-1284

Marc-André Argentino, PhD student
Marc1309@gmail.com