The TSAS Summer Academy is a week-long program for graduate, post-doctoral students and junior policy makers in government, running July 21st – July 26th, 2013 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, on the Vancouver Campus of the University of British Columbia.
Purpose of the Summer Academy
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 and policy analysts from across Canada to participate in a highly focused learning experience. The Summer Academy is designed to foster a comprehensive understanding of radicalization, terrorism, and security and how all of these intersect with the rapidly changing nature of Canadian society.
Registered Summer Academy Participants, please click on the following links below to download documents:
Eligibility
Applicants for the Academy should be either: graduate students who have at least one year of work already completed by the time the workshop begins, and who expect to write (or are already writing) a thesis that deals in some way with terrorism, radicalization, criminality, or security issues in Canada; or individuals who have recently taken up a position in government that addresses these issues. To demonstrate the relevance of the Summer Academy for their work, applicants are required to provide a 150-word statement explaining why they wish to register for the Academy.
The Program
The Summer academy comprises one week of intensive learning that is structured around 12 modules (2-3 per day). Participants will assemble on Sunday, July 21st , when the program will begin with an orientation, a field trip, and opportunity to socialize. the classroom portion of the Summer Academy will take place Monday, July 22nd to Friday, July 26th. Each module will include a presentation by an expert instructor of up to one hour, followed by discussion and an individual or group exercise.
The Modules
Monday – The Basics
– Introduction to terrorism in the Canadian context
– Government roles related to terrorism and security
Tuesday – Responding to the Threat
– CSIS: assessing the risk
– RCMP: investigating terrorism
– FINTRAC: where does the money come from?
Wednesday – Radicalization and its Prevention
– The radicalization process; social and psychological approaches to terrorism
– Social network analysis in the study of terrorism
Thursday – The Changing Social Context: The ‘New’ Canada
– Superdiversity and Canadian society
– The media and public attitudes about diversity
Friday – Toward a Safer Society
– Resilience: what is it and how is it achieved?
– Community outreach to prevent radicalization
– Case study: Oklahoma City, 1995 and after
| FEES | |
| Summer Academy – Registration |
$750 + hst |
| Lunch for Monday-Friday – Optional | $ 60 |
| Accommodation at St. John’s College (includes breakfasts and dinners) – Optional | $544 + hst |
* GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
This year, on a one-time basis, we have secured funds to offer a tuition bursary (worth $750.00) to the first 20 graduate students who register for the program.
REGISTRATION
To register for the Summer Academy, please download one of the attached registration forms below and email it to Marit Gilbert – marit [dot] gilbert [at] ubc.ca
- Download Student Registration Form here.
- Download Junior Policy Professional Registration Form here.
Deadline: June 1, 2013
Payment Deadline: June 28, 2013
Refund Policy:
The withdrawal deadline is seven business days before the course start date. A $100 administration fee is deducted from each refund. No refunds are possible after the deadline.