Article in Police Chief Magazine
TSAS affiliates Rick Parent and James O Ellis III have published an article”Countering Radicalization and Extremism: A Strategic Approach to Community Policing” in the Fall 2015 Edition of Police Chief Magazine. See the full article here.
2015 TSAS Summer Academy
The 2015 edition of the TSAS Summer Academy wrapped up at the end of July at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, at the UBC Vancouver campus. With 29 students from academia, government, and beyond, there was a wide diversity of disciplines represented in the room. We would like to sincerely thank all of our […]
TSAS Studentship Results
TSAS has completed adjudicating the second round of studentship awards, and would like to congratulate the following students on their successful proposals: Suzzette Lopez Abbasciano, Center for Terrorism Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell This project will analyze social media campaigns that emerge after terrorist attacks to examine the role such campaigns play in countering violent […]
SSHRC Partnership Grant success for TSAS
We are pleased to report that SSHRC has awarded a $2.15 million Partnership Grant for The Canadian Network for the Study of Terrorism, Security, and Society (TSAS). TSAS was established in 2012 and is intended to foster multidisciplinary research on terrorist radicalization, the coordinated interaction of academic researchers with government officials, and the cultivation of […]
Counter-Terrorism: Assessing the Policy Response
Save the Date! Brown Bag Event on October 2 Join us on Friday, October 2 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for an engaging presentation by Benoit Gomis, author of Counter-Terrorism: Assessing the Policy Response. The event is free to attend. Light lunch provided. Date: Friday, October 2, 2015 Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. […]
Benoit Gomis on travel bans to terrorism hotspots
Benoit Gomis has written a piece for World Politics Review on why a travel ban to terrorism hotspots (already in place in Australia, and recently proposed by Stephen Harper) is, at best, likely to be ineffective, and, at worst, counterproductive. See the full article here: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/16543/travel-bans-to-terrorism-hot-spots-won-t-deter-foreign-fighters
Intelligence on Tap
Hosted by the Canadian Military Intelligence Association Enjoy a presentation on a Canadian intelligence issue and an informal dinner with colleagues and friends. For those who are busy, you may wish to attend only the presentation. THURSDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2015 O’CONNOR ROOM, SHERATON HOTEL, 150 ALBERT STREET, OTTAWA Registration and reception 5:00 p.m. Presentation 6:00 […]
Special Competition: Fulbright Canada Solicits Chair in Peace & War Studies
Fulbright Canada is running a Special Competition for a Visiting Research Chair in Peace and War Studies at Norwich University for Spring 2016. The appointment comes with a $25,000 award, provided most generously by Mr. Fred Weintz, Jr. and family, access to all Norwich University resources such as Smithsonian Museum materials (Norwich is a Smithsonian […]
Valarie Findlay: Terrorism: Learn To Live With It
Why Canada and its partners need to focus on defining, mitigating and managing – not eliminating – terrorism In these days of sound-bites and quick quotes, the issue of global terrorism by non-state and state-sympathizers has created conundrums in Western Nations when devising and communicating effective approaches, responses and analysing causalities. We see this in […]
David C. Hofmann
TSAS congratulates David C. Hofmann, a TSAS junior affiliate, who has accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He will be defending his dissertation on charismatic authority in terrorist groups in the Department of Sociology and Legal […]