Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Assessing Canada’s Domestic & International Strategies Workshop

The opening panel "Setting the Stage: Threats, Responses Evaluation, and International Experiences" will be open to CIDP members, fellows and associates.  Presenters will discuss recent developments in CVE and CT focussing on both research and practical applications.  Panellists will also comment on national perspectives (Canada, the US and Australia) pertaining to three core areas: empirically validated intervention programs, pathways to violent radicalization, and nationally directed programming.

The evolving threat of global terrorism has given rise to complex challenges with both domestic and international dimensions. Trends such as the foreign fighter phenomenon, the rampant spread of extremist ideologies online and within communities, and a dramatic increase in terrorist incidents worldwide, have necessitated a more holistic approach to counter violent extremism and terrorism. The field of countering violent extremism (CVE) and the application of preventative, soft power strategies that address the drivers of radicalization have come to the forefront of efforts to combat these threats. 

While existing scholarship features extensive research on the potential of CVE strategies, formal program evaluation methodologies remain lacking, complicating the policy making process in this area and undermining the effectiveness of subsequent initiatives. Experts from various sectors, including academia, government, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations (NGO’s, think tanks), will gather to critically assess the state of CVE and CT strategies, and will help develop success metrics that can be used by current and future stakeholders of CVE and CT initiatives.

The workshop is co-sponsored with:

• Public Safety Canada
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
• U.S. Embassy Ottawa
• Cachet Hospitality Group
• Centre for the Study of Democracy,
• Institute of Intergovernmental Relations 

Events Coordinator
Maureen Bartram

Telephone: 613-533-2381
Fax:
Email: m.bartram@queensu.ca

Program Coordinator
Nora Abdelraham Ibrahim

Telephone: 613-533-2381
Fax:
Email: 14nai@queensu.ca