In recent years, focus on the incidence of radicalization leading to violence in society has increased throughout Europe and North America. How society addresses such environments and those involved is crucial to how we can foster safe and resilient societies. When individuals make the decision to leave an environment of extremist beliefs, which often includes their social network or even their family members, it is important to understand how society can support such decisions and assist in the exit process. In this academic seminar, Canadian and Swedish experts explore different concepts of radicalized environments and share their experiences of exit processes.
Please join us for an afternoon academic seminar at which Canadian and Swedish experts will share their perspectives on how society can assist in processes of exit from radicalization and violent extremism.
Program
13:30 Bo Ahrén, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Lund University Opening remarks
13:35 Heather Grant, Ambassador of Canada to Sweden Remarks
13.40 Dr. John McCoy, Executive Director, Organization for the Prevention of Violence, and Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
Pursuing Disengagement in a dynamic threat environment: a Canadian approach to CVE
14.10 Dr. Sanja Nilsson, Researcher in Sociology of Religion, Göteborg University
Living and Leaving: Children’s experiences of defecting from a sectarian Christian community
14.40 Break
14.55 Katia Wagner, Journalist and Author
No Place for Me - A personal reflection of a young man’s entry into and exit from radical Islam
15.25 Q&A followed by panel discussion
16.00 Coffee and mingle
16.45 End
TIME AND PLACE:
Wednesday 13 November, 13:30-16:45
University of Lund Centre for Languages and Literature, Auditorium SOL:H104 Helgonabacken 12, Lund
2019-10-23