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Mathieu Colin

Scientific Director, UNESCO-PREV Chair | Adjunct Professor, School of Applied Politics, Université de Sherbrooke

Research


My research is characterized by its interdisciplinary nature, blending sociology, political science, and religious studies. My main current areas of study concern the following fields:

  • The ideological hybridization and evolution of terrorist and extremist threats (such as militant accelerationism, nihilistic violent extremism, etc.)
  • Conspiracism, spirituality and regimes of truth
  • Polarization, radicalization, political violence, and the institutionalization of far-right ecosystems
  • Political and religious social movements, particularly in the United States (such as the Christian Right, The Satanic Temple, etc.)

I have also supervised around twenty students on topics related to these research areas.

Current research projects (selection):

  • Principal investigator: "The evolution of the conspiracy movement in Canada after the pandemic" (2025-2027). Funding: SSHRC Insight Development Grant.
  • Co-researcher: “At the School of Uncertainty: Examining Conflicts of Truth in School Contexts in Quebec, Belgium, France, and Switzerland” (2025–2030), under the direction of Stéphanie Tremblay, Université du Québec à Montréal. Funding : SSHRC Insight Grant.
  • Co-researcher (Canadian team): “Deep Dialogue: De-escalating Extremism & Polarization through Dialogue” (2026–2029), under the direction of Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Lund University. Funding: Horizon Europe Programme.


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