Associate Professor specializing in Politico-Religious Extremism and Violence, Concordia University
André Gagné is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts (Department of Theological Studies) at Concordia University. He is also a Digital Fellow of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) as well as a research associate with the Centre d'expertise de formation sur les intégrismes religieux et la radicalisation (CEFIR). He works on questions related to politico-religious extremism and violence, radicalization, social identity and movements, self-categorization, as well as the use of sacred texts and traditions by extremist groups and individuals to justify acts of violence.
The Christian right's efforts to transform society
Jul 26, 2019 09:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The battle now raging in several American states over womens reproductive rights is a direct result of the Christian rights efforts to impose its religious values on the family and in politics. The polarization around...
9/11 anniversary: Understanding extremist motives could stop further violence
Sep 11, 2017 09:04 am UTC| Insights & Views
Monday marks the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States that claimed 2,977 lives. Whats changed since 9/11? How has our view of Islamist terrorists been transformed since that dreadful...