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2021

The radical discourse and civilisational stake

Lecture given on 14 October 2021 at the Catholic University of Lyon during the conference « Radicalisation leading to violence in the name of Islam, Epistemological, methodological and ethical approaches and issues ».

Initiated within the framework of the Entretiens Jacques Cartier in 2019, a collaboration between the Centre for the Study of Cultures and Religions of the Catholic University of Lyon and the University of Montreal aims to identify the methods and conceptual and epistemological tools to decode the discourses, practices and specific evolutions related to the use of violence in the name of Islam

This conference is the third day of public restitution of the group’s work.
Video produced by PLURIEL.

Conférence donnée le 14 octobre 2021 à l’Université catholique de Lyon lors du colloque « La radicalisation menant à la violence au nom de l’Islam, Approches et enjeux épistémologiques, méthodologiques et éthiques ».

Initiée dans le cadre des Entretiens Jacques Cartier dès 2019, une collaboration entre le Centre d’études des cultures et des religions de l’UCLy et l’Université de Montréal a pour objectif d’identifier les méthodes et les outils conceptuels et épistémologiques pour déchiffrer les discours, les pratiques et les évolutions spécifiques liés au recours à la violence au nom de l’islam.

Ce colloque est la 3è journée de restitution publique des travaux du groupe.
Vidéo réalisée par PLURIEL.

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