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Thesis Title: The Domestic Threat of Ideologically Themed Violence and its Links to Social Change
This presentation discusses the findings from Valarie’s doctoral thesis that examines ideologically themed violence in Canada and the United States from 1800 to Present and how it has generated social change and what we can do to counter and prevent it. A socio-historical investigation, this study uses those qualitative and quantitative findings, rather than parsimoniously building on prior approaches, to propose an applied approach to develop institutional and social policies that curtail the destructive aspects of individual and group ideologies.
Abstract
In recent years, Canada and the United States have shifted their national security and public safety priorities to address the domestic threat of extreme social violence that has emerged from contrasting social, political, and religious views. Extreme ideological movements can inspire like-minded individuals by promoting an idealized social order through enduring stereotypes and may resort to violence to elevate their social order and status. This study develops new knowledge on ideological violence, including a broader term – ideologically themed violence that is independent of political, ethnic, or national identity aims – and explores definitions and social conditions that may facilitate a development path. Employing Norbert Elias’s civilizing/decimalizing theory and Cas Wouters’s seven social balances, social change in Canada and the United States from the 19th to the 21st century is qualitatively analyzed through historical elements and linked to rates of ideologically themed violence.
Bio:
Valarie Findlay has over 20 years’ experience in private and military cybersecurity and intelligence for the Canadian and US government and FVEY partners. She holds a Masters in Terrorism Studies from the University of St. Andrew’s, a Masters in Sociology from Leicester University and is preparing to defend her doctoral thesis in Sociology with Royal Roads University. She has been a member of IALEA (Int’l Association of Law Enforcement Analysts), AFCEA (Washington DC), the American Society for Evidenced-Based Policing, Canadian Military Intelligence Association (CMIA), and the Canadian Association for Professional Intelligence Analysts (CAPIA) and is a past research fellow for the National Police Foundation (US), CATA Alliance and the Canadian Association of Chief of Police eCrimes Committee. In the course of her professional and academic work, she has published a number of evidenced-based research studies for industry and has presented as a key speaker at conferences.
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