The answer: a lot. First year MIPIS student Matthew Howland recently had his work showcased at a launch event for the Canadian Incident Database, which is a tool that helps to understanding terrorism and violent extremism involving Canadian perpetrators, targets and victims. The video below maps these incidents in Canada and abroad, and it began as part of a project in Dr. Joshua Kilberg’s course on Terrorism and International Security, which is jointly offered by our program and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
As Howland describes in the original article, the video importantly demonstrates that acts of terrorism in Canada are multidimensional and are not rooted in one cause or ideology. The original article detailing Howland’s work is available here. Howland’s approach towards incidents of terrorism and violent extremism is just one of the many examples of unique learning opportunities available for students in our program.