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March 28, 2016
Print | PDFMarch 28, 2016
For Immediate Release
WATERLOO – Terrorist attacks have become an all-too-common occurrence. On March 22 there were two terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium; on March 27, there was an attack in Lahore, Pakistan.
There are several Laurier experts available to comment on topics relating to terrorist attacks.
Jasmin Zine, professor in Laurier’s Sociology program, is an expert on Muslim youth, Islamophobia, religious extremism and the new imperialism. Contact information: jzine@wlu.ca.
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Christopher F. J. Ross, associate professor in Laurier’s Religion and Culture program, is an expert on the psychology of fundamentalism and the social psychological dynamics of the response to terror. Contact information: cross@wlu.ca.
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Thomas Rose, an instructor in Laurier’s Journalism program, is an expert in journalism, international law and human rights. Contact information: 519-756-8228 or trose@wlu.ca.
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Paul Heinbecker, director of Laurier’s Centre for Global Relations and Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Distinguished Fellow, is an expert on foreign policy and international governance. He has a distinguished career in Canadian diplomacy — including posts as ambassador to Germany, permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and adviser to various prime ministers. Contact information: 613-853-2761 or paul@heinbecker.ca.
Edmund Pries, assistant professor in Laurier’s Global Studies program, is an expert on oaths, pledges and vows of citizenship, global citizenship and ethics, and international humanitarian law. He is fluent in English and German. Contact information: 519-884-1970 x4593 or epries@wlu.ca.
Alistair Edgar, associate professor in Laurier’s Political Science program and executive director of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), is an expert on international relations, the United Nations and counter-terrorism, and Canadian defence and security policy. He also co-runs Canadian Global Security, a research project with a mandate to serve as a focal point for debate, research and policy analysis related to emerging global security issues in regions of Canadian foreign policy concern. Contact information: aedgar@wlu.ca.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Kevin Crowley, Director
Communications & Public Affairs
Wilfrid Laurier University
T: 519.884.0710 x3070
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