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Cécile Rousseau

McGill University

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Cécile Rousseau is a researcher at McGill University whose work addresses mental health care access for refugee and immigrant populations, with particular attention to youth. Rousseau has published on collaborative approaches to supporting Afghan refugee youth, the psychological dimensions of violent radicalization, and the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional work examines adolescent development trajectories, ideological hybridization, and nihilistic violence. Rousseau has also contributed to the study of Muslim identity and ethical subjectivity in Montreal's Sufi communities.

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Samuel Veissière

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Shifts and continuity in contemporary violent extremism: Moving toward a dynamic and developmental understanding?

By Cécile Rousseau & Samuel Veissière

July 20, 2026

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