Derek Silva, Western University

Research

(1) Terrorism (2) Radicalization (3) Policing (4) Extremism (5) Counter-terrorism (6) Political Violence (7) Organization (8) NGO

Latest papers

CrossFit and "Cancel Culture": Probing Practitioners' Responses to the "Canceling" of Greg Glassman.
Journal of sport and social issues · 2023

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Understanding Personal and Public Sense Making in response to the Climate Crisis
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$77,636
Policing & Post-Pandemic Participation in Sport and Physical Activity
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$26,870
Penser les coalitions écoféministes et décoloniales : conditions, pratiques et propositions
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$60,000

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

CrossFit and "Cancel Culture": Probing Practitioners' Responses to the "Canceling" of Greg Glassman.

Spencer D, Silva D, DiTecco D, West C

Journal of sport and social issues2023

DOI: 10.1177/01937235231223986 PMID: 38560404

Understanding Personal and Public Sense Making in response to the Climate Crisis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sinnamon, Luanne S.

Keywords: sense-making; meaning making; climate crisis; libraries; information practices; information and communication technologies; resilient communities

$77,636

Policing & Post-Pandemic Participation in Sport and Physical Activity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Liam

Keywords: policing; social control; surveillance; sport; physical activity; stigma; criminalization; marginalization; health; Covid-19

$26,870

Penser les coalitions écoféministes et décoloniales : conditions, pratiques et propositions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Gagnon-Bouchard, Laurie

Keywords: écoféminismes; pensée décoloniale; justice environnementale; éthique de la vulnérabilité; coalitions; changements climatiques; crise écologique; mouvements militants; solidarités; philosophie féministe; justice sociale; éthique environnementale

$60,000

How radicalization became the dominant framework for understanding terrorism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Silva, Derek

Keywords: (1) Terrorism; (2) Radicalization; (3) Policing; (4) Extremism; (5) Counter-terrorism; (6) Political Violence; (7) Organization; (8) NGO; (9) Community policing; (10) Preemption

$55,532

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Dale Spencer

Police

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Terrorism Dear Professor Silva, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "CrossFit and "Cancel Culture": Probing Practitioners' Responses to the "Canceling" of Greg Glassman." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "How radicalization became the dominant framework for understanding terrorism" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]