Sylvain Lafrance, HEC Montréal

Research

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Latest funding

A multi-sector partnership to investigate and develop policy and practice models to dismantle rape culture in universities
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,499,525
Defining the policy lines: examining the role of news and social media, popular culture and the justice system in reducing and mobilizing change, or sustaining sexual violence and rape culture in universities
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$20,000

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A multi-sector partnership to investigate and develop policy and practice models to dismantle rape culture in universities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: university policy; sexual violence; rape culture; human rights; social media; news media; art and popular culture; consent; sexting; intent; student agency; accountability; systemic barriers; tacit condoning; prevention; sector experts

$2,499,525

Defining the policy lines: examining the role of news and social media, popular culture and the justice system in reducing and mobilizing change, or sustaining sexual violence and rape culture in universities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: rape culture; sexism; misogyny; policy; law; legal justice system; social media; news media; popular culture; impact; consent; criminal intent; legal pluralism; human rights; agency; accountability; power imbalances; tacit condoning

$20,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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