Jillian Hunchak (she/they) works as a research analyst at Public Safety Canada. She specializes in gender-based violence, including the Involuntary Celibate (Incel) movement and violence against 2SLGBTQI+ persons and communities, in addition to the far-right, conspiracy theories, and mis/dis/malinformation.
Jillian received her MA in Terrorism, Security, and Society from King’s College London in 2018, and integrates her background in Anthropology to center cultural contexts, intersectionalities, and social dynamics in her research. Prior to joining the Canada Centre, she is fortunate to have worked with think-tanks including Moonshot, Insight Threat Intelligence, and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), conducting open-source research on a wide variety of extremist movements.
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
