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In a newly published article in the journal Social Forces, Ina Filkobski and Eran Shor examine the role of non-state actors in political repression

Read the article by Faculty Lecture Ina Filkobski and Professor Eran Shor here: Legislative processes, nonstate actors, and political repression: the case of human rights NGOs in Israel

Prof. Skyler Wang’s co-published Nature article introduces a state-of-the-art, multilingual speech and text translation model

In a Nature article, Prof. Skyler Wang and an interdisciplinary team of researchers introduced a state-of-the-art multilingual and multitasking model capable of translating and transcribing across speech and text in 100 languages. By making their work open-source, they empower researchers to expand language coverage and enhance translation quality in future language technologies. This pioneering contribution lays the foundation for achieving a universal speech translator.
Read the full article in the McGill reporter here: No language left behind: McGill researcher helps advance the creation of a universal translator

Professor Jennifer Elrick and our MA student Emma Hébert recently published a book chapter on multiculturalism in Germany.

Elrick, J., & Hébert, E. (2024). Multiculturalism Discourse and Policy: The Convergence of Two Path-Dependent Trajectories in Germany. In Multiculturalism on the Mend? The Political Left and Ethnic Minorities in Liberal Democracies (pp. 135-154). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

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