This page summarizes research completed as part of SSHRC-funded project, "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control, 1950-2020", including most of the content found on this website.

Research completed outside of this project is prefaced with an asterix (*).

GroupResearch
GeneralArticle: "Quebec's New Religions in Social and Historical Context", by Susan J. Palmer. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau.
*Article: “Caught Up in the Cult Wars: Confessions of a New Religious Movement Researcher”, by Susan J. Palmer. Published in "Deviance Across Cultures: Constructions of Difference", edited by Robert Heiner, 2nd edition (NY: Oxford UP, 2014).
*Podcast: ”Children and New Religious Movements”, by Susan J. Palmer. Published by The Religious Studies Project, December 14, 2018.
*PowerPoint: “Children and Harm in New Religious Movements”, by Susan J. Palmer
Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT)Presentation: "Survivalist Children: Growing Up in the Church Universal and Triumphant (Montana, 1980-9)," by Lianne Koren, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019.
Sons of Freedom DoukhoborsPresentation: "History of the Canadian Doukhobors and the Rise and Incarceration of the Sons of Freedom," by Shane Dussault, at the McGill/CREOR "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control" conference, November 28, 2018.
Essene Church (Église essénienne)Presentation: "Alternative and Spiritual Education in Québec: The Case of the Cité Écologique and the Essene Church", by Marie-Ève Melanson, at the McGill/CREOR "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control" conference, November 28, 2018.
Presentation: "Sacred Land and Secular Concerns: When the Archangels Disregard Zoning By-Laws," by Marie-Ève Melanson, to be presented in NYC for the ASR on August 11, 2019.
Article: "The Christian Essene Church: Freedom of Religion in the 'Land of the Maple'", by Marie-Ève Melanson. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau.
Love Israel FamilyPresentation: "Raising Children as 'Physically Immortal' in a Polygamous Commune: The Love Israel Family (Seattle, 1984-2003)," by Shannon Clusel, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019.
Old Order MennonitesPresentation: "State Seizure of Manitoba's Old Order Mennonite Children: How It Was Resolved", by Susan J. Palmer, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019.
Mission de l'Esprit SaintArticle: "La Mission de l'Esprit Saint and Quebec's Holy Spirit Incarnate", by Susan J. Palmer and Dell J. Rose. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau.
Na Nach Breslov HassidimArticle: “Cults” and Enslavement via Brainwashing in Israeli Justice: The Case of Daniel Ambash," by Susan J. Palmer (Journal of CESNUR | 2/6, 2018)
Roch Thériault's Ant Hill KidzArticle: WRSP profile, by Andrew Ames and Susan Palmer
Conference: "The Ant Hill Kids of Roch “Moïse” Thériault", by Andrew Ames (with McGill's CREOR on November 28, 2018)
Article: "Roch Theriault and the Holy Moses Mountain Family", by Anthony Ames. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau.
Society of Saint Pius XPresentation: "Children's Education in Traditionalist Settings: The Case of the Society of Saint Pius X," by Marie-Ève Melanson, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019.
Order of the Solar Temple (Ordre du Temple Solaire)Presentation: "The Solar Temple in Quebec", by Shannon Clusel, at the McGill/CREOR "Children in Sectarian Religions and State Control" conference, November 28, 2018.
Article: "The Solar Temple: The Last 'Transit' in Saint Casimir, Quebec", by Shannon Clusel and Susan J. Palmer. Forthcoming in "The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements", edited by Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, and Paul Gareau.
Church of ScientologyBook Review: "The Thunderstorms of Eden: The odyssey of a second-generation cult survivor and her recovery from child abuse, Sandra Kay (2018)," by Shane Dussault
Tosher HassidimPresentation: "Ex-Hassid Sues Québec For Lack of an Education: Secular Imperatives vs Preservation of Religious Community," by Shane Dussault, at the McGill/CREOR "Minorities and Minority Religions" conference, April 18, 2019.
Twelve Tribes*Article: "Update on the Raid of the Children of the Twelve Tribes in Germany", by Susan J. Palmer and Listelotte Frisk. Published by CESNUR.
*Article: "Apostates and their Role in the Construction of Grievance Claims against the Northeast Kingdom Messianic Communities", by Susan J. Palmer. Ppublished by the Twelve Tribes.