André Blais
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- Acfas Prix Marcel-Vincent (1996)
- Killam Prize (2019)
- Prix Léon-Gérin (2021)
André Blais | |
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| Known for | Research on elections |
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| Fields | Political science |
| Institutions | University of Montreal |
| Thesis | Politique agricole et résultats électoraux en milieu agricole au Québec (1978) |
| Website | www |
André Blais (born 24 January 1947)[1] is a Canadian political scientist, a professor emeritus in the department of political science at the University of Montreal. His research specialization is electoral studies.
Blais was born in Drummondville, Quebec.[2] He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Université Laval and master's and doctoral degrees from York University.[3] His doctoral dissertation was "Politique agricole et résultats électoraux en milieu agricole au Québec".
Career
At the University of Montreal, where he is now professor emeritus,[3] Blais has headed the research group in electoral studies since 2001, initially as a Tier I Canada Research Chair and since 2015 as holder of a University Research Chair.[4][5][6] From 1988 to 1993 he was an investigator in the Canadian Election Study; from 1997 to 2006 he was principal investigator. He is a former president of the Canadian Political Science Association, and a former chair of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems.[6]
Honors
Blais became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1999.[3][7] In 1996, he was awarded the Prix Marcel-Vincent by Acfas.[3][8] He won the 2019 Killam Prize for Social Sciences.[9] In 2021, he received the Prix Léon-Gérin, one of the Prix du Québec.[10]
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