Mathieu Bock-Côté
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Université du Québec à Montréal (MA, PhD)
Sociology
Mathieu Bock-Côté | |
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 Bock-Côté in Quebec City, 2017 | |
| Born | August 20, 1980 (age 45) Lorraine, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal (BA) Université du Québec à Montréal (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Quebec nationalism, Quebec sovereignty movement, cultural conservatism, social conservatism, free speech, criticism of multiculturalism |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Philosophy Sociology |
| Thesis | La mutation de la gauche et la recomposition du champ politique occidental : 1968–2010 (2013) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacques Beauchemin |
Mathieu Bock-Côté (French: [matjø bɔk kote]; born August 20, 1980), often referred to by his initials MBC, is a Canadian sociologist, essayist, public intellectual, and conservative political commentator who resides in Paris, where he appears as a television and radio personality.[1][2]
Bock-Côté, a noted columnist at Le Journal de Montréal, is known for his work on and criticism of multiculturalism and immigration.[3][4] He strongly supports the Quebec sovereignty movement.[5]
Academic career
An alumnus of the Université de Montréal (UdeM) and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), from which he received his PhD, Bock-Côté worked at the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) as a chargé de cours (lecturer), a position he holds at UdeM's HEC Montréal.[6]
Media career
Bock-Côté worked as a columnist for 24 Hours before being hired by Le Journal de Montréal by his friend and owner Pierre Karl Péladeau.[7] His open letters have been published in newspapers such as La Presse and Le Devoir. When he resided in Montreal, he was a frequent guest on television shows on Télé-Québec and Le Canal Nouvelles. In France, his columns are published by Le Figaro.[8]
In 2021, Bock-Côté moved to Paris as he was recruited by CNews to participate in a Saturday weekly political show hosted by Thomas Lequertier, in which he debates about public affairs with a guest. In parallel, he appeared as a guest on some of the channel's other programs.[1] Bock-Côté also has a ten-minute morning radio column on Europe 1 four times a week titled "La Carte blanche de Mathieu Bock-Côté".[2] He has become an attentive follower of French politics, stating: "France is a fascinating intellectual and political laboratory."[9]
Political activism
Best known for his advocacy of Quebec nationalism and free speech, Bock-Côté is a prominent critic of multiculturalism, anationalism, and political correctness. Politically a sovereignist and nationalist, Bock-Côté identifies as a conservative and is a critic of cancel culture.[10] He has been described as a "conservative republican".[11] His approach on Quebec independence differs from previous Parti Québécois politicians such Rene Levesque and Gerald Godin[12]. While, his approach on Quebec Nationalism has been described that it is not civic or inclusive.[13] He alongside Jean Francois Lisee are cited for influencing the PQ from moving away from their history towards identity nationalism.[14] In April 2012, he participated in Réseau Liberté-Québec conference located in Levis which was organized by Eric Duhaime.[15][16] In 2019, the Quebec premier François Legault was said to be a reader of his book The Empire of Political Correctness.[17] He also was invited by the CAQ youth wing to address them that same year.[13]
Bock-Côté has been criticized for twisting information on multiple occasions to push his viewpoints.[18] In Quebec, his critics see him as a radical conservative,[19] and he has frequently been accused by them of trying to mainstream the Great Replacement conspiracy theory[20][21] and of miscontextualizing former Quebec Premier René Lévesque's view on immigration.[22]
Personal life
Bock-Côté is married to journalist, animator, and producer Karima Brikh. He met her on the show she was hosting.[23]
