André Blais Explained

André Blais
Birth Place:	Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Nationality:	Canadian
Fields:	Political science
Workplaces:	University of Montreal
Thesis Title:	Politique agricole et résultats électoraux en milieu agricole au Québec
Thesis Url:	https://books.google.com/books/about/Politique_agricole_et_r%C3%A9sultats_%C3%A9lecto.html?id=xPo7xQEACAAJ
Thesis Year:	1978
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Known For:	Research on elections

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.

Early life and education

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]

Selected works

• Book: Blais, André . To Vote or not to Vote. The merits and limits of rational choice theory . 2000 . University of Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh . 0-8229-4129-5.
• Book: Nevitte . Neil . Blais . André Blais . André . Gidengil . Elisabeth . Elisabeth Gidengil . Nadeau . Richard . Richard Nadeau . Unsteady State: The 1997 Canadian Federal Election . 2000 . Oxford University Press . Don Mills, Ontario . 978-0-19-541466-0 . registration.
• Book: Fournier . Patrick . van der Kolk . Henk . Carty . R.Kenneth . Blais . André . Rose . Jonathan . When Citizens Decide. Lessons from citizen assemblies on electoral reform . 2011 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 978-0-19-956784-3.

External links

• Personal website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blais, André, 1947– . Library of Congress Authorities. 2 June 2024 .
2. Book: Robert Andrew . Young . Confederation in Crisis . Lorimer . Toronto . 1991 . 9781550283273 . iv .
3. Web site: Faculty: André Blais . . 2 June 2024 .
4. Web site: Home . Research Chair in Electoral Studies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420222947/https://www.chairelectoral.com/ . 20 April 2024 .
5. Web site: Chaire de recherche de l'Université de Montréal en études électorales . fr . 2 June 2024 .
6. Web site: Director . Research Chair in Electoral Studies . October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420222856/https://www.chairelectoral.com/director.html . 20 April 2024 . dead.
7. Web site: Mr. André Blais . . 2 June 2024 .
8. Web site: Prix Acfas Thérèse Gouin-Décarie . . 2 June 2024 . fr .
9. News: 5 top researchers granted the 2019 Killam Prize — considered 'Canada's Nobel' award . . 6 September 2019 . 2 January 2020 .
10. News: Prix du Québec: quatre professeurs de l'Université de Montréal se démarquent . University of Montreal . 27 October 2021 . fr .