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International Conference — Law as a Political Resource

This conference brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to examine contemporary uses of law as a tool for political mobilization. Presentations focus on judicialization, strategic litigation, and evolving relationships between judicial institutions and democratic spaces.

International Conference — Law as a Political Resource

This conference brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to examine contemporary uses of law as a tool for political mobilization. Presentations focus on judicialization, strategic litigation, and evolving relationships between judicial institutions and democratic spaces.
Marc-André Tremblay
12 /
9 / 2026

Doctoral Workshop — Research Methods for Studying Legal Controversies

This workshop is intended for graduate students seeking to deepen their methodological approaches to researching legal and political dynamics. Sessions will introduce qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods applied to the study of judicial controversies. Participants will have the opportunity to present their projects and receive feedback from invited scholars. The workshop aims to foster methodological development adapted to the study of legal mobilization processes across national and transnational contexts.

Doctoral Workshop — Research Methods for Studying Legal Controversies

This workshop is intended for graduate students seeking to deepen their methodological approaches to researching legal and political dynamics. Sessions will introduce qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods applied to the study of judicial controversies. Participants will have the opportunity to present their projects and receive feedback from invited scholars. The workshop aims to foster methodological development adapted to the study of legal mobilization processes across national and transnational contexts.
Elizabeth Chrun
Antoine Bergeron
Nicolas Pelletier
Amélie Roy
27 /
4 / 2026
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Nicolas Pelletier

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PhD CandidateDepartment of SociologyUniversité Laval

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Nicolas Pelletier researches regulatory conflicts and legal mechanisms for addressing public controversies. His work focuses on understanding how social issues become reframed through legal language and transferred into judicial arenas. He uses mixed methods and comparative approaches to study trajectories of legal mobilization and institutional change. Within the Chair, he contributes to collaborative research initiatives and participates in scientific dissemination and knowledge mobilization activities.

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Doctoral Workshop — Research Methods for Studying Legal Controversies

Judicialization and the Transformation of Democratic Spaces

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Canada Research Chair
in Legal Mobilization
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Université du Québec à Montréal,
Department of Political Science
Room R-3670
315 Sainte-Catherine St E
Montreal, QC H2L 2C5
Elizabeth Chrun — Chairholder
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