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Governing Through Litigation: Comparative Perspectives

This article offers a reflection on the growing role of litigation in the implementation and contestation of public policies. Drawing on multiple international cases, it highlights the conditions that encourage judicial strategies and the consequences of these processes for democratic institutions. The analysis contributes to the development of a comparative approach to the relationship between law and politics and opens new directions for studying contemporary forms of governance.

Governing Through Litigation: Comparative Perspectives

This article offers a reflection on the growing role of litigation in the implementation and contestation of public policies. Drawing on multiple international cases, it highlights the conditions that encourage judicial strategies and the consequences of these processes for democratic institutions. The analysis contributes to the development of a comparative approach to the relationship between law and politics and opens new directions for studying contemporary forms of governance.
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Judicialization and the Transformation of Democratic Spaces

This publication examines the effects of judicialization on contemporary forms of political participation. Drawing on comparative case studies, it analyzes the conditions under which social actors turn to law as a mode of public intervention. The work also explores the institutional consequences of these practices and their impact on the balance between political authority, legal expertise, and collective action. Particular attention is given to dynamics of legitimacy and transformations in mechanisms of representation.

Judicialization and the Transformation of Democratic Spaces

This publication examines the effects of judicialization on contemporary forms of political participation. Drawing on comparative case studies, it analyzes the conditions under which social actors turn to law as a mode of public intervention. The work also explores the institutional consequences of these practices and their impact on the balance between political authority, legal expertise, and collective action. Particular attention is given to dynamics of legitimacy and transformations in mechanisms of representation.
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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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