不良研究所

Axis 鈥淕overnance, institutions, and citizen participation鈥

不良研究所

Caroline Patsias

Regular member

Portrait of Caroline PatsiasAffiliation

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al)

Research interests

Citizen participation, local and municipal policies, civil society organizations and state transformations, social innovation

Contact information


Department of Political Science, UQAM
Hubert Aquin Building
400, Sainte-Catherine East, Montr茅al (QC), H2L 2C5
Office: A-3680
Phone: (514) 987-3000 #2754

patsias.caroline [at] uqam.ca (> Email)

Recent publications


  • Patsias C. and S. Patsias 2023. 鈥淧oliticization at the local political level within representative and participative institutions: the example of a poor Montreal borough鈥. Local Governments studies.
  • Patsias C. 2023. 鈥淭he Radicals Watched from the Sidelines or the Ambivalent Citizens鈥 Relations to Radicalism in a Poor Montreal Neighborhood: How Non-Radical and Radical Groups Conceptualize and Discuss Social Class and Ethnic Identity鈥. Journal of Civil Society.
  • Patsias, C et Pr茅vost P. 鈥淧ourquoi 茅tudier le palier politique local鈥 (Why studying the local political level?). In J. Pr茅vost and P. May (Eds), Probl猫mes politiques contemporains (Contemporary Political Issues). Montreal : JFD 茅ditions. 189-202.
  • Patsias, C. 鈥淟es conseils municipaux鈥 (The Municipal Councils). In S. Breux et A. Mevellec (dir.), Dictionnaire politique de la sc猫ne municipale qu茅b茅coise (Political Dictionnary of Quebec Municipal Scene). PUL. Accept茅.

Selected publications


Caroline Patsias, Durazo, J. et S. Patsias. 芦 The Steep and Slippery Slope of Politics: Civic Spirit, Empowerment and Politicization in Citizen Committees 禄, European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 2018, 6(1) : 95-123.

Benoit M. et Caroline Patsias. 芦 Greening the agri-environmental policy by territorial and participative implementation processes? Evidences from two French regions 禄, Journal of Rural Studies, vol. LV, 2017, p. 1-11.

Caroline Patsias. 芦 Parc-Extension鈥: un quartier montr茅alais presque ordinaire 禄, dans J-L Klein et R. Shearmur (dir.), Montr茅al鈥: La cit茅 des cit茅s, Qu茅bec鈥, PUQ, 2017, p. 83-104.

Caroline Patsias. Chronique de d茅mocraties ordinaires : le politique au sein des comit茅s de citoyens au Qu茅bec et en France, Montr茅al鈥, Les Presses de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al, 2016.

Caroline Patsias et S. Patsias. 芦 鈥疭ocial forums and friendship: A new way of contemplating the notion of friendship in international relations 鈥, dans K. Simon et A. Oelsner (dir.), Friendship in International Relations, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2014, p. 162-181.

Caroline Patsias et S.Patsias. 芦 鈥疶he Municipal Political Campaign in the District of Park-Extension in Montr茅al鈥: How Representatives Avoid Politics 鈥, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. XXIII, no 2, 2014, p. 123-142.

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