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Léonard Bédard

Ph.D. Student

Philosophy

People Directory Affiliation Category
Graduate Students: PhD

Research Interests:

Political philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Territorial Justice 

Biography:

  • BA (Philosophy) Laval University
  • MA (Philosophy) Laval University

Léonard’s work primarily focuses on political questions related to migration and territorial justice. At present, his main research project examines territorial injustices resulting from Canadian border practices, with particular attention to the experiences of asylum seekers. He is a Canada Graduate Scholar. In 2023, he was a visiting graduate student in public policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

(To be published, Winter 2025) Gentrification et privatisation des services publics à l’ère du numérique. Étude du cas de la stratégie de transformation de Los Angeles en ville intelligente, in. Parizeau, M.-H.). (ed.), Les Villes intelligentes. Perspectives philosophiques croisées, Québec / Paris, Les Presses de l’Université Laval.

(with J. Gosselin-Tapp, F. Côté, & S-E. Mossu) (2024) “Par-delà l’obligation d’exploiter le territoire. Autodétermination des communautés locales et transition énergétique au Québec », Canadian Journal of Political Science, 1-21, DOI : 10.1017/S0008423924000088