André Blais (born 24 January 1947) is a Canadian political scientist who is a professor in the department of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

at the

University of Montreal A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

. At this university, he holds the University Research Chair in Electoral Studies, and formerly held two Tier I

Canada Research Chair Canada Research Chair (CRC) is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program. Program goals The Canada Research Chair program was established in 2000 as a part of the Government of Canada ...

s in Electoral Studies there. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a former president of the

Canadian Political Science Association The Canadian Political Science Association (french: Association canadienne de science politique) is an organization of political scientists in Canada. It is a bilingual organization and publishes the bilingual journal ''Canadian Journal of Politic ...

, and a former chair of the

Comparative Study of Electoral Systems The 'Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)'' is a collaborative research project among national election studies around the world. Participating countries and polities include a common module of survey questions in their national post-ele ...

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* 1947 births Living people Université Laval alumni Canadian political scientists Academic staff of the Université de Montréal Canada Research Chairs Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada People from Drummondville York University alumni Presidents of the Canadian Political Science Association {{Canada-academic-bio-stub