Background
Andre Blais was born on January 24, 1947 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, into the family of Ferdinand and Simone (Chaput) Blais.
Andre Blais received Bachelor of Arts at the Laval University in 1969.
Then he earned Doctor of Philosophy at York University in 1978.
Andre Blais was born on January 24, 1947 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, into the family of Ferdinand and Simone (Chaput) Blais.
Andre Blais received Bachelor of Arts at the Laval University in 1969. Then he earned Doctor of Philosophy at York University in 1978.
Andre Blais is the professor of political science and fellow with the Centre de recherche et developpement en economique at the Universite de Montreal. He has published twelve books and more than one hundred articles in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, and Public Choice. He was a member of the editorial board of the International Encyclopedia of Elections, and he is the principal co-investigator of the Canadian Election Study.
His field of research is the study of elections. He is currently leading a major research project (Making Electoral Democracy Work) that examines and compares voter and party behavior in 26 elections in five countries (Canada, France, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland) through surveys and surveys. a grid of analysis of party strategy. He is particularly interested in individual and contextual factors (especially election rules) that affect the decision to vote or abstain and the decision to vote sincerely or strategically.
In the last few years he has started experimenting with elections in the laboratory. He is finally the chairman of the Steering Committee of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES), which compares voter behavior in more than 50 countries. He also holds the Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies.
On August 3, 1975 Andre married a nurse Suzanne Lacharite, with whom he has four children: Genevieve, Francois-Yves, Louis, and Viviane.