Education

Richard Nadeau détient un Ph.D. en science politique de l’Université de Montréal (1988) et une maîtrise en sciences économiques de la même institution (1981).

Recherche

Richard Nadeau est professeur au Département de science politique de l'Université de Montréal. Ses recherches portent sur le comportement électoral, l'opinion publique, le vote économique et la politique. M. Nadeau a aussi étudié l'image et le comportement des partis politiques ainsi que les enjeux auxquels ils sont confrontés. Il est chercheur associé au Centre de recherches politiques de Sciences Po (CEVIPOF).

Mots Clès

Vote économique

Vote sur enjeux

Communication politique

Opinion publique et préférences politiques

Taux de participation et autres formes de participation électorale

Axes de recherche

Axe 2 : Pratiquer la citoyenneté dans un monde de scepticisme - The practice of democratic citizenship is undergoing a multifaceted transition. There are fundamental changes in conceptions of democratic citizenship and in its practice as well as the targets of citizen action. Scepticism about representative democracy as a system of governance is growing and citizens across established democracies are withdrawing from politics. Their perception about the political world is impacted by transformations in the news media practices and by online content, including social media. Voting and party politics have been the basis of conventional interpretations of citizenship, but there is ample evidence that this conception is much too limited. New forms of communication are providing citizens with novel ways to gather information and to engage in politics.

Axe 3 : Représenter et gouverner les citoyens dans des temps critiques - After learning and practicing democratic citizenship, the next critical steps are representation and governance. Democratic institutions are key elements. They shape the norms and incentives for active citizenship and they link citizens and their representatives in ways that foster accountability, legitimacy and representation. In Québec and Canada, as well as in other countries, confidence of citizens toward the institutions is low, as many dislike the way that members of parliaments behave and consider that politicians don’t honour their promises, hence various political endeavours to reform these institutions. Research on this axis will focus on the role of electoral systems, parliaments, parliamentary debates, and political parties.

theme

Percevoir le monde politique

Relier les citoyens et les institutions démocratiques dans une ère de réforme

Débattre des choix des citoyens: partis et parlements

Publications