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Laurence Bherer is a Professor at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal. She is also affiliated with the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales (CÉRIUM) and the Réseau Villes Régions Monde (VRM). Her research focuses on participatory democratic practices, particularly citizen participation in public management and local governance.
Her teaching programs include undergraduate and graduate studies in Political Science, with courses on Urban Policies (POL2160) and Policy Evaluation Methods (POL6509). She has supervised numerous theses and dissertations on topics like local elections, community organizations, and rural Quebec politics.
Research Trends: Her recent articles and projects explore participatory tools, municipal governance, and environmental policy innovations. She analyzes how interactive policy-making reshapes citizen-government relations and studies metropolitan governance models.
Grants: She has secured funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FQRSC) for collaborative research initiatives.
Labs/Teams: She is actively involved in research networks like CPDS (Social Policy and Development Center), CÉRIUM (International Studies), and VRM (Metropolitan Regions).
