Guy Laforest
Guy Laforest FRSC (born 1955) is a Canadian political scientist, currently serving as the director of the department of political science at the Université Laval. He was educated at Université Laval and McGill University. A former member of the University of Calgary's political science department, Laforest is the author of numerous publications on Canadian public policy. He has previously served as president of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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| Born | 16 March 1955 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Action démocratique du Québec |
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| Thesis | Les sciences humaines modernes (1986) |
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| Discipline | Political science |
| Sub-discipline | Political theory |
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Laforest was born in Quebec City, Quebec.[1]
He supported the Quebec sovereignty option in the 1995 referendum and was featured on a nightly Téléjournal panel, debating then–University of Montreal political science professor Stéphane Dion. From 2002 to 2004, he served as President of the Action démocratique du Québec and ran as the party candidate in 2003 for the district of Louis-Hébert, finishing third with 24 per cent of the vote. Liberal candidate Sam Hamad won the election with 45 per cent of the vote.
Publications
Laforest's publications include:
- De la prudence, 1993
- Reconciling the Solitudes, 1993
- Trudeau et la fin du rêve canadien, 1995
- Sortir de l'impasse: Vers la réconciliation, 1998
- Charles Taylor et l'interprétation de l'identité moderne, 1998
External links
- Curriculum vitae
- Texts written by Guy Laforest at www.vigile.net (in French)
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| Preceded by Isabelle Marquis |
President of Action démocratique du Québec 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Yvon Picotte |
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