Gabriel Lévesque
Biographic Data
| ID | 4273129 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gabriel Lévesque |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gabriel |
| FAMILY NAME | Lévesque |
| SIGNATURE | LEVESQUE G |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3333-4704 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2027 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The relational structure of corporate ignorance production
This study interrogates patterns of interaction through which corporate actors influence environmental knowledge production. I ask 1) How intensive are relationships between corporate actors and knowledge-producing organizations? 2) What types of knowledge-producing organizations are subject to most engagement by corporate actors? and 3) How do these patterns evolve over time? I answer these questions with the landmark case of lead in the United …
Contesting state expertise after Covid-19
Recent research examines how the transformational experience of the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes trust in science, expertise and public institutions in its aftermath. This article extends this scholarship by asking how the transformation of societal norms about expertise induced by the pandemic experience shapes social movements that contest state expertise. Using interview data with participants from an ongoing environmental health mobilization in…
The Appalachian Regional Commission and the Articulation of the Coal Consensus
This article interrogates the formation of a national political consensus around coal in the United States. In the postwar era, the domestic future of coal was seriously challenged by the oil, gas, and nuclear alternatives. In less than two decades, however, coal mining shifted from being one of multiple energy options to being a national political project tied to regional development and energy sovereignty. Why did this shift occur? Using archiv…
Blame avoidance and the implementation of ambiguity in Canadian cannabis legalization
Canadian cannabis legalization was destined to produce implementation gaps: it is a wicked policy issue, imbued with moral connotations, involving multiple levels of government, and formulated in an uncertain context. Those factors all pave the way for policy ambiguities. But why do these ambiguities appear? How do they shape the behavior of policy stakeholders? In this paper, we argue that, in order to manage the unique challenges of cannabis le…
Coping Strategies and Policy Alienation Under Centralization and Performance Management: Evidence From a Survey of Quebec Homecare Workers
This study interrogates the impacts of two major administrative control mechanisms—centralization and performance management—on the use of coping strategies and policy alienation among street-level bureaucrats. Using multiple imputed datasets from a survey distributed to homecare workers in Quebec, Canada, we build models that account for control mechanisms and resource constraints. Results suggest both that administrative centralization and perf…
Intervenir sans s’investir: Le désengagement discret, mais structurant de l’État dans les politiques agroenvironnementale et de légalisation du cannabis au Canada
Entre l’interventionnisme bureaucratique traditionnel et la figure néolibérale de l’État passif et en retrait, l’action publique au 21 e siècle se caractérise par son ambivalence. Confrontés à de multiples crises (écologique, sanitaire, etc.), les décideurs publics se voient parfois contraints d’intervenir sur des enjeux auxquels ils tentent de remédier sans disposer de ressources conséquentes pour ce faire. Dans un contexte généralisé de désenga…
Cadrage des modèles de régulation du cannabis: Entre concurrence et complémentarité
Contexte et objectif : Au cours de la dernière décennie, une vague sans précédent de légalisations du cannabis a eu lieu. Plusieurs travaux sur cet enjeu s’intéressent à sa dimension réglementaire, dans une démarche favorisant le débat sur les meilleurs moyens d’encadrer la production, la vente et la consommation de cannabis. Un nombre plus restreint d’études s’intéresse aux discours entourant la légalisation du cannabis. Parmi ces dernières, auc…
De la « vocation » à prendre soin au joug de la performance: Dévoiler les réalités des travailleuses du care pour comprendre la crise du système de santé et de services sociaux
Tout juste avant la crise pandémique, 697 travailleuses du programme de soutien à domicile aux personnes âgées à travers le Québec ont répondu à un questionnaire électronique portant sur la mise en oeuvre de cette politique et sur leurs réalités de travail. Les résultats de cette enquête révèlent un système de santé et de services sociaux déjà à bout de souffle bien avant l’arrivée du virus. Au-delà de leur prétendue « vocation » à prendre soin d…
Making sense of pot: Conceptual tools for analyzing legal cannabis policy discourse
In the last decade, there has been a significant surge in cannabis legalization, with Uruguay (2013), Canada (2018) and 19 U.S. states (2012-2022) having developed recreational cannabis policies. A growing literature analyzes legalization from a policymaking or public health standpoint. Yet only few studies have explored its discursive component . This article contributes to filling this gap by developing conceptual tools for cannabis policy disc…
From right or wrong to true or false: Moral and epistemic framing in debates over cannabis policy reformulation
Cannabis legalization is often referred to as a moral issue. However, given the limits of morality policy as a distinct policy subcategory and the contemporary dominance of technocratic politics, one could wonder if it is really framed as such within political institutions. In this article, I ask how moral frames compete and interact with other frames in debates over morality policy. Working with a moral/epistemic dichotomy, I conduct framing ana…
Stratégies de redéfinition de l’enjeu de l’amiante au Québec (1949-2013)
Cet article s’intéresse à l’inadéquation entre le développement hâtif d’un savoir médical sur les dangers de l’amiante et les politiques de l’État québécois ayant permis son exploitation jusqu’en 2013. À l’aide de l’analyse historique des discours de l’État en la matière, nous mettons en lumière trois stratégies de redéfinition de l’enjeu s’étant superposées depuis 1949, soit : 1) la redéfinition de l’enjeu ouvrier en enjeu national, 2) la redéfi…
Legalize or Prohibit It ? Quebec’s Exceptionalism on Cannabis Regulation and the Framing of Evidence in Policymaking
Successive governments of the Liberal and CAQ parties have worked on Quebec’s cannabis regulation. Although “progressiveness” is a key part of its political identity, and despite its population being the largest user of cannabis since it was legalized, Quebec adopted the most repressive legislation among Canadian provinces. The process of framing the issue was nevertheless heavily influenced by the use of scientific evidence. In this paper, we se…
Experts, sciences et sociétés, sous la dir. de François Claveau et Julien Prud’homme, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, 284 p
Experts, sciences et sociétés, sous la dir. de François Claveau et Julien Prud’homme, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, 284 p.. An article from journal Politique et Sociétés (Réformes démocratiques et finances publiques : enjeux et défis actuels), on Érudit
La Coalition Avenir Québec. Une idéologie à la recherche du pouvoir Frédéric Boily, Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université Laval, 2018, pp.184
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Making sense of pot: Conceptual tools for analyzing legal cannabis policy discourse
In the last decade, there has been a significant surge in cannabis legalization, with Uruguay (2013), Canada (2018) and 19 U.S. states (2012-2022) having developed recreational cannabis policies. A growing literature analyzes legalization from a policymaking or public health standpoint. Yet only few studies have explored its discursive component . This article contributes to filling this gap by developing conceptual tools for cannabis policy disc…
From right or wrong to true or false: Moral and epistemic framing in debates over cannabis policy reformulation
Cannabis legalization is often referred to as a moral issue. However, given the limits of morality policy as a distinct policy subcategory and the contemporary dominance of technocratic politics, one could wonder if it is really framed as such within political institutions. In this article, I ask how moral frames compete and interact with other frames in debates over morality policy. Working with a moral/epistemic dichotomy, I conduct framing ana…
La Coalition Avenir Québec. Une idéologie à la recherche du pouvoir Frédéric Boily, Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université Laval, 2018, pp.184
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Legalize or Prohibit It ? Quebec’s Exceptionalism on Cannabis Regulation and the Framing of Evidence in Policymaking
Successive governments of the Liberal and CAQ parties have worked on Quebec’s cannabis regulation. Although “progressiveness” is a key part of its political identity, and despite its population being the largest user of cannabis since it was legalized, Quebec adopted the most repressive legislation among Canadian provinces. The process of framing the issue was nevertheless heavily influenced by the use of scientific evidence. In this paper, we se…
Experts, sciences et sociétés, sous la dir. de François Claveau et Julien Prud’homme, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, 284 p
Experts, sciences et sociétés, sous la dir. de François Claveau et Julien Prud’homme, Montréal, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2018, 284 p.. An article from journal Politique et Sociétés (Réformes démocratiques et finances publiques : enjeux et défis actuels), on Érudit
Stratégies de redéfinition de l’enjeu de l’amiante au Québec (1949-2013)
Cet article s’intéresse à l’inadéquation entre le développement hâtif d’un savoir médical sur les dangers de l’amiante et les politiques de l’État québécois ayant permis son exploitation jusqu’en 2013. À l’aide de l’analyse historique des discours de l’État en la matière, nous mettons en lumière trois stratégies de redéfinition de l’enjeu s’étant superposées depuis 1949, soit : 1) la redéfinition de l’enjeu ouvrier en enjeu national, 2) la redéfi…
De la « vocation » à prendre soin au joug de la performance: Dévoiler les réalités des travailleuses du care pour comprendre la crise du système de santé et de services sociaux
Tout juste avant la crise pandémique, 697 travailleuses du programme de soutien à domicile aux personnes âgées à travers le Québec ont répondu à un questionnaire électronique portant sur la mise en oeuvre de cette politique et sur leurs réalités de travail. Les résultats de cette enquête révèlent un système de santé et de services sociaux déjà à bout de souffle bien avant l’arrivée du virus. Au-delà de leur prétendue « vocation » à prendre soin d…
Making sense of pot: Conceptual tools for analyzing legal cannabis policy discourse
In the last decade, there has been a significant surge in cannabis legalization, with Uruguay (2013), Canada (2018) and 19 U.S. states (2012-2022) having developed recreational cannabis policies. A growing literature analyzes legalization from a policymaking or public health standpoint. Yet only few studies have explored its discursive component . This article contributes to filling this gap by developing conceptual tools for cannabis policy disc…
From right or wrong to true or false: Moral and epistemic framing in debates over cannabis policy reformulation
Cannabis legalization is often referred to as a moral issue. However, given the limits of morality policy as a distinct policy subcategory and the contemporary dominance of technocratic politics, one could wonder if it is really framed as such within political institutions. In this article, I ask how moral frames compete and interact with other frames in debates over morality policy. Working with a moral/epistemic dichotomy, I conduct framing ana…
Cadrage des modèles de régulation du cannabis: Entre concurrence et complémentarité
Contexte et objectif : Au cours de la dernière décennie, une vague sans précédent de légalisations du cannabis a eu lieu. Plusieurs travaux sur cet enjeu s’intéressent à sa dimension réglementaire, dans une démarche favorisant le débat sur les meilleurs moyens d’encadrer la production, la vente et la consommation de cannabis. Un nombre plus restreint d’études s’intéresse aux discours entourant la légalisation du cannabis. Parmi ces dernières, auc…
Intervenir sans s’investir: Le désengagement discret, mais structurant de l’État dans les politiques agroenvironnementale et de légalisation du cannabis au Canada
Entre l’interventionnisme bureaucratique traditionnel et la figure néolibérale de l’État passif et en retrait, l’action publique au 21 e siècle se caractérise par son ambivalence. Confrontés à de multiples crises (écologique, sanitaire, etc.), les décideurs publics se voient parfois contraints d’intervenir sur des enjeux auxquels ils tentent de remédier sans disposer de ressources conséquentes pour ce faire. Dans un contexte généralisé de désenga…
Blame avoidance and the implementation of ambiguity in Canadian cannabis legalization
Canadian cannabis legalization was destined to produce implementation gaps: it is a wicked policy issue, imbued with moral connotations, involving multiple levels of government, and formulated in an uncertain context. Those factors all pave the way for policy ambiguities. But why do these ambiguities appear? How do they shape the behavior of policy stakeholders? In this paper, we argue that, in order to manage the unique challenges of cannabis le…
Coping Strategies and Policy Alienation Under Centralization and Performance Management: Evidence From a Survey of Quebec Homecare Workers
This study interrogates the impacts of two major administrative control mechanisms—centralization and performance management—on the use of coping strategies and policy alienation among street-level bureaucrats. Using multiple imputed datasets from a survey distributed to homecare workers in Quebec, Canada, we build models that account for control mechanisms and resource constraints. Results suggest both that administrative centralization and perf…
Contesting state expertise after Covid-19
Recent research examines how the transformational experience of the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes trust in science, expertise and public institutions in its aftermath. This article extends this scholarship by asking how the transformation of societal norms about expertise induced by the pandemic experience shapes social movements that contest state expertise. Using interview data with participants from an ongoing environmental health mobilization in…
The Appalachian Regional Commission and the Articulation of the Coal Consensus
This article interrogates the formation of a national political consensus around coal in the United States. In the postwar era, the domestic future of coal was seriously challenged by the oil, gas, and nuclear alternatives. In less than two decades, however, coal mining shifted from being one of multiple energy options to being a national political project tied to regional development and energy sovereignty. Why did this shift occur? Using archiv…
The relational structure of corporate ignorance production
This study interrogates patterns of interaction through which corporate actors influence environmental knowledge production. I ask 1) How intensive are relationships between corporate actors and knowledge-producing organizations? 2) What types of knowledge-producing organizations are subject to most engagement by corporate actors? and 3) How do these patterns evolve over time? I answer these questions with the landmark case of lead in the United …
Political science (10 works) · Humanities (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Risk Perception and Management (4 works) · Social Sciences and Governance (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Cannabis (3 works) · French Urban and Social Studies (3 works)