Alexandre Pelletier
Biographic Data
| ID | 825109 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandre Pelletier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandre |
| FAMILY NAME | Pelletier |
| SIGNATURE | PELLETIER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3834-5106 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Who Endorses Environmental Activism? Understanding Public Tolerance for Radical Environmental Action in Canada
State inaction and the escalating threat of climate change have led groups within the environmental movement to adopt more radical political tactics such as sabotage, vandalism and road blockades. How do citizens view such radical actions, and what determines their tolerance for them? Using survey data measuring environmental preoccupation, attribution of responsibility for climate change and attitudes toward thirteen contestation methods, this a…
Taking Armed Group Fragmentation Seriously in Multilateral Interventions
This briefing examines how multilateral actors, such as the UN, may inadvertently exacerbate insurgent fragmentation during mediation. It suggests that international constraints shape how mediators operate, sometimes fueling divisions within insurgent groups. By treating insurgent fragmentation as a key measure of mediation success—not just conflict duration or recurrence—the briefing challenges the view that fragmentation is solely an internal p…
Using technology to study refugee, conflict-affected, and hard-to-reach populations: Methodological and ethical considerations
Navigating Uncertainty: Rebel Risk Management Strategies during War-to-Peace Transitions
This article explores the strategic decision making of armed groups during war-to-peace transitions—critical time frames during which militant leaders must reconcile their commitment to armed survival with the imperative of postwar civilian conversion. We specify the internal organizational risks rebel groups confront, as well as the menu of strategies from which they select, in navigating the uncertainty inherent in these perilous periods. Our a…
State Institutions, Civic Associations, and Identity Demands: Regional Movements in Greater Southeast Asia
In a project of this ambition-covering almost twenty regions in eight countries-the thanks spread far and wide.We first want to thank the incountry experts and informants who made each of the individual chapters possible.As a community of scholars, we are constantly reminded that we are students of the citizens and cultures of the countries that we study.We express deep gratitude to them for allowing us access to their worlds and for imparting wi…
Competition for Religious Authority and Islamist Mobilization in Indonesia
This article seeks to explain variations in the success of Islamist mobilization. It argues that Islamist groups do better where competition for religious authority is intense. These religious "markets" are conducive to Islamist success because they 1) lower the barriers of entry to new religious entrepreneurs, 2) incentivize established leaders to support Islamist mobilization, and 3) push moderate leaders into silence. The article develops this…
Identity formation, Christian networks, and the peripheries of Kachin ethnonational identity
Why do regional identities develop (or not)? While we know about the institutional incentives that make some identities more salient than others, we know much less about the conditions that make nation‐builders more or less successful. To fill this gap, this paper examines the organizational dimensions of identity formation and the peripheries of Kachin nationalism in Myanmar. It argues that identity formation is shaped by political entrepreneurs…
First Movers, Democratization and Unilateral Concessions: Overcoming Commitment Problems and Negotiating a “Nationwide Cease-Fire” in Myanmar
The article argues that “first movers” and the bandwagoning effect they trigger can undermine the dynamics that perpetuate civil war and enable a multiparty cease-fire agreement. It looks at the unprecedented “nationwide” cease-fire in Myanmar reached between the government and several ethnic armed organizations in 2015. It shows that democratization and unilateral concessions by the Myanmar government were instrumental in overcoming the commitme…
Violent Monks in Myanmar: Scapegoating and the Contest for Power
This article seeks to understand why monks played a central role in anti-Muslim violence in transitional Myanmar (2013–2014). We argue that scapegoating is one of many strategies used by monks to gain visibility, to strengthen their autonomous networks, and to increase their social credentials. By analyzing two episodes of monks' participation in religious violence (1930s and 2013–2014), we identify two factors that make scapegoating strategies m…
The de-escalation of violence and the political economy of peace-mongering: Evidence from Maluku, Indonesia
Why do some episodes of violence escalate while others do not? While the micro-foundations of communal violence are well known, the micro-foundations of “peace mongering” are under-studied. This article studies attempts at de-escalating violence in Maluku, Indonesia. It finds that the actions of non-state elites are crucial for de-escalating conflict. However, the efficacy of peace-oriented action is largely determined by the presence or absence …
Unfree Labour and Extractive Regimes in Colonial Java and Beyond
The True North Strong and Free Healthcare? Nationalism and Attitudes Towards Private Healthcare Options in Canada
This article endeavours to explain why English Canadians and Quebeckers differ in their opinions about private healthcare options. Data indicates that respondents in the nine predominantly English-speaking provinces are more likely to oppose private hospitals than Quebeckers. No one province or region in “English Canada” drives these results: aversion to private hospitals is consistent across the nine provinces. Research on welfare states slots C…
"Échanger pour s'entendre?": Confiance et méfiance entre le soi et l'autre dans les mémoires de la Commission Bouchard-Taylor
The True North Strong and Free Healthcare? Nationalism and Attitudes Towards Private Healthcare Options in Canada
This article endeavours to explain why English Canadians and Quebeckers differ in their opinions about private healthcare options. Data indicates that respondents in the nine predominantly English-speaking provinces are more likely to oppose private hospitals than Quebeckers. No one province or region in “English Canada” drives these results: aversion to private hospitals is consistent across the nine provinces. Research on welfare states slots C…
Competition for Religious Authority and Islamist Mobilization in Indonesia
This article seeks to explain variations in the success of Islamist mobilization. It argues that Islamist groups do better where competition for religious authority is intense. These religious "markets" are conducive to Islamist success because they 1) lower the barriers of entry to new religious entrepreneurs, 2) incentivize established leaders to support Islamist mobilization, and 3) push moderate leaders into silence. The article develops this…
Violent Monks in Myanmar: Scapegoating and the Contest for Power
This article seeks to understand why monks played a central role in anti-Muslim violence in transitional Myanmar (2013–2014). We argue that scapegoating is one of many strategies used by monks to gain visibility, to strengthen their autonomous networks, and to increase their social credentials. By analyzing two episodes of monks' participation in religious violence (1930s and 2013–2014), we identify two factors that make scapegoating strategies m…
Identity formation, Christian networks, and the peripheries of Kachin ethnonational identity
Why do regional identities develop (or not)? While we know about the institutional incentives that make some identities more salient than others, we know much less about the conditions that make nation‐builders more or less successful. To fill this gap, this paper examines the organizational dimensions of identity formation and the peripheries of Kachin nationalism in Myanmar. It argues that identity formation is shaped by political entrepreneurs…
The de-escalation of violence and the political economy of peace-mongering: Evidence from Maluku, Indonesia
Why do some episodes of violence escalate while others do not? While the micro-foundations of communal violence are well known, the micro-foundations of “peace mongering” are under-studied. This article studies attempts at de-escalating violence in Maluku, Indonesia. It finds that the actions of non-state elites are crucial for de-escalating conflict. However, the efficacy of peace-oriented action is largely determined by the presence or absence …
Unfree Labour and Extractive Regimes in Colonial Java and Beyond
First Movers, Democratization and Unilateral Concessions: Overcoming Commitment Problems and Negotiating a “Nationwide Cease-Fire” in Myanmar
The article argues that “first movers” and the bandwagoning effect they trigger can undermine the dynamics that perpetuate civil war and enable a multiparty cease-fire agreement. It looks at the unprecedented “nationwide” cease-fire in Myanmar reached between the government and several ethnic armed organizations in 2015. It shows that democratization and unilateral concessions by the Myanmar government were instrumental in overcoming the commitme…
"Échanger pour s'entendre?": Confiance et méfiance entre le soi et l'autre dans les mémoires de la Commission Bouchard-Taylor
The True North Strong and Free Healthcare? Nationalism and Attitudes Towards Private Healthcare Options in Canada
This article endeavours to explain why English Canadians and Quebeckers differ in their opinions about private healthcare options. Data indicates that respondents in the nine predominantly English-speaking provinces are more likely to oppose private hospitals than Quebeckers. No one province or region in “English Canada” drives these results: aversion to private hospitals is consistent across the nine provinces. Research on welfare states slots C…
Unfree Labour and Extractive Regimes in Colonial Java and Beyond
Violent Monks in Myanmar: Scapegoating and the Contest for Power
This article seeks to understand why monks played a central role in anti-Muslim violence in transitional Myanmar (2013–2014). We argue that scapegoating is one of many strategies used by monks to gain visibility, to strengthen their autonomous networks, and to increase their social credentials. By analyzing two episodes of monks' participation in religious violence (1930s and 2013–2014), we identify two factors that make scapegoating strategies m…
The de-escalation of violence and the political economy of peace-mongering: Evidence from Maluku, Indonesia
Why do some episodes of violence escalate while others do not? While the micro-foundations of communal violence are well known, the micro-foundations of “peace mongering” are under-studied. This article studies attempts at de-escalating violence in Maluku, Indonesia. It finds that the actions of non-state elites are crucial for de-escalating conflict. However, the efficacy of peace-oriented action is largely determined by the presence or absence …
First Movers, Democratization and Unilateral Concessions: Overcoming Commitment Problems and Negotiating a “Nationwide Cease-Fire” in Myanmar
The article argues that “first movers” and the bandwagoning effect they trigger can undermine the dynamics that perpetuate civil war and enable a multiparty cease-fire agreement. It looks at the unprecedented “nationwide” cease-fire in Myanmar reached between the government and several ethnic armed organizations in 2015. It shows that democratization and unilateral concessions by the Myanmar government were instrumental in overcoming the commitme…
Competition for Religious Authority and Islamist Mobilization in Indonesia
This article seeks to explain variations in the success of Islamist mobilization. It argues that Islamist groups do better where competition for religious authority is intense. These religious "markets" are conducive to Islamist success because they 1) lower the barriers of entry to new religious entrepreneurs, 2) incentivize established leaders to support Islamist mobilization, and 3) push moderate leaders into silence. The article develops this…
Identity formation, Christian networks, and the peripheries of Kachin ethnonational identity
Why do regional identities develop (or not)? While we know about the institutional incentives that make some identities more salient than others, we know much less about the conditions that make nation‐builders more or less successful. To fill this gap, this paper examines the organizational dimensions of identity formation and the peripheries of Kachin nationalism in Myanmar. It argues that identity formation is shaped by political entrepreneurs…
State Institutions, Civic Associations, and Identity Demands: Regional Movements in Greater Southeast Asia
In a project of this ambition-covering almost twenty regions in eight countries-the thanks spread far and wide.We first want to thank the incountry experts and informants who made each of the individual chapters possible.As a community of scholars, we are constantly reminded that we are students of the citizens and cultures of the countries that we study.We express deep gratitude to them for allowing us access to their worlds and for imparting wi…
Using technology to study refugee, conflict-affected, and hard-to-reach populations: Methodological and ethical considerations
Navigating Uncertainty: Rebel Risk Management Strategies during War-to-Peace Transitions
This article explores the strategic decision making of armed groups during war-to-peace transitions—critical time frames during which militant leaders must reconcile their commitment to armed survival with the imperative of postwar civilian conversion. We specify the internal organizational risks rebel groups confront, as well as the menu of strategies from which they select, in navigating the uncertainty inherent in these perilous periods. Our a…
Taking Armed Group Fragmentation Seriously in Multilateral Interventions
This briefing examines how multilateral actors, such as the UN, may inadvertently exacerbate insurgent fragmentation during mediation. It suggests that international constraints shape how mediators operate, sometimes fueling divisions within insurgent groups. By treating insurgent fragmentation as a key measure of mediation success—not just conflict duration or recurrence—the briefing challenges the view that fragmentation is solely an internal p…
Who Endorses Environmental Activism? Understanding Public Tolerance for Radical Environmental Action in Canada
State inaction and the escalating threat of climate change have led groups within the environmental movement to adopt more radical political tactics such as sabotage, vandalism and road blockades. How do citizens view such radical actions, and what determines their tolerance for them? Using survey data measuring environmental preoccupation, attribution of responsibility for climate change and attitudes toward thirteen contestation methods, this a…
Political science (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · Incentive (3 works)