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Yves BOISVERT

Career History

  • National School of Public Administration (ÉNAP): Full Professor of Ethics and Governance (Professor at ÉNAP since 2002).
  • National Institute for Scientific Research (INRS): Professor holding the Fernand-Dumont Chair: Social Ethics (1998–2002).
  • University of Sherbrooke: Associate Professor and Researcher in the Department of Philosophy and Applied Ethics / Chair in Applied Ethics (since 2004).
  • Visiting Professor: University of Pau and the Adour Region (IAE) (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, and Winter 2015); University of Saint-Denis, Réunion (IAE) (Fall 2011 and Spring 2013); Paul-Cézanne University of Aix-Marseille III (IMPGT) (Winter 2010); University of Montpellier II (IUFM) (Spring 2008).
  • Senior Researcher at the Santésih Laboratory at the University of Montpellier 1.
  • Senior Researcher in Ethics and Governance at CERGO (ÉNAP).
  • Senior Researcher at the Institute of Applied Ethics at Laval University.

Degrees

  • Postdoctoral fellowship in ethics, INRS—Culture and Society (1997–1998).
  • PhD Political Science, Université du Québec à Montréal, with a concentration in political analysis (1993–1996).

Awards, Honors, and Coordination of or Participation in Research Projects

  • SSHRC grant for the project: Ethical infrastructures as a tool for governance: the ethical and political dimensions of social regulation. Team led by André Lacroix (University of Sherbrooke) with researchers Boisvert (ÉNAP), Bégin (Laval University), and Paquin (ÉNAP). Grant of $136,000 for three years (2016–2019).
  • SSHRC Grant (Partnership Development) for the project: Knowledge Mobilization and Normative Reflexivity for Modeling Best Practices in Municipal Management (led by Gérard Divay). Grant of $197,911 for two years (2015–2017). Professor Boisvert is collaborating on this project with 10 colleagues from ÉNAP. He is co-lead for the workstreams related to ethical issues and has conducted empirical research on ethical risks in the municipal sector.
  • Together with Éric de Léseleuc (INSHEA, Paris), Professor Boisvert is co-leading the establishment of a research group: Ethical Dilemmas and Issues in the Implementation and Management of Public Policies Concerning the Inclusion of People with Invisible Disabilities in French and Quebec Universities. The launch of this group was funded by FODAR ($2,500).
  • Together with Lyse Langlois (Laval), Professor Boisvert is co-directing the research project: “Ethical Risk Management in School Boards: An Exploratory Study with a School Administrators’ Association” (March 2015 to September 2015). The project is funded ($5,000) by the FQRSC project, Team Support, for the program: Institutionalization and Intervention in Ethics (under the direction of Luc Bégin).
  • FQRSC grant, team support, for the program: Institutionalization and Intervention in Ethics (led by Luc Bégin). Grant of $252,000 for 4 years, from 2014 to 2018. Professor Boisvert is collaborating on this project with his colleagues Luc Bégin (Laval), André Lacroix (Sherbrooke), Lyse Langlois (Laval), and Allison Marchildon (Sherbrooke).
  • Together with his colleagues at the University of Pau (Camille Chamard) and the University of Sherbrooke (Allison Marchildon), Professor Boisvert is leading the project “The AOC Regulatory System: An Archetype of Regulatory Synergy and Joint Regulation.” This project was funded by a $4,872 FIR (ENAP) grant in 2013 and, in 2015 and 2016, by a $5,000 grant from the FQRSC team support program for the research program: Institutionalization and Intervention in Ethics (under the direction of Luc Bégin).

Administrative responsibilities, research, and outreach

  • 2013–2017: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal *Management International*.
  • 2013–2014: Member of the Scientific Committee for the AIRMAP 2014 Conference in Aix-en-Provence, May 20–21.
  • Since 2012: Member of the Scientific Committee of the international symposium “Perspectives on the Transformation of Public Management and Organizations.”
  • 2005–2014: Member of the Advisory Board of the Canadian Journal of Political Science (members appointed by the SQSP).
  • 2004–2009: Co-editor of *Éthique publique*, an international journal of societal and governmental ethics, published by Liber.
  • 2000–2004: Founder and Director of the INRS Public Ethics Laboratory.
  • 1999–2001: Chair of the INRS Research Ethics Committee (CER).
  • 1998–2004: Founder and editor of *Éthique publique*, an international journal of societal and governmental ethics, published by Liber.
  • 1998–2002: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Fernand-Dumont Chair.
  • 1997–1999: Member of the Board of Directors and editor of the Bulletin of the Quebec Political Science Association.

Interactions with the environment

  • Expert advice and consultation for various government agencies, commissions, the media, etc.
  • Consulting services and organizational support for various committees on ethics in healthcare, transportation, security, citizenship, and other areas.

The 5 most representative works

  • BOISVERT, Y., The Hidden Side of Elected Officials: Commitment, Responsibility, and Ethical Behavior, Quebec City, PUQ, March 2009.
  • BOISVERT, Yves (in collaboration) The Institutionalization of Government Ethics: What Remains of Ethics?, Quebec City, PUQ, Winter 2011.
  • BOISVERT, Y., JUTRAS, M., LEGAULT, G.A., MARCHILDON, A., A Short Handbook on Ethics in Public Administration, Montreal, Liber, Public Ethics Series – Special Edition, August 2003 (4th edition 2009).
  • LACROIX, A. & BOISVERT, Y., Public Contracts for Sale: Ethics and Corruption, Montreal, Liber, September 2015.
  • BOISVERT, Yves (ed.), Ethics and Public Governance: Principles, Issues, and Challenges, Montreal, Liber, Spring 2011.
  • BOISVERT, Y. (ed.), Political Scandals: A Perspective from Applied Ethics, Montreal, Liber, September 2009.

The most representative articles

  • BOISVERT, Y., LESEMANN, F., & PAPINEAU, É., et al., “Ethics and Governance in Gaming: From Ministerial Responsibility to Loto-Québec’s Social Responsibility,” in *Éthique publique*, Vol. 14, No. 2, Fall 2012, pp. 199–247.
  • BOISVERT, Y., “Ethics and Public Management: Learning from Scandals,” in Revue française d’administration publique, no. 140, 2011/4, pp. 641–658.
  • JACOB, S. & BOISVERT, Y., “To Be or Not to Be a Profession: Pros, Cons, and Challenges for Evaluation,” in *Evaluation*, 2010, vol. 16, pp. 349–369.
  • BOISVERT, Y., “Current Frameworks of Government Ethics and the Disciplinary Action Against Public Officials,” in Revue Pyramides, Brussels: Center for Studies and Research in Public Administration, ULB, no. 16/2, Spring 2009, pp. 7–31.
  • BOISVERT, Y., “A Lesson in Public Ethics,” in Revue Santé publique, Paris: French Society of Public Health, vol. 20, 2008.
  • BOISVERT, Y., “The Ethical Perceptions of Respondents from Quebec’s Governmental Network Regarding Ethics,” in the Canadian Journal of Public Administration, No. 47:4, 2005, pp. 475–496.