Quebec, May 2, 2025 – On May 28, the names of the winners of the 23 will be unveilede Edition of the Political Book Prize for the National Assembly of Quebec. The award ceremony will be chaired by the Vice President of the National Assembly, Mr. Frantz Benjamin. The library of the National Assembly, a place dedicated to knowledge and knowledge, will welcome the ceremony and participate in the development of the rewarded writings.
“As president of this literary competition devoted to Quebec politics, I am honored to highlight the authors, authors and graduates who enrich our societal reflection. It is essential to maintain this space of intellectual freedom from which great ideas are spraying that energize politics in Quebec. The works selected on the occasion of the 23e Edition stimulate the collective discussion, essential to any democracy, and as a result, the National Assembly is pleased to reward these contributions, “said Mr. Benjamin.
The interview The Political Book Prize: Word to the next generation!, Led by Mr. Pierre Luc Brisson, professor in the Department of Historical Sciences at Laval University, will follow the ceremony. These exchanges, which promise to be inspiring and friendly, will highlight the finalists: their journey, their challenges and the result of their research.
Let us recall that the prices of the political book underline the quality, the relevance and the originality of works dealing with Quebec politics and having been published in the past year.
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Finalists in the book category, Presidency Prize
- Patrice Groulx
To end Dollard. Wendats, Anichinabés and French at the foot of Kinodjiwan
Les Éditions du Boréal - Martin Patenaude-Monette
A natural sacrifice. Biodiversity protection failures in Quebec
Workshop 10/The watermelon - Jocelyne Richer
The sex of power. Female policy: elected and ex-electeds break the silence
La Presse editions
Finalists in the category of master’s memories, price of the Jean-Charles-Bonenfant Foundation
- MEGGIE HIS CADRIN
Aggressants or victims? Women accused of minor violence in criminal justice in Quebec (1820-1870)
Laval University - Dorothée Perron
Between nature and culture: hippie feminism in Quebec counter-cultural memory (1967-1987)
University of Sherbrooke - Gaël Rajotte-Soucy
National construction in multinational states: an analysis of the field of public sports policies in Canada and Quebec
University of Quebec in Montreal
Finally, do not miss the power of ideas: history of the prices of the political book of the National Assembly. This virtual exhibition of the library offers a brief journey through the different stages that have marked the history of this literary competition and presents all the works awarded since 2003, the year of its very first edition.
Source and information :
Geneviève Toussaint
Communication Advisor
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