Bédard, Léonard

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Léonard Bédard

Ph.D. Student

Philosophy

Research Interests:

Political philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Territorial Justice, Ethics of Immigration, Ethics of Policymaking 

Biography:

  • BA (Philosophy) Laval University
  • MA (Philosophy) Laval University

Léonard’s (he/him il/lui) work primarily focuses on political issues related to migration and territorial justice. Currently, his main research project examines territorial injustices resulting from Canadian border practices, with particular attention to the experiences of asylum seekers. Additionally, his work explores social exclusion in democratic societies and the ethical dimensions of policymaking.

He is a . In 2023, he was a visiting graduate student in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Léonard currently serves as co-editor of and is a graduate researcher affiliated with the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations in the School of Public Policy at Queen’s University.

(Forthcoming, June 2025) Prédire pour “mieux exclure” Étude de la stratégie de transformation de Los Angeles en ville intelligente, in Parizeau, M-H., Sze Ang, J-M., & Kash, S. (eds.), Les villes intelligentes : le mirage numérique? Perspectives philosophiques. Les Presses de l’Université Laval.

(with J. Gosselin-Tapp, F. CĂ´tĂ©, & S-E. Mossu) (2024) “Par-delĂ  l’obligation d’exploiter le territoire. AutodĂ©termination des communautĂ©s locales et transition Ă©nergĂ©tique au QuĂ©bec Â», Canadian Journal of Political Science, 57(3), 532-552.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Alex Lefebvre (Sydney)

Date

Monday November 25, 2024
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Zoom

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join, via Zoom, the final workshop of the 2024 , which will welcome Alex Lefebvre (Sydney).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on . The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Richard Bellamy (UCL)

Date

Monday November 11, 2024
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2024 , which will welcome Richard Bellamy (UCL).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on . The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Meena Krishnamurthy (Queen's)

Date

Monday October 28, 2024
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2024 , which will welcome Meena Krishnamurthy (ľĹĐăÖ±˛Ą).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on . The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: John Borrows (Toronto)

Date

Monday October 21, 2024
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2024 , which will welcome John Borrows (Toronto).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on . The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Natalie Stoljar (McGill)

Date

Tuesday October 1, 2024
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Law Building 400

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the next workshop of the 2024 , which will welcome Natalie Stoljar (McGill).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on . The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy: Sarah Fine (Cambridge)

Date

Monday September 16, 2024
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Watson 517

Members of the Queen’s community are invited to join the first workshop of the 2024 , which will welcome Sarah Fine (Cambridge).

Note that the Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy is a “pre-read” event: guests’ papers are circulated beforehand, and participants who wish to ask questions and contribute to the discussion are expected to have read them. The papers, once available, can be found on . The convenors will share the password to access the papers via email.

Departmental Colloquium: Lauren Bialystok (Toronto)

Date

Thursday November 28, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, in person, the next meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Lauren Bialystok (Toronto), to give a talk titled, â€śOriginality, AI, and the Aims of Education”.  

Panel on Campus Protest: Shannon Dea (Regina) and Eric Schliesser (Amsterdam)

Date

Thursday November 21, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University

Departmental Colloquium: Serrin Rutledge-Prior (Queen’s)

Date

Thursday October 31, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to invite you to join, in person, the next meeting of its regular colloquium series, which will welcome Serrin Rutledge-Prior (Queen’s), to give a talk titled, “On Animal Liberty”.