Eric Montpetit

Éric Montpetit's research focuses on the behavior of public policy actors, and more specifically on the politics of scientific expertise. His publications cover a range of public policy issues, including soil contamination, biotechnology, energy, climate change and public health. His most recent book, In Defense of Pluralism, was published by Cambridge University Press, and his previous book, Misplaced Distrust, won the Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize of the American Political Science Association. This is an award for the best book on environmental policy published in the previous three years.