GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILE

Patrick Lévêque

MASTER OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES | THESIS

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THESIS DETAILS

Policy capacity in rural Prince Edward Island

Supervisor: Professor Don Desserud

BIOGRAPHY

Patrick Lévêque is a graduate student in the M.A. (Island Studies) program at the University of Prince Edward Island, where he is exploring issues of governance, politics, and sustainability in small places, including rural regions and islands. He holds a B.A. in political science, a B.Ed., and a B.Sc. in geography, all from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Patrick is an active member of various organizations at the local, provincial, and national level, including the Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association (current board member), the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, the Rural Policy Learning Commons‘ Rural Governance Network, the Town of Stratford’s Accountability and Engagement Committee, and the Institute of Island Studies Executive Committee. He currently works as the Principal Secretary in the Official Opposition Members’ Office at the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

• 2019: Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – More details here
• 2019: Island States / Island Territories Conference Student Travel Award
• 2018: Master of Arts in Island Studies Entrance Scholarship, University of Prince Edward Island
• 2016–2018: Policy Fellow, Rural Policy Learning Commons
• 2002: Entrance scholarship, Memorial University of Newfoundland

PUBLICATIONS

Lévêque, P. (2020). Personalistic politics on Prince Edward Island: Towards a subnational approach to personalism and democracy. Small States & Territories, 3(1), 153–172. http://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/56604

CONFERENCES

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• Island States / Island Territories Conference | March 26-29, 2019
  University of Aruba | More info
  Hosted by the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability
  • Presentation: “Personalistic politics in subnational island jurisdictions: The case of Prince Edward Island” | View slides

• Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) Conference – Health and Shared Prosperity | October 10-12, 2018 | University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK | More info
  • Presentation: “The politics of rural in a rural province: The case of Prince Edward Island” | View slides
  • Panelist: “Putting rural on the agenda: the prominence and priority of rural issues and opportunities in policy making”

OTHER RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

• A Walk on the Edge: “Searching for Islandness on the Edge” | IST6140 Assignment (2019).

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