Maxime Coulombe

Maxime Coulombe is a Research Associate at Concordia University and a research associate at IRSM and for Bridging Divides: Immigrant Integration in the 21st Century. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the Université de Montréal (2023) and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Western Ontario. His research lies at the intersection of political behaviour, social psychology, and comparative politics, with a keen interest in elections, political participation, social norms, and the integration of immigrants into society. Currently, his research program examines public opinion on immigration, the effectiveness of public policies on integration, and immigrants’ political attitudes and behaviors before and after immigration.

Selected publications

• Coulombe, M., Blais, A., & Dassonneville, R. (2025). Do people vote to avoid disapproval?. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 35(4), 804-823.
• Coulombe, M. (2023). Does it matter whether people will know that I did not vote? The role of social norms and visibility. Electoral Studies, 81, 102579.

For full list of publications, visit Maxime's website.