Patrik Marier
Professor
Department: Political Science
Faculty: Arts and Science
Phone: | (514) 848-2424 ext. 5187 | |
Email: | patrik.marier@concordia.ca |
Expertise:
Comparative Public Policy, Welfare State, Retirement, Pensions, European Politics, Tax Policies, European Union, Social Policies, government
Language(s) spoken:
English, French (able to conduct interviews in French)
Professional associations:
PhD
Dr. Patrik Marier obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He held a Canada Research Chair in Comparative Public Policy between 2005 and 2015 and
Dr. Marier’s research focuses on the impact of aging populations on a number of public policy fields including pensions, healthcare, and labour policy across comparative cases. He recently published The Four Lenses of Population Aging, a comprehensive study on how Canadian provinces are preparing themselves to face the consequences and opportunities of an aging population. Dr. Marier has also written numerous publications on the politics of pension reforms in industrialized countries.
Dr. Marier is the lead researcher for the FRQSC Team Aging, Social Exclusion, and Solidarity (VIES), a multidisciplinary team devoted to the study of older adults in partnership with CREGES, Maison Cross Roads, FADOQ, and the TCAIM
Dr. Marier is also the Scientific Director of CREGÉS, a university research centre housed at the Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal. It is a unique centre devoted to the field of social gerontology that encourages the development of research and innovating practices. The centre has more than 50 members, 33 of which are regular members. This includes university researchers from 11 different disciplines and six Quebec universities (Concordia, Laval, McGill, Université de Montréal, UQAM and UQTR). Dr. Marier is also a member of CIRANO.