Pauline Côté
Dr. Pauline Côté is a professor of political science and the director of the Political Science Department at Laval University. She is the author of three books on the relationship between politics and religion as well as of a number of book-chapters, scientific and popular articles, and other academic reports.She was a member of a number of professional and academic organizations such as the Council for the Sociology of Religion, the Sociology Institute of the Université libre de Bruxelles, and the Conseil de la Société québécoise pour l'étude de la religion. Dr. Côté has used her experience to serve Canada as a member of the advisory committee for the secretariat for religious affairs for the Government of Quebec (2003) and was appointed by the federal minister of Foreign affairs to an expert panel on freedom of thought and religion (2004). She has a Ph.D. in political science from Laval University.