Marie-Pierre Boucher is a critical sociologist and professor in the Industrial Relations Department at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. Her work focuses on transformations in employment, representations of work, the sexual division of labor, the commodification of social activities, and social policies, particularly taxation and social assistance.
She helped organize the colloquium “De l’occupation à l’autogestion – récits et héritages de Tricofil”, at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), on November 25, 2022 in Saint-Jérôme, and imagines the next one to be held in 2025.
Marie-Pierre Boucher is currently conducting research into the demarchandizing and emancipating scope of work experiences in companies from struggling backgrounds in North America.
She is a member of other research groups, including the Groupe interuniversitaire et interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’emploi, la pauvreté et la protection sociale (GIREPS) and the Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales (CRISES).