Simon is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of British Columbia, a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar (Stanford University, 2025). Integrating insights from social and natural sciences, his research examines the interplay between governance and ecological systems and seeks to uncover practical solutions to transboundary issues.

Simon holds a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Studies from the University of Montreal. His masters were funded by the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the Cambridge Trust, and the Mackenzie King Scholarship. During his master’s degrees, he also received an Excellence Fellowship to conduct field work in Switzerland and a Frontenac Fellowship to study at Science Po Paris. His social and academic contributions were recognized by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec’s Youth Medal.

Simon is the co-founder and co-director of Possible, a non-profit providing educational resources on social and ecological regeneration through storytelling and research. He is also a lecturer at the University of Sherbrooke, where he teaches a graduate seminar on the international politics of climate change. His recent publications are featured in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Environmental Politics, Marine Policy, and Biological Conservation. Simon is also the author of a book on global biodiversity governance published with the Presses de l’Université du Québec.

Book

• Beaudoin, S., L. Fequino, and A. Chaloux. Gouvernance mondiale de la biodiversité: Évolution et enjeux. Québec, Presses de l’Université du Québec, 2025. ISBN 978-2-7605-6156-4.

Articles

• Beaudoin, S., A. Chaloux, L. Fequino, P. Dauvergne, and R. Desmarais. “Promising Governance Approaches for Reversing Biodiversity Loss.” Biological Conservation January 2026: 111607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111607.
• Dauvergne, P., J.I. Allan, S. Beaudoin, et al. “Competing Axes of Power in the Global Plastics Treaty: Understanding the Politics of Progress and Setbacks in Negotiating a High-Ambition Agreement.” Marine Policy, November, 2025, 181, 106820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106820.
• Rabitz, F., S. Beaudoin, T. Jedd, et al. “A Turning Point in Global Biodiversity Governance?” Environmental Politics, October 1, 2025, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2025.2565867
• Beaudoin, S. “Adopting a Global Ocean Goal: Learnings for Goal Setting.” Environmental Development, September 2025, 56, 101302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101302.
• Beaudoin, S. “Negotiating the climate long-term global goal.” International Negotiation, October 3, 2024, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718069-bja10104.
• Beaudoin, S. and A. Chaloux. “Adoption d’un nouveau cadre mondial pour la biodiversité: Bilan critique de la COP 15.” Écoscience, April 30, 2024, 31, no. 2, 49–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/11956860.2024.2340053.
• Beaudoin, S. “Revue historique de la gouvernance mondiale de l’environnement (1945–2022).” Canadian Journal of Political Science, September 4, 2023, 56, no. 4, 790–810. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000483.
• Simard, P., S. Beaudoin, and A. Chaloux. “Lorsque l’immobilisme ne tient plus: Création d’un fonds pour les pertes et préjudices à la COP27.” Le Climatoscope, October 5, 2023, no. 5, 92–95.
• Beaudoin, S., P. Simard, and A. Chaloux. “La 27e Conférence des Parties de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques: un bilan critique.” Canadian Journal of Political Science, May 9, 2023, 56, no. 2, 474–82. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000264.
• Chaloux, A., G. Grégoire-Mailhot, and S. Beaudoin. “Paradiplomatie et finance climatique mondiale: Les cas du Québec, de la Wallonie et de l’Écosse.” VertigO, April 24, 2023, no. 1, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.4000/vertigo.39720.
• Gasparri, G., Y. Tcholakov, S. Gepp, et al. “Integrating youth perspectives: Adopting a human rights and public health approach to climate action.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 15, 2022, 19, no. 8, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084840.

Book Chapters

• van Havre, B., S. Beaudoin, L. Fequino, and A. Chaloux. “The Convention on Biological Diversity.” In Ecyclopedia of Ecology, Elsevier, 2026, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00155-5.
• Beaudoin, S. “Synergies and Goal Complementarity.” In Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: An A-Z Guide, edited by Biermann, F., T. Hickmann, Y.H. Kang, C.-A. Sénit, and Y. Sun. London: Routledge, 2025. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003519560
• Beaudoin, S. “United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972).” In Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: An A-Z Guide, edited by Biermann, F., T. Hickmann, Y.H. Kang, C.-A. Sénit, and Y. Sun. London: Routledge, 2025. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003519560

• Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral, SSHRC of Canada (2024-present).
• Doctoral Research Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec (2024-present).
• President’s Academic Excellence Award, University of British Columbia (2024-present).
• Four Year Doctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia (2024-present).
• Departmental Scholarship – Political Science, University of British Columbia (2024-present).
• Fulbright Student Award to the United States – Stanford University, Fulbright Canada (2024-2025).
• Louise-Dandurand Publication Award, Fonds de recherche du Québec (2024).
• Cambridge Trust Scholarship, Cambridge Trust (2020-2021).
• Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship, Mackenzie King Scholarships (2020-2021).
• Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal, Lieutenant Governor of Québec (2020).
• Master’s Thesis Mention of Excellence, University of Montreal (2020).
• Rector’s Honour List – Postgraduate studies, University of Montreal (2020).
• Excellence Scholarship Fellow, University of Geneva (2020).
• Mitacs Globalink Research Award, Mitacs (2020).
• Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements, SSHRC of Canada (2020).
• Joseph Armand Bombardier Graduate Scholarship, SSHRC of Canada (2019-2020).
• Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal (2015-2020).
• Scholarship of Academic Excellence – Department of Political Science, University of Montreal (2019).
• Outstanding Award – Social Innovation Project, Sciences Po Paris (2018).
• Desjardins Movement’s Excellence Scholarship, Desjardins Foundation (2018).
• Frontenac Scholarship, Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie of Québec (2018).