Faculty Conversation Series: Lisa Sundstrom and Yves Tiberghien on Putin, Xi, Russia, and China

22 March 2023 12:15 pm

Venue: Buchanan C403
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Professors Lisa Sundstrom and Yves Tiberghien will speak on the longevity of Putin and Xi as leaders and what might happen when they leave, as well as Russian and Chinese perspectives on Western influence in their geographic spheres.

“What is going on in Taiwan Today?: Insights on Taiwanese Politics and the US-China-Taiwan Triangle” Prof. Chung-Min Tsai

29 March 2023 12:15 pm

Venue: Place of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
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This special edition of the Conversations series will feature a visiting faculty member from the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science (TSE), Prof. Chung-Min Tsai, speaking on Taiwanese Politics and Cross-Straight Relations.

“Building the State” Prof. Emily Gade

30 March 2023 12:15 pm

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Our COMP-CAN Colloquium hosts Prof. Emily Gade (Emory University) for a lecture titled, “Building the State.”

The Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture 2023: Kathryn Stoner

30 March 2023 6:00 pm

Venue: Ponderosa Ballroom
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UBC Political Science is thrilled to host Kathryn Stoner as this year’s Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker. She will present a lecture titled, “Russia’s War on Ukraine: What You Should Know and Why You Should (Still) Care.”

“Making Autocracy Worse: The End of the Myth of Authoritarian Competence in Putin’s Russia” Dr. Kathryn Stoner

31 March 2023 12:00 pm

Venue: Buchanan Penthouse
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UBC Political Science hosts Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Dr. Kathryn Stoner for a department talk, “Making Autocracy Worse: The End of the Myth of Authoritarian Competence in Putin’s Russia”

“Reflections from Quebec on Language, Identity, and Constitutional Reform” Robert Leckey

03 April 2023 12:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan Penthouse
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Dr. Robert Leckey will provide an overview of recent efforts by Quebec to assert a distinctive conception of secularism and to protect the French language in this Distinguished Speaker Lecture.

“We are Family: Political Dynasties in Canada” Alex Rivard

25 April 2023 12:15 pm

Venue: Buchanan Penthouse
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Using a unique dataset of legislators’ electoral and biographic data in the Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, UBC Political Science PhD Graduate Alex Rivard analyzes the extent to which family dynasties affect the career development of legislators since the late 1700s.

“When voting no is not enough: Legislative brawling and obstruction in Korea” Prof. Gyung-Ho Jeong

26 April 2023 12:15 pm

Venue: Buchanan Penthouse
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Professor Gyung-Ho Jeong argues that legislators with intense policy preferences engage in costly actions, such as brawling and obstruction, as a means of signaling their policy commitments.