Event Category Archives: Featured News/Events

Dr. Nazmul Sultan: What is Colonialism? The Meaning of a Twentieth-Century Political Category

The first seminar of the South Asia Research Colloquium entitled “What is Colonialism? The Meaning of a Twentieth-Century Political Category” features speaker Dr. Nazmul Sultan (Assistant Professor of Political Theory in the UBC Department of Political Science).

Is Grad School Right for Me? An Info Session for POLI Majors Considering Graduate Studies

UBC Political Sciences’ upcoming Grad School Info Session will provide current undergraduates with the opportunity to ask a panel of UBC faculty (POLI), staff (POLI & MPPGA), and graduate students (POLI & MPPGA) your questions about what graduate school options are open to you.

Dr. Catherine Weaver “Transparency Traps: Global Development and the Politics of Aid Data”

Join us for a research talk by Dr. Catherine Weaver, Visiting Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and Associate Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Shoufu Yin “Toward a Minimalist Approach to Democracy: Ideas Excavated from the First Large-scale Referendum in World History (China, 1156CE)”

Our first Political Theory Colloquium features Dr. Shoufu Yin (UBC Department of History) presenting a talk, “Toward a Minimalist Approach to Democracy: Ideas Excavated from the First Large-scale Referendum in World History (China, 1156CE)”

Dr. Lisa Sundstrom “Unpacking ‘Traditional Values’ in Russia’s Conservative Turn: Gender, Sexuality, and the Soviet Legacy”

Prof. Lisa Sundstrom argues for analytically separating the intersecting structures of gender and sexuality in Russia, differentiating the degree of sexism and LGBTQ-phobia, and taking seriously the Soviet legacy.

Canadian and European Perspectives on Green Bonds and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance: Opportunities and Challenges

This webinar analyzes the state of green bond markets. Are green bonds a public relations tool or are they superior to classical bonds? 

Dean Arancha González “How to protect the global commons in times of geopolitical turbulence”

On the eve of COP 27,  we host Arancha González (Spain’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs) for a discussion with UBC POLI and IR undergraduates about climate and the global commons.