Faculty Conversation: Kathryn Harrison on Climate Politics

09 March 2023 12:15 pm

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Topics might include: What’s happened since the Paris Agreement? Where are international negotiations headed? What are Canadian governments doing? What sort of careers are available in this area? How can you get involved in climate activism? And anything else about climate change you want to talk about.

Prospective Majors Info Session 2023

09 March 2023 5:15 pm

Venue: HENN 202
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The Department of Political Science’s Prospective Majors Info Session is an opportunity for current UBC students to learn about our Major, Honours, and Combined Major programs and the admissions processes for each.

Two Papers on Social and Political Trust

13 March 2023 12:00 pm

Venue: Buchanan Penthouse
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Tags: Henry Brady, Keith Banting, Richard Johnston

UBC Political Science Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston hosts a discussion of Two Papers on Social and Political Trust by Henry E. Brady and Keith Banting

Faculty Conversation Series: Allen Sens on The War in Ukraine: Battle and Politics

16 March 2023 12:15 pm

Venue: Buchanan Penthouse
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Professor Allen Sens will talk about the evolving operational and tactical situation in the Ukraine War and how battlefield developments have impacted the political and strategic dimensions of the conflict.

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.

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”

Political Science and International Relations Graduation Reception 2023

25 May 2023 3:00 pm

Venue: Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
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Following the graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 25, the Department of Political Science will be celebrating our 2023 graduates with a small reception at the Robert H Lee Alumni Centre.

Prof. Mark Warren: Democratic Innovation and Representative Democracy

02 June 2023 5:30 pm

Venue: Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
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Democracies are standing at a crossroads. Prof. Mark Warren present a public lecture exploring the future of representative democracy.