Events

Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture

2025 Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture | Dr. Jessica Chen Weiss on March 11

March 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM
roomPonderosa Ballroom
Alumni

Politics to Watch 2025

January 25, 2025 | 5:30 PM
roomThe Great Hall, AMS Nest
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations Graduation Reception November 2024

November 28, 2024 | 10:00 AM
roomBUCH C403 Seminar Room
Department

UBC Political Science Faculty Conversation Series: 2SLGBTQIA+ Politics and Policy

November 15, 2024 | 2:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse (B501)
Alumni, External

US Elections 2024: Analyzing the Trump-Harris showdown

November 7, 2024 | 12:00 PM
roomOnline
Department, Student

2024 UBC Political Science Graduate Programs Info Session

October 24, 2024 | 10:00 AM
roomOnline
Alumni, Department, Student

BC Election 2024: How Will the Parties Meet BC’s Policy Challenges?

October 10, 2024 | 6:30 PM
roomUBC Robson Square Theatre (Room C300)
External

Symposium: 75 Years of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany – Success Story and Challenges

October 10, 2024 | 1:00 PM
roomOnline
External

The American Election: Is Democracy on the Ballot?

October 5, 2024 | 8:30 PM
roomP.A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations Alumni Homecoming 2024

September 21, 2024 | 5:30 PM
roomGallery Patio & Lounge
Department, Student

UBC Political Science Undergraduate Welcome Event 2024

September 16, 2024 | 5:00 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science & SPPGA Present: U.S. Presidential Debate Watch

September 10, 2024 | 6:00 PM
roomLiu Institute for Global Issues
Department, Student

UBC Political Science Spring 2024 Graduation Reception

May 23, 2024 | 3:00 PM
roomArts Student Centre

Book Launch Celebration on April 11 | "Integrated Inferences" by Alan Jacobs

April 11, 2024 | 2:30 PM
roomGreen College Coach House
Student

2024 UBC Political Science Undergraduate Info Session

March 13, 2024 | 5:15 PM
roomHENN 200
Department

"Crisis and Change at the United Nations" with Oona Hathaway on Feb 28

February 28, 2024 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

Book Launch Celebration | Nazmul Sultan, Waiting for the People: The Idea of Democracy in Indian Anticolonial Thought

February 14, 2024 | 3:00 PM
roomSage Bistro, University Centre

Call for Applications: Graduate Teaching Assistants Summer 2024

February 12, 2024 | 9:00 AM
Alumni

Politics to Watch 2024

January 27, 2024 | 6:00 PM
Student

UBC Political Science Graduation Celebration 2023

November 23, 2023 | 12:30 PM
roomAchievement Lounge, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Alumni

POLI In Conversation: Vancouver and the Climate Crisis

November 18, 2023 | 5:30 PM
roomThe Performance Theatre @ AMS Nest
Distinguished Speaker Series

Distinguished Speaker Series | Kimuli Kasara on November 8

November 8, 2023 | 11:45 AM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, Student

2023 UBC Political Science Graduate Programs Info Session

October 25, 2023 | 10:00 AM
Student

Is Grad or Law School Right For Me? A Post-Graduation Planning Session

October 24, 2023 | 6:00 PM
roomThe Place of Many Trees @ The Liu Institute
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations Alumni Homecoming Mixer and Dinner

September 23, 2023 | 5:30 PM
roomPonderosa Ballroom
Student

2023 Undergraduate Welcome Event

September 21, 2023 | 5:00 PM
roomThe Place of Many Trees @ The Liu Institute
Department, External

Prof. Mark Warren: Democratic Innovation and Representative Democracy

June 2, 2023 | 5:30 PM
roomMorris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Department, Student

Political Science and International Relations Graduation Reception 2023

May 25, 2023 | 3:00 PM
roomRobert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Department

Political Science Graduate Student Association Annual Conference

May 6, 2023 | 12:00 AM
roomAMS Student Nest Building Room 4202
Department

"What does Russia's war on Ukraine teach us so far?" Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk

May 5, 2023 | 4:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

Political Science Graduate Student Association Annual Conference

May 5, 2023 | 12:00 AM
roomAMS Student Nest Building Room 4202
Department

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

April 26, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

"We are Family: Political Dynasties in Canada" Alex Rivard

April 25, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, Student

End of Term Community Trivia Social

April 17, 2023 | 3:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Distinguished Speaker Series

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

April 3, 2023 | 12:30 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

"Making Autocracy Worse: The End of the Myth of Authoritarian Competence in Putin's Russia" Dr. Kathryn Stoner

March 31, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, Distinguished Speaker Series, Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture

The Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture 2023: Kathryn Stoner

March 30, 2023 | 6:00 PM
roomPonderosa Ballroom
Department

"Building the State" Prof. Emily Gade

March 30, 2023 | 12:15 PM
Department, Student

Outdoor Graduate Student, Faculty and Staff Social

March 29, 2023 | 4:30 PM
roomKoerner's Pub
Department, Student

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

March 29, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
Department, Student

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

March 22, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan C403
Department, Student

Community Luncheon

March 20, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, Student

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

March 16, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Distinguished Speaker Series

"Underworlds: Liberalism and the Imaginative Geography of Sex Trafficking" Jeanne Morefield

March 14, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

Two Papers on Social and Political Trust

March 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
External

UNBC Global Friday Speakers Series: Gender and Deliberative Democracy featuring Dr. Afsoun Afsahi

March 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM
Student

Prospective Majors Info Session 2023

March 9, 2023 | 5:15 PM
roomHENN 202
Department, Student

Faculty Conversation: Kathryn Harrison on Climate Politics

March 9, 2023 | 12:15 PM
Department, External

"A Past that Keeps on Giving: Britain's Colonial and Post-colonial Amnesia," Prof. Olivette Otele

March 8, 2023 | 5:00 PM
roomBuchanan A 202
Department, Student

Faculty Conversation Series: Paul Quirk & Matt Wright on US Politics

March 7, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Tower 225
Department, Student

Community Luncheon (February 28)

February 28, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, External

French-German Relations: an Anchor of Stability in Times of Fragmentation and Uncertainty? 60th anniversary of the Elysée-Treaty

February 23, 2023 | 12:30 PM
roomCK Choi Building, Room 120
Department, External

United Nations EMRIP Seminar

February 23, 2023 | 12:00 AM
roomRobert H. Lee Alumni Centre – Family Boardroom
Department

EVENT POSTPONED: "The Modern Politics of International Criminal Law" - Prof. James Stewart

February 16, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, Student

Career Design Journeys – A Workshop and Panel Discussion with UBC Political Science Alumni

February 15, 2023 | 5:00 PM
roomLiu Institute for Global Studies
Department, Student

Outdoor Graduate Student, Faculty and Staff Social

February 15, 2023 | 4:30 PM
roomKoerner's Pub
External

“Unsetting the Structure: The Russia-Ukraine War” Dr. Ibrahim Muradov

February 15, 2023 | 3:30 PM
roomRoom 997, Buchanan Tower
External

UAlberta SDG Discussion Panel: Climate change policy in a time of crisis, war, and rapidly evolving technology

February 6, 2023 | 7:00 PM
External

"Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space" Dr. Michael Byers

February 4, 2023 | 8:15 PM
roomP. A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre

How Ancestral Voyaging Mobilizes Knowledge of Biodiversity & Climate Change

February 2, 2023 | 5:00 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
Department, Student

Community Luncheon

February 1, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse

"Chinese Soft Power" Dr. Maria Repnikova

January 31, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Alumni, Department

Political Science and International Relations Alumni Dinner: Politics to Watch in 2023

January 28, 2023 | 6:00 PM
roomPerformance Theatre in the AMS Nest
Department, Student

Outdoor Graduate Student, Faculty and Staff Social

January 25, 2023 | 4:30 PM
roomKoerner's Pub
External

Study in Japan Information Session

January 18, 2023 | 5:00 PM
roomCK Choi Building, Room 120
Department

"From Development to Democracy: The Transformation of Modern Asia" -Dr. Dan Slater

January 11, 2023 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse

"Beyond Greed: Why armed groups tax" -Dr. Vanessa van den Boogaard

January 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

Political Science Winter Party 2022

December 12, 2022 | 5:00 PM
roomUniversity Golf Club
Department, Student

Community Luncheon

December 7, 2022 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
External

Mind the Gap: Digital Trade Explosion vs Fragmented Data Governance

December 6, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Department

Green Finance: What can regulatory frameworks accomplish?

December 6, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Department

Regionalizing International Society: the English School Theory and International Politics in Eurasia

December 1, 2022 | 12:30 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations November Graduation Reception

November 24, 2022 | 2:30 PM
roomRobert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Department, External

The Moral Limits of Violence in Political Resistance

November 23, 2022 | 5:30 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
Department, External

Prof. Yves Tiberghien and Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh: "Decoding G20 Indonesia Summit"

November 17, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations Make-Up Graduation Reception

November 16, 2022 | 1:00 PM
roomRobert H. Lee Alumni Centre

Dr. Jaroslav Tir "Does Terrorism Produce Rallies? (Quasi-)Experimental Evidence from Three Countries"

November 8, 2022 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

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

November 4, 2022 | 2:00 PM
roomBuchanan D219
Department, Student

Graduate Student, Faculty and Staff Lunch

November 3, 2022 | 12:00 PM
roomKoerner's Pub
Department

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

November 3, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Department

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

November 2, 2022 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
External

ActInCourts Roundtable: Corporate Violations of International Human Rights

October 31, 2022 | 9:00 AM

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

October 28, 2022 | 12:15 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department, Student

UBC Political Science Graduate Infosession 2022

October 26, 2022 | 10:00 AM
External

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

October 25, 2022 | 12:40 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
Student

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

October 24, 2022 | 5:30 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
External

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

October 21, 2022 | 12:30 PM
roomAsian Centre, Room 604
Alumni, Department, Student

BC Votes: What Happens Next? Policy consequences and paths forward for municipal politics

October 18, 2022 | 6:00 PM
roomTheatre C300 at Robson Square
External

Can Elections Survive the Digital Age?

October 18, 2022 | 5:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse

Centre for Migration Studies Launch Party

October 14, 2022 | 3:30 PM
roomJack Poole Hall in the Alumni Centre
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations Alumni Homecoming Mixer and Dinner

September 24, 2022 | 5:00 PM
roomPlace of Many Trees at the Liu Institute
Department

Visiting Professor Swaran Singh: The Essential Nature of China-India Relations

September 20, 2022 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Department

Political Science Welcome Back Social 2022

September 9, 2022 | 5:00 PM
roomLocarno Beach Park Picnic Site
External

Film Screening of Courage (2021) & Panel Discussion on Academic Freedom in Belarus with Prof. Lisa Sundstrom

June 29, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Department

International Summer Social

June 25, 2022 | 3:30 PM
Department

Lisa Sundstrom Moderates ActInCourts Roundtable: Global Threats to Human Rights Defenders

June 15, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Department, External

Prof. Maxwell Cameron: Ethics in Environment & Democracy

May 25, 2022 | 4:00 PM
Alumni, External

Profs Arjun Chowdhury and Lisa Sundstrom speak at panel on the war in Ukraine

May 18, 2022 | 12:00 PM
External

Prof. Lisa Sundstrom moderates panel discussion on civil society activism in Ukraine

May 12, 2022 | 7:00 PM
roomRobson Square Theatre C300
Student

Prospective Majors/Honours/Combined Majors Drop-In Advising

May 9, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Department, Student

UBC PSGSA Graduate Conference 2022

May 6, 2022 | 9:00 AM
roomLiu Institute for Global Studies
External

CSIS: Protecting National Security in Partnership with All Canadians

May 4, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Department

Roland Paris Department Talk: Global Power Shifts and the Future of International Peace Operations

April 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture

Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture: Roland Paris

April 28, 2022 | 6:00 PM
roomJack Poole Hall in the Alumni Centre
Department

A Visit from Christian Burgsmüller, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Canada

April 26, 2022 | 11:00 AM
roomBuchanan Penthouse
Student

Prospective Majors/Honours/Combined Majors Drop-In Advising

April 14, 2022 | 2:00 PM
External

PhD Candidate Sarah Lachance presents as part of the Electoral Chairs' Seminars

April 13, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Department, Student

Undergraduate Honours Thesis Conference

April 13, 2022 | 8:45 AM
Distinguished Speaker Series

Dr. Adom Getachew - Africa for the Africans: A History of Self-Determination before decolonization

April 4, 2022 | 12:15 PM
Student

Prospective Majors/Honours/Combined Majors Drop-In Advising

March 18, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Department, External

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: An Expert Panel on the Geopolitical and Humanitarian Crisis

March 11, 2022 | 12:00 PM
External

Prof. Yves Tiberghien moderates a discussion on the Japanese environmental agenda

March 10, 2022 | 5:30 PM
Department

Ukraine: Past, Present, Persistence

March 7, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Department, External

Flash Teach-In on Ukraine

March 2, 2022 | 2:30 PM
Student

Prospective Majors/Honours/Combined Majors Drop-In Advising

February 22, 2022 | 3:00 PM
Distinguished Speaker Series

Dr. Abbey Steele: Rebel Governance and Post-conflict Political Participation

January 31, 2022 | 12:15 PM
External

East Asian Covid-19 Paradox: Lessons from China, Japan and Taiwan

January 31, 2022 | 11:00 AM
External

ActInCourts Roundtable: Prosecuting Ecocide

January 19, 2022 | 9:00 AM
External

Prof. Yves Tiberghien speaks at Japan in 2022 conference

January 18, 2022 | 5:00 AM
Department

Political Science Holiday Party 2021

December 15, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Department, External

North Korea’s Nuclear Maturation

December 9, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Department

Global Consequences of the U.S.’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

December 3, 2021 | 1:00 PM
Department, Student

Grad School Information Session

November 23, 2021 | 5:15 PM
Department, External

Dorothy Black Lecture 2021 – Alexander Heffner

November 3, 2021 | 3:00 PM
External

Navigating the Age of Disruption: Where is the Kishida Government going after the election?

November 1, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Department

Dr. Kristen Hopewell: Balancing, Threats & Wedges in International Political Economy: The Origins and Impact of the Sino-Indian Alliance at the WTO

November 1, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Department

Graduate Student Social at Koerner's Pub

October 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Department, Student

UBC Political Science Graduate Online Info Session

October 26, 2021 | 10:30 AM
Department

Southeast Asian Politics: Celebrating the Work of Diane Mauzy

October 22, 2021 | 1:45 PM

Latin American Heritage Month Roundtable

October 20, 2021 | 4:00 PM
External

A Roundtable for Dr. Antje Ellermann's The Comparative Politics of Immigration: Policy Choices in Germany, Canada, Switzerland and the United States

October 15, 2021 | 12:15 PM
Department, External

UBC Climate Change Research Symposium

October 13, 2021 | 10:45 AM
Department, External

After Meng Wanzhou: Roundtable on Canada/US-China Relations

October 8, 2021 | 12:30 PM
External

COVID-19 and Beyond: The East Asian COVID-19 Paradox

September 27, 2021 | 3:30 PM
Department, External

Canada’s 2021 Federal Election Webinar Series

September 21, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Department, External

Post-Election Analysis

September 21, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Alumni, Department, Student

4th Annual Political Science and International Relations Trivia Night

September 16, 2021 | 7:00 PM
Department, External

Canada’s 2021 Federal Election Webinar Series

September 16, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Department, External

2021 Election: Policy Promises, Candidates, and Challenges

September 16, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Department, External

Canada’s 2021 Federal Election & the Climate Crisis

September 14, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Department, External

Canada’s 2021 Federal Election Webinar Series

September 14, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Student

Political Science Social 2021

September 10, 2021 | 5:30 PM
Department

Suparna Chaudhry - Uncivil Societies: Explaining State Repression of NGOs

June 30, 2021 | 12:15 PM
Distinguished Speaker Series

Cecilia Hyunjung Mo: Cultivating Democratic Citizenship: Evidence from Teach For All

June 16, 2021 | 12:15 PM
External

Can We Cut Emissions Fast Enough? How to Respond to the Climate Crisis Without Damaging the Future Prosperity of Developing Countries

June 9, 2021 | 9:30 AM
Department, Student

Political Science Awards Ceremony 2021

June 2, 2021 | 2:30 PM
External

Prof. Kathryn Harrison speaks at U of T Talks' and Raw Talk Podcast's symposium, Our Health on Thin Ice!

June 2, 2021 | 2:00 PM
Department, Student

Sarah Lachance: Campaign Effects on Strategic Voting for Minor Parties in Germany

June 2, 2021 | 11:30 AM
External

A Turning Point for International Climate Policy? New Approaches to Environmental and Economic Cooperation

May 13, 2021 | 12:00 PM
External

Professor Emeritus Philip Resnick launches new book: Pandemic Poems

May 11, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Department

PSGSA Annual Conference: Contending Uncertainties

May 7, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Department

Dr. Hakeem Jefferson: The Politics of Respectability

May 5, 2021 | 12:15 PM
Department, Student

Dr. Amitav Acharya: Global Governance in a G-Plus Mode

April 16, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Alumni, Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture

Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture: Dr. Amitav Acharya

April 15, 2021 | 5:00 PM

UBC Okanagan hosts a webinar symposium on The Misinformation Age

March 5, 2021 | 1:00 PM

Dr. Ran Hirschl: Constitutions and the Metropolis

March 5, 2021 | 12:00 PM

UBC Okanagan hosts a webinar symposium on The Misinformation Age

March 4, 2021 | 1:00 PM
External

Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou moderates talk by Nikhar Gaikwad on "The Politics of South-South Migration"

March 4, 2021 | 12:30 PM

Distinguished Speaker Series: Juliet Hooker

February 10, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Alumni

3rd Annual Political Science and International Relations Trivia Night

February 5, 2021 | 7:00 PM

POLI Legislature Internship Information Session

January 14, 2021 | 7:00 PM