Vaishnavi Panchanadam examines how Women, Peace, and Security norms are implemented at a domestic level
Vaishnavi Panchanadam research project, supervised by Dr. Lisa Sundstrom, examines the impacts of domestic civil society mobilization on the endorsement and implementation of Women, Peace, and Security norms.
Dr. Kathryn Harrison: The political opportunities and challenges of Canada’s new $9.1B climate plan
Prof. Kathryn Harrison evaluates the promises and challenges of Canada’s new 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan writing, “It’s hard to fathom Canada reducing its emissions by 40 per cent to 45 per cent in just eight years unless the necessary regulations are finalized in the next one to three years without being watered down.”
Alumnus Nojang Khatami hired to tenure-track position at Fordham University
Congratulations to PhD alumnus Nojang Khatami who has secured a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at Fordham University beginning in September 2023.
Dr. Lisa Sundstrom’s new book explains how non-governmental organizations mediate issues in global governance
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom and Laura Henry’s new book, Bringing Global Governance Home: NGO Mediation in the BRICS States combines insights from international relations and comparative politics to explain the dilemmas and strategies of NGO mediation in case studies on HIV/AIDS, climate change, sustainable forestry, and corporate social responsibility.
Prof. Maxwell Cameron comments on how Liberal-NDP agreement could impact the Conservative leadership race
If the Conservatives try to select a new leader and unite the divided party, the Liberals might feel less vulnerable. “If they do that, then that really is good for the Liberals, and then the Liberals can afford the association with the NDP; they’ll still be occupying the middle ground,” said professor Maxwell Cameron.
Dr. Alan Jacobs selected as new Department Head
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Alan Jacobs has been selected as the next Head of the Department of Political Science. Dr. Jacobs will serve as Department Head starting on July 1, 2022 for a three-year term.
UBC Political Science student Danilo Angulo-Molina selected to The Cansbridge Fellowship
Congratulations to Danilo Angulo-Molina who was selected to The Cansbridge Fellowship earlier this term. “As an incoming 2022 Fellow, I look forward to obtaining the necessary knowledge and rare skills that will enable me to pursue new solutions to advocate and empower larger numbers of vulnerable communities worldwide,” Angulo-Molina writes.
The paradox of China–India relations
Prof. Yves Tiberghien and undergraduate student Meghna Srivastava write on relations between China and India, which have been divided by both security tensions and opposite alliances but took a major step forward in March.
Disrupted Order: G20 Global Governance at a Time of Geopolitical Crisis
Prof. Yves Tiberghien argue that leaders of major countries have increasingly engaged in cognitive dissonance: there is a fast-growing gap between their continued official support for G20 procedures and their
refusal to cooperate with each other.
Prof. Michael Byers says Russia is unlikely to consider an incursion along the icy frontier with Canada
“It’s all quiet on this side of the Arctic and likely will remain that way,” Prof. Michael Byers said. “The primary military mission in the Canadian Arctic is search-and-rescue. It’s so far from Russia, and there’s so little incentive for Russian interference there.”