Five new UBC Political Science faculty projects receive funding from SSHRC
UBC Political Science congratulates Michael Byers, Cesi Cruz, Katharina Coleman, Antje Ellermann, and Sheryl Lightfoot whose projects received SSHRC funding through Insight and Partnership Development Grants.
Yves Tiberghien appointed as Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research, Institute of Asian Research
Congratulations to Professor of Political Science Yves Tiberghien on his appointment as the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the Institute of Asian Research (IAR).
Doctoral alumnus wins prize for best paper in the Canadian Journal of Political Science.
In “Following the Right: Left and Right Parties’ Influence over Multiculturalism”, Daniel Westlake investigates the influence of partisan debate and support for multicultural policies.
New faculty member Dr. Genevieve Bates investigates how International Criminal Courts influences peace negotiations
UBC Political Science is excited to welcome Dr. Genevieve Bates to our department as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Bates joins us from the University of Chicago, where she was a PhD candidate in comparative politics and international relations and worked with the Transitional Justice and Democratic Stability Lab.
Incoming Political Science Professor Afsoun Afsahi explores when and how people are able to talk about conflicting values
Dr. Afsoun Afsahi completed her PhD at UBC and rejoins the department as an Assistant Professor. We couldn’t be happier to welcome her back as a member of faculty.
Wishing a Happy Retirement to Professor Brian Job
The Department of Political Science wishes a happy retirement to a cherished colleague and renowned mentor of students who has been a cornerstone of UBC Political Science’s International Relations faculty for over three decades.
“Reexamining the Effect of Refugees on Civil Conflict: A Global Subnational Analysis” Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou publishes in APSR
Using new, global subnational data from the UNHCR on where refugees are located, Yang-Yang Zhou and Andrew Shaver find no effects of hosting refugees on conflict or violence.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien: In Japan, South Korea and China, it is clear that aging will have a negative impact on growth
The three countries of North-East Asia must urgently adapt their economic and social model to the rapid aging of their populations, warns political scientist Yves Tiberghien in a forum in Le Monde.
PhD candidate Alex Rivard and alumni Eric Merkley investigate support for Canada’s supply management system
Alex Rivard and Eric Merkley conduct the first academic investigation on the dynamics of public support for Canada’s supply management system, which regulates dairy, poultry, and eggs.
“None of the opposition parties want an election right now,” Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston tells AFP Fact Check
Richard Johnston says Canada’s opposition parties fear the Liberal government will ask to dissolve Parliament, as its position in the polls seems relatively favourable for reasons related to COVID.