Equity and Diversity Committee Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
The study and teaching of Political Science demand awareness and attentiveness to this history and how the politics of our time continue to reflect systemic bigotry and discrimination against Asian people. We stand in solidarity with our students, staff, and faculty of Asian descent and with the Asian and Asian Canadian community.
Professor Sheryl Lightfoot Appointed United Nations Representative on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot as the North American member on the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
“Mobilizing in Uncertainty”: Alumna Anastasia Shesterinina explores conflict mobilization decisions in her new book
PhD alum Anastasia Shesterinina investigates mobilization decisions in her new book Mobilizing in Uncertainty: Collective Identities and War in Abkhazia.
Watch: Graduate Studies Info Session 2020
Are you thinking of a graduate degree in Political Science? Watch an information session for prospective students who are interested in entering our graduate cohort for September 2021.
The online information session will cover information about our programs, course offerings, current faculty research, career outcomes, and admissions process.
Applications for European Union Virtual Study Tour Research Seminar due Feb. 22
The European Union Study Tour & Internship Program (EUST&IP) is an academic activity with a difference. Unlike in previous years, the course will be fully online and very much research-oriented.
Prof. Max Cameron talks what’s next for the U.S. with Policy Talks Podcast
Policy Talks Podcast takes a look back at the tumultuous month that was January 2021 for the United States with Dr. Maxwell Cameron from the University of British Columbia.
Prof. Xiaojun Li receives funding for investigation of global supply chains in a post-pandemic world
How do global supply chains adapt to a global pandemic when raw materials, parts, components, and services cross national borders multiple times before final products are sold on world markets?
Genevieve Bates joining our department as Assistant Professor in International Relations
Genevieve Bates’ research specializes in transitional justice and the international and domestic politics of accountability for human rights violations.
UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Afsoun Afsahi returns to department as Professor
We are thrilled to announce that UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Afsoun Afsahi will be returning the department as our Assistant Professor position in Political Theory.
Alumna Edana Beauvais hired as an assistant professor at SFU
UBC Political Science graduate Edana Beauvais was recently welcomed as a new assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on racial & settler-colonial politics, gender & politics, and political communication & democratic innovation.