Grace Lore on her journey from UBC Political Science to the BC Legislature
UBC Political Science alumna Grace Lore plans to leverage her expertise and passion for gender equity and intersectional feminism to tackle her mandate as a BC NDP MLA and the parliamentary secretary on gender equity.
Scope Conditions podcast Episode 7: How Strong Legislatures Emerge with Ken Opalo
Ken Opalo talks with Alan Jacobs and Yang Yang Zhou about how strong legislatures emerge and what causes strong legislatures to emerge. Opalo’s latest book centres on the comparison of Kenya and Zambia — two countries that democratized in the early 1990s, shifting from single-party to multi-party rule.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison writes about the first “credible” federal climate plan in Canada for The Conversation
For the first time, a Canadian government is being honest about what it will take to meet our 2030 target and begin the transition to net-zero emissions.
Prof. Antje Ellermann steps up as head of the newly announced UBC Centre for Migration Studies
UBC Political Science Professor Antje Ellermann is the head of the newly announced UBC Centre for Migration Studies that will support innovative migration research, knowledge mobilization and teaching and learning at UBC and internationally.
Prof. Emeritus Richard Johnston spoke to CBC about the possibility of the US creating an agency like Elections Canada
Richard Johnston, professor emeritus at UBC Political Science, said creating a national agency like Elections Canada to oversee the administration of U.S. presidential elections would ensure uniform voting rules across the country.
Fourth-year student Yoojung Lee’s pandemic research journey
Fourth-year student Yoojung Lee has spent the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic working on a formal research project about democratic health communications in South Korea.
EDC Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Police Violence
We assert that the study of politics must be guided by certain basic principles. In particular, our devotion to freedom, human rights, and human dignity must be joined with a dedication to ensuring that Blacks Lives Matter.
Welcome to our new Lecturer, Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet
UBC Political Science would like to extend a warm welcome to Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet, who joins us as a Sessional Lecturer.
Wishing a happy retirement to Richard Johnston
UBC Political Science wishes a happy retirement to a path-breaking researcher one of the most accomplished political scientists of his generation in Canada.
Read a message from UBC President Santa Ono in response to anti-Black and anti-Asian violence.
Recent anti-Black and anti-Asian violence in communities across North America has focused our attention on the deeply rooted racism in Canada and globally. UBC itself is not immune to racism and injustice.
As a university, we need to make it crystal clear that racism and bias have no place in our community and that we have zero tolerance for it.