UBC Centre for Migration Studies, Profs Ellermann & Hopkins, part of $12M Bridging Divides research program
Profs. Antje Ellermann and Vince Hopkins are among seven UBC core researchers as part of the Bridging Divides research program, led by Toronto Metropolitan University. The Center for Migration Studies has been awarded $12.4 million in Canada First Research Excellence Funds as a partner on the program.
Q&A with Faye Ying, GLOCAL Foundation Founder and Executive Director
UBC Political Science Alumnus Faye Ying answers our questions about her goals, the impact of her time at UBC, her work at GLOCAL: “Innovative problem-solving requires us to be able to connect the dots that we normally consider unrelated.”
Op-Ed: “King Charles’s coronation: Should Canada become a republic?”
Prof. Emeritus Philip Resnick’s article on whether or not Canada should “retain a British monarch as our official head of state” was featured in the University of British Columbia Magazine last month.
Watch: “When voting no is not enough: Legislative brawling and obstruction in Korea” Prof. Gyung-Ho Jeong
Professor Gyung-Ho Jeong argues that legislators with intense policy preferences engage in costly actions, such as brawling and obstruction, as a means of signaling their policy commitments.
Watch: “We are Family: Political Dynasties in Canada” Dr. Alex Rivard
Using a unique dataset of legislators’ electoral and biographic data in the Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, UBC Political Science PhD Graduate Alex Rivard analyzes the extent to which family dynasties affect the career development of legislators since the late 1700s.
Prof. Paul Quirk comments on Kamala Harris’ influential role in Joe Biden’s past and future presidential runs
In discussing Vice President Harris’ history campaigning for numerous Democratic candidates in key seats and governorships, Prof. Quirk says “she was an effective campaigner, attracting favorable media coverage of her rallies and other events with those candidates.”
Q&A with Bianca Navarro, GLOCAL Foundation Intern
Bianca Navarro, UBC Political Science student, draws on her time with GLOCAL Foundation and what she learned during her internship: “When I see the transformation of Canadian youth from passive recipients to active contributors, it gives me a strong sense of achievement and fulfillment.”
Graduating UBC Political Science students recognized as UBC student leaders in their communities and beyond
Read more about the accomplishments and experiences of Talynn English, Fatima Rua, Rosemary Alberts, Ava Tabatabaei, Amy Topshee, Alina Bhimji, Hunter Lang, James LaRose, and Isabel Ochoa Prieto.
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh on India, China & US relations: “both sides agree on the need to begin a new chapter of confidence building”
“As [India and China] learnt to deal with their bilateral and historic problems,” visiting Prof. Singh notes, “they now need to learn ropes of engaging each other in their new avatars as major powers and especially in their interface in regional and global fora.”
We’re Hiring: Merilees Chair for the Study of Democracy (Professor)
The Department of Political Science invites applications for the Harold and Dorrie Merilees Chair for the Study of Democracy.