UBC: A message of sympathy and support to the UBC community about the earthquake tragedy in Turkiye and Syria
We at UBC are watching with sadness in the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. Our hearts go out to the families and their loved ones, and to the rescue teams…
Op-Ed: Prof. Kathryn Harrison writes that LNG Canada is “bullying provincial and federal governments”
“LNG Canada’s project cleared federal and provincial environmental assessments in 2015. However, both levels of government still have options to ensure that this project only proceeds if it’s consistent with climate goals,” write Prof. Kathryn Harrison and colleague Karen Tam Wu.
Prof. Max Cameron discusses the tumultuous state of democracy in Peru
Prof. Cameron specifically mentioned Alberto Fujimori, who he says “had sold some property and bought a tractor, and drove around in this tractor with a trailer behind it, called it the Fujimobile, drove around the shantytowns of Peru, gathering popular support.”
Watch: Dr. Dan Slater’s COMP-CAN Colloquium lecture, “From Development to Democracy: The Transformation of Modern Asia”
Dr. Dan Slater’s COMP-CAN Colloquium lecture, “From Development to Democracy: The Transformation of Modern Asia” is now available to watch on our YouTube channel.
Sessional Call for Applicants (2023-2024 Winter Session)
The Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia is calling for applicants to teach in the 2023-2024 Winter Session.
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh writes on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China
“While Washington appears to see hope for better ties under a new crop of Chinese leaders,” says Prof. Singh, “it’s not yet clear that Beijing sees the situation similarly.”
Op-Ed: Prof. Yves Tiberghien & MA Candidate Panthea Pourmalek ask, can elections survive the digital age?
“Studying the role of social media in elections in Brazil, the Philippines, South Korea and Kenya offers important lessons — among them, that policy makers should develop tailored solutions for these problems based on individual states’ contexts, rather than assuming one size fits all.”
“The conditions are ripe for this kind of violence,” says Prof. Max Cameron about recent unrest in Peru
“Increasingly, politics has been conducted by candidates who use parties as vehicles — parties allow you to get registration with the electoral authority and run for office, but they’re not real parties,” Prof. Cameron said.
Prof. Xiaojun Li’s research on Chinese public opinion of the West featured in South China Morning Post
Chinese people hold a much more favourable opinion of European countries than they do of the United States, Prof Xiaojun Li’s survey found.
Registrations open for the first pan-Canadian Model European Union
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada has announced the launch of the first pan-Canadian Model European Union simulation that will take place in Ottawa from 5-7 May 2023. Students can email Professor Kurt Huebner to apply to attend.