Prof. Antje Ellermann highlights growing relationship between Canadian migrants and Indigenous peoples
“A lot of things are coming together,” says Prof. Ellermann about the importance of Canadian migrants learning about Indigenous history. “I’m hoping that and I do think that there will be a real generational difference.”
Prof. Xiaojun Li awarded SSHRC funding for project on intellectual humility and US-China relations
Over $70,000 in SSHRC funding has been awarded to Prof. Xiaojun Li for his project on media biases and disinformation, intellectual humility, and its influence on US-China perceptions, which will be investigated through a series of extensive surveys in both countries.
Watch: Visiting Professor Swaran Singh’s International Colloquium Lecture, “The Essential Nature of China-India Relations”
UBC Political Science Visiting Professor Swaran Singh presented a lecture at our International Relations Colloquium titled, “The Essential Nature of China-India Relations,” on September 20, 2022. The lecture is now available on our YouTube channel.
Thanks to our students and alumni for a wonderful Homecoming
For the first time since 2019, UBC Political Science hosted our annual Alumni Homecoming Mixer in-person. Over 100 alumni and students came out on Saturday for a lively night of socializing and games at the Place of Many Trees at the Liu Institute.
Prof. Gerald Baier discusses increase of challengers in upcoming Vancouver and Surrey elections
With more and more parties and candidates on the ballots, Prof. Gerald Baier predicts that this should actually favour the incumbent McCallum due to vote-splitting.
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom quoted in article about Russian, Ukrainian, and US leaders’ influence in Ukrainian war
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom says that during the recent UN General Assembly, “Zelenskyy had the air of a man who had no appetite for conceding anything.” His proposal of a five-point plan for peace shows his justified defiance, she highlights.
Interview with Anastasiia Lapatina, Ukrainian war correspondent and UBC Political Science student
Fourth-year Political Science student Anastasiia Lapatina reflects on her time in Ukraine, shares her thoughts on the state of the war, and how it feels to be back in Canada.
Strengthening the India-Taiwan relationship reflects “congruence of interests”, writes Prof. Yves Tiberghien
Prof. Yves Tiberghien and SPPGA student Narayanan Gopalan Lakshmi say that “India needs to strengthen trade and people-to-people ties with Taipei”, through deepening regional connectivity and explicit recognition of Taiwan in Indo-Pacific policy. They note the valuable addition of a relationship with Taiwan, outside of just “a response to the present chill in India’s relationship with China.”
Prof. Yves Tiberghien discusses “overlapping shocks” and international challenges in Op-Ed
“The international institutions, norms, and practices that we continue to rely on are increasingly being eclipsed by geopolitics,” writes Prof. Tiberghien. In this Op-Ed with Bertrand Badré, he addresses the grim reality that major world leaders are losing faith in each other, and the fact that “global governance cannot really be sustained without the participation of the world’s largest economies and military powers.”
Prof. Kathryn Harrison says that Pierre Poilievre is clearly “not trying for climate concerned voters”
Prof. Harrison notes that policy on climate action is already a “particularly tough issue” for Canadian Conservatives. But while Erin O’Toole still tried to make the party more climate-friendly, Pierre Poilievre has no interest in even pretending to have a climate plan, with his loud support for pipelines, removal of carbon taxes, and more.