POLI 2022-23 Winter Courses Now Available on Our App!
Our POLI Courses App for Winter 2022/2023 is now live! Use it to select courses for the new year, see previous syllabuses, and search by keyword or by instructor. Students can pop out straight to the SSC site to get enrolled.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison says that a one-cent-per-litre increase in gas prices is a small price to pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Expanding refineries and low-carbon fuel plans could make BC fuel more expensive, but “to fix climate change, we’re all going to need to be part of that transition (to sustainable energy sources). And I think there’s still a level of denial about that,” Prof. Kathryn Harrison said. “We tend to focus on the costs and not think about the consequences of inaction.”
Scope Conditions Episode 2.9: Israeli Partisan Polarization and Animosity with PhD Candidate Chagai Weiss
In this episode of Scope Conditions, PhD Candidate Chagai Weiss talks about polarization in nations outside the United States, exploiting naturally occurring features of Israeli politics, and the limits of using surveys to learn about the effects of elite behavior and institutions.
Postdoctoral fellow Chris Tenove weighs in on incivility experienced by women and racialized political candidates
Commenting on the influence of online abuse specifically, Chris Tenove notes that social media has become a “billboard where you post stuff and walk away,” but still leave a mental toll on candidates, especially women and racialized individuals.
Congratulations to our 2022 Award Winners!
UBC Political Science would like to congratulate our award winners in undergraduate, graduate and International Relations programs who were recognized at a special ceremony on May 26, 2022 in the Buchanan Penthouse.
Prof. Paul Quirk comments on President Biden’s damaging “gaffes”
Prof. Quirk notes that US President Joe Biden’s gaffes often leave observers wondering “why, despite his generally good strategic judgment, he sometimes blurts out immediate reactions on matters that call for careful consideration.”
Pandemic and Putin turn UBC Political Science student into war correspondent
UBC Political Science student Anastasiia Lapatina has spent the last four months covering Russia’s invasion of her homeland, Ukraine, while studying political science full-time.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien comments on the implications of Huawei, ZTE ban in Canada
The recent Huawei and ZTE bans could further strain the Chinese-Canadian relationship, both politically and economically. “There have been signals that this decision has been coming for years,” Prof. Tiberghien said. “This will not be a shock to the system. If anything it will be a ripple in the bigger picture.”
PhD Candidate Martina Zago receives SSHRC funding for project investigating historical European definitions of “civilization”
Martina’s dissertation explores European debates over civilization, barbarism, and savagery in relation to extra-European states and peoples during the age of ‘modern Orientalism,’ 1798-1945. She argues some of the most interesting meaning-makers in this context were visual artists who took to heart the task of defining and contesting the boundaries of what was then considered civilized, barbarous, and savage.
Prof. Jenny Peterson awarded funding for Intergenerational Connections & Futures for Afghan Scholars Program
Part of the $1.096 million dollar grant from the International Development Research Centre will go towards connecting Afghan students with Afghan scholars and activists to discuss possible ‘pathways’ for a socio-politically forward looking Afghanistan through Dr. Jenny Peterson’s “Intergenerational Connections and Futures” project.