The Centre for Migration Studies awarded funding through 2023
The Centre for Migration Studies is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded two years of funding (2021 – 23) from the UBC Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) as part of the 2021/22 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition (GCRC).
Congratulations to Prof. Peter Dauvergne who was awarded a Killam Research Prize
UBC Political Science Prof. Peter Dauvergne has been awarded a Killam Research Prize, which recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions at UBC. He is one of four senior faculty across all of the social sciences and humanities so recognized at UBC this year. Congratulations Peter!
Equity and Diversity Committee Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
The study and teaching of Political Science demand awareness and attentiveness to this history and how the politics of our time continue to reflect systemic bigotry and discrimination against Asian people. We stand in solidarity with our students, staff, and faculty of Asian descent and with the Asian and Asian Canadian community.
Applications now open for the 2021 Virtual Institute for Future Legislators
If you have political aspirations, but want to know more about what being a legislator means and how to be most effective in that role, apply to UBC’s Institute for Future Legislators (IFL).
Prof. Gerald Baier comments on the use of federal powers after the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the federal carbon tax
Prof. Gerald Baier believes that the SCC’s recent decision strengthens the federal government’s hand in some jurisdictional disputes with the provinces.
Offset credits won’t reduce carbon emissions, Prof. Kathryn Harrison writes in the CBC
Introducing carbon offsets to existing regulation will cause overall emissions to increase, Prof. Kathryn Harrison writes in an opinion piece for CBC.
Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou examines the effects of sports and nationalism on attitudes towards refugees
How can major national sports team victories affect attitudes towards refugees? Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou investigates this question in her new research article, “Team and Nation: Sports, Nationalism, and Attitudes Toward Refugees,”
UBC President Santa Ono’s Statement on Anti-Asian Racism
It is my hope that the Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Taskforce will provide recommendations on how best to address racism at UBC.
Professor Sheryl Lightfoot Appointed United Nations Representative on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot as the North American member on the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
“Mobilizing in Uncertainty”: Alumna Anastasia Shesterinina explores conflict mobilization decisions in her new book
PhD alum Anastasia Shesterinina investigates mobilization decisions in her new book Mobilizing in Uncertainty: Collective Identities and War in Abkhazia.