Prof. Xiaojun Li receives funding for investigation of global supply chains in a post-pandemic world
How do global supply chains adapt to a global pandemic when raw materials, parts, components, and services cross national borders multiple times before final products are sold on world markets?
Prof. Fred Cutler on “rich transcripts” and how they help Political Science graduates articulate their learning
Professor Fred Cutler explains how a “rich transcript” helps graduates by that highlighting the skills they have developed over the course of their degree.
Genevieve Bates joining our department as Assistant Professor in International Relations
Genevieve Bates’ research specializes in transitional justice and the international and domestic politics of accountability for human rights violations.
UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Afsoun Afsahi returns to department as Professor
We are thrilled to announce that UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Afsoun Afsahi will be returning the department as our Assistant Professor position in Political Theory.
Prof. Katharina Coleman on the risks of “downsizing survivor syndrome” in UN peacekeeping
UBC Political Science Professor Katharina P. Coleman on the risks and management of downsizing survivor syndrome in UN peacekeeping operations in Global Observatory.
Message from the Head: Richard Price
The near-death experience of one of the world’s most powerful and oldest democracies leaves us wondering, among so many other questions: does this show the ultimate resilience of democratic institutions in the end, or their fragility? Could that happen here?
PhD alumna Yana Gorokhovskaia writes about Alexei Navalny’s appeal to the Russian people in The Guardian
UBC Political Science PhD alumna Yana Gorokhovskaia writes in The Guardian about Alexei Navalny’s arrest and the accelerating collision between the opposition and the Kremlin in Russia.
Time to “bite the bullet” over interprovincial travel, Prof. Gerald Baier says to the Vancouver Sun
Professor Gerald Baier says that Premier Horgan should already know interprovincial travel restrictions are possible, particularly with a majority.
“Very politically contentious”: Prof. Kathryn Harrison on the challenges for the Liberals’ promise of a just transition
In The Toronto Star, Professor Kathryn Harrison comments on the challenges of the Liberals’ 2019 promise for a “just transition” away from oil & gas.