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“It’s like a tinder box”: Prof. Lisa Sundstrom on the sentencing of Alexei Navalny in Russia
Genevieve Bates joining our department as Assistant Professor in International Relations

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.

Dr. Afsoun Afsahi

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

Prof. Max Cameron: Should university admissions be decided by a lottery among qualified applicants?

In an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun, Professor Max Cameron discusses the idea that university admissions be decided through a lottery of qualified applicants.