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Welcoming Assistant Professor Vince Hopkins to UBC Political Science

 
Our department is excited to welcome Dr. Vince Hopkins to UBC as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Hopkins joins us from the University of Saskatchewan’s Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, where he taught after earning his doctorate from

OP-ED: Prof. Max Cameron on the need to strengthen Canadian democracy

 
Professor Cameron says British Columbians are worried about the state of democracy at all levels of government. Prominent threats to democracy include "fake news," racism and discrimination, low citizen engagement, and voter turnout.

PhD Alum Yana Gorokhovskaia Testifies before Congressional Executive Commission on China

 
PhD alum Yana Gorokhovskaia testified before the Congressional Executive Commission on China at a hearing highlighting the PRC’s use of transnational repression.
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Achievements

Professor Barbara Arneil receives one of Canada’s highest honors by being appointed to the Order of Canada.

July 10, 2023

Prof. Antje Ellermann is part of a group of Canadian scholars working on Bridging Divides, a research program on immigrant integration.

July 5, 2023

UBC Poli Sci student Jory Smallenberg was invited to represent the UBC Department of Political Science to Yale University as part of the Yale-Fox fellowship

June 27, 2023
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In the Media

OP-ED: Prof. Max Cameron on the need to strengthen Canadian democracy

September 20, 2023

PhD Alum Yana Gorokhovskaia Testifies before Congressional Executive Commission on China

September 14, 2023

Prof. Gerald Baier says premiers lobbying the Bank of Canada on interest rate hikes is not necessarily negative

September 12, 2023
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Upcoming Events

Student

2023 Undergraduate Welcome Event

September 21, 2023
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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location_on The Place of Many Trees @ The Liu Institute
Alumni, Department, Student

UBC Political Science and International Relations Alumni Homecoming Mixer and Dinner

September 23, 2023
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm


location_on Ponderosa Ballroom
Department, Student

2023 UBC Political Science Graduate Programs Info Session

October 25, 2023
10:00 am - 11:00 am


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