COVID-19 tensions emerge in Japan as people are asked to stay home while Olympic Games deemed essential
Japan has done quite well with COVID-19 so far because of the rapid adoption of health instructions. However, the Olympics presents a challenge for the Suga government, notes UBC Political Science Prof. Yves Tiberghien.
Prof. Xiaojun Li investigates whether Chinese public opinion on the US has changed since the election of Joe Biden
Prof. Xiaojun Li writes about his survey investigating whether the Chinese public’s views towards developed countries has changed since Trump left office.
“The U.S. will be back”: Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the new outlook for Canada in Asia
Professor Yves Tiberghien comments on the new outlook for Canada in Asia with the return of a key ally, the United States.
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?
New PoliSci podcast showcases cutting-edge research in comparative politics
Political Science professors Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou launched Scope Conditions, a new podcast featuring the cutting-edge research being done in comparative politics, which provides a virtual platform for academics to share their recent advances in the field.
Prof. Brian Job teaches final class before retirement
Congratulations to Professor Brian Job, who due to his well-deserved retirement next year, taught his last undergraduate Political Science class this week!
Fourth-year student Yoojung Lee’s pandemic research journey
Fourth-year student Yoojung Lee has spent the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic working on a formal research project about democratic health communications in South Korea.
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom says “nothing has improved” with LGBTQ rights in Russia since 2014
Lisa Sundstrom, associate professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, said on a legal level, “nothing has improved” with LGBTQ rights in Russia since the 2014 Olympics.
PhD grad Yana Gorokhovskaia: It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous
PhD Grad Yana Gorokhovskaia writes for the Guardian on Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny’s recent poisoning and what it reveals about power structures in Russia.
Four third-year Honours students published in the Journal of East Asian Studies
UBC Political Science is proud to announce that four third-year honours students have published book reviews for the Journal of East Asian Studies (Cambridge) this Spring.