Prof. Yves Tiberghien & MA Candidate Dustin Lo discuss China’s zero-COVID policy “trap”
“China’s zero-COVID response to the Omicron variant after March 2022 has become all-encompassing, unpredictable and economically ruinous,” they write in this op-ed. “A logic of political control has pushed aside pragmatic health and economic policy,” leaving the Chinese public frustrated.
Alumnus Nojang Khatami highlights the role of the arts in the struggle against Iranian authoritarianism
“Their actions—through song and dance, artistic interventions and performances—illustrate the multiplicity of forms through which democratic agency can be enacted and mobilized,” writes UBC Political Science alumnus Nojang Khatami. “Their hard-fought and ongoing efforts demand that we… appreciate their struggle.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien on Canada’s changing attitudes to Chinese investments, and what that means for Canadian mining companies
“Canada has been a liberal believer in markets,” said Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the importance of critical minerals, “but those markets are not markets anymore… they are increasingly strategic spaces.”
Op-Ed: renewable energy rapidly grows in the Indo-Pacific, write Prof. Yves Tiberghien and PhD Candidate Sun Park
In this op-ed, Prof. Yves Tiberghien and PhD Candidate Sun Park discuss the development and implementation of renewable energy in the Indo-Pacific.
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh highlights Xi Jinping’s distinct plans for China’s future in Op-Ed
Commenting on China’s role in international politics and the country’s ambitious modernization goals, Prof. Singh writes that “this is bound to make the Chinese modernization all the more closely intertwined with the rest of the world.”
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh writes on the Indian defense sector’s potential
“In fact many sectors in India have lately begun talking of being on the ‘cusp of a revolution,'” writes Prof. Singh, “promising transformative early harvests of impressive outcomes.” As Prof. Singh highlights in his op-ed, though, the Indian weapons industry especially shows promise.
Win a one-week study trip to Brussels: join the Schuman Challenge 2022’s essay competition
The Schuman Challenge is open to university students at all academic levels—undergrad, postgrad and doctoral studies. To participate, entrants must write a short essay on the following topic: Paradigm shift? What does the EU’s response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine mean for the future of its foreign policy?
Prof. Xiaojun Li’s research cited in article on rising tensions between China and Taiwan
The survey conducted by Prof. Li and colleagues, which involved over 2,000 Chinese citizens from UBC and NUS, found that “while three-quarters weren’t willing to accept a future without unification, support for more peaceful methods of achieving that goal were just as popular as war.”
Sessional Call for Applicants (2022W2 and 2023S)
The Department of Political Science invites applications to teach in Winter Session Term 2 (Jan-April 2023) and Summer Sessions (May-June, July-August 2023).
Op-Ed: Prof. Michael Byers discusses Norway’s “balancing act” amidst war in Ukraine
“The Norwegian military is on high alert,” writes Prof. Cameron, noting the dangers of Russian armies so close to the country’s borders. Still, their exports go to support European countries holding out against Russia, leading to a dangerous balancing act.