Prof. Antje Ellermann highlights growing relationship between Canadian migrants and Indigenous peoples
“A lot of things are coming together,” says Prof. Ellermann about the importance of Canadian migrants learning about Indigenous history. “I’m hoping that and I do think that there will be a real generational difference.”
PhD graduate Alex Rivard investigates the successes of separatist parties in Western democracies
Titled A House but not a Home: The Determinants of Secessionist Party Emergence and Support in North America and Western Europe, UBC Political Science PhD graduate Alex Rivard’s dissertation delves into the emergence and success of separatist parties in Western democracies from an empirical perspective.
Prof. Gerald Baier discusses increase of challengers in upcoming Vancouver and Surrey elections
With more and more parties and candidates on the ballots, Prof. Gerald Baier predicts that this should actually favour the incumbent McCallum due to vote-splitting.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison says that Pierre Poilievre is clearly “not trying for climate concerned voters”
Prof. Harrison notes that policy on climate action is already a “particularly tough issue” for Canadian Conservatives. But while Erin O’Toole still tried to make the party more climate-friendly, Pierre Poilievre has no interest in even pretending to have a climate plan, with his loud support for pipelines, removal of carbon taxes, and more.
Prof. Maxwell Cameron calls for return of civility and nonpartisanship to politics
Though Prof. Cameron has observed politicians being passionate about serving their constituents, he also notes their at-times “hyper-partisan, adversarial and uncivil behaviours.” Through facilitated reflective discussions, he hopes to solve this issue. “If politicians value civility,” Prof. Cameron writes, “they must learn to model it.”
Dr. Amy Janzwood co-authors story on harmful natural gas “bridge fuel” narrative
“Decarbonization will have real costs for oil producing provinces,” writes SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow Amy Janzwood. “Successful policy-making needs to address these impacts up front.”
Prof. Kathryn Harrison highlights the potential impact of a Vancouver lawsuit against fossil-fuel companies
A specialist on environmental policy, Prof. Kathryn Harrison says that a lawsuit would be monumental, considering that ““the fossil fuel industry still holds a very privileged position in Canadian politics.” The Vancouver council has established a plan to fund the lawsuit, but the new council is yet to confirm it.
Photos from our Graduate Research Conference
UBC Political Science would like to congratulate our Graduate Students, who put together a wonderful conference in May. We would particularly like to thank Conference Chair Katelynn Kowalchuk and Keynote Speaker UBC Professor Genevieve Bates.
Q&A: Dr. Carey Doberstein talks about his newest research on the effectiveness of Canadian agencies
Many of the Canadian government’s public services to Canadian citizens come in the form of agencies, through which these services are organized and provided. This trend of “agencification” in liberal nation-states, though swift and sweeping, has not been thoroughly assessed for performance. UBC Political Science Associate Professor Dr. Carey Doberstein (PhD, UofT), in his newest […]
UBC Political Science accepting applications for tenure-track position in Canadian Politics
The Department of Political Science at UBC invites applications for up to two tenure-track positions in Canadian Politics.