Wishing a Happy Retirement to Professor Brian Job
The Department of Political Science wishes a happy retirement to a cherished colleague and renowned mentor of students who has been a cornerstone of UBC Political Science’s International Relations faculty for over three decades.
PhD candidate Alex Rivard and alumni Eric Merkley investigate support for Canada’s supply management system
Alex Rivard and Eric Merkley conduct the first academic investigation on the dynamics of public support for Canada’s supply management system, which regulates dairy, poultry, and eggs.
“None of the opposition parties want an election right now,” Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston tells AFP Fact Check
Richard Johnston says Canada’s opposition parties fear the Liberal government will ask to dissolve Parliament, as its position in the polls seems relatively favourable for reasons related to COVID.
Trudeau pledges support for Ukraine, mum on support for next step in NATO membership
UBC Political Science Prof. Allen Sens believes Ukraine joining NATO will be raised only out of politeness, but that it’s largely “off the table.”
UBC Political Science students build websites to help the public understand some key issues in Canadian Politics
UBC Political Science students studying with Professor Fred Cutler have created a new set of guides to some of the key issues in Canadian politics.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison notes BC’s carbon tax didn’t hurt the economy in The Tyee
“By now, we have a bunch of studies that have shown that it didn’t hurt British Columbia’s economy, it wasn’t regressive, which is often a concern, and it did reduce emissions below what they would have been otherwise,” said Kathryn Harrison.
Postdoctoral Fellow Amy Janzwood featured on Global Policy: Next Generation’s #scholarspotlight
Amy Janzwood discusses her book project on how broad-based social movements formed strategies that successfully frustrated pipeline development and new oil sands projects.
Prof. Gerald Baier weighs in on Canada’s unique challenge of representing vast and often sparsely populated rural ridings
To avoid allegations of political influence, Baier said “I’m sure the NDP will rely on the idea that they’re kind of giving the commission room (for independent decision-making) and hopefully they give the that commission room.”
Prof. Antje Ellermann interviewed about what drives a country’s openness to immigration
Prof. Antje Ellermann and Merion West’s Mark Hecht spoke about why immigration debates are vastly different in four seemingly similar countries—the United States, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland.