Welcome to our new Lecturer, Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet
UBC Political Science would like to extend a warm welcome to Joëlle Alice Michaud-Ouellet, who joins us as a Sessional Lecturer.
CALACS honours Dr. Maxwell Cameron as its 2020 Distinguished Fellow
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Maxwell Cameron was selected as the recipient of the Association’s Distinguished Fellow Award for 2020.
Yves Tiberghien interviewed by CBC about Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou key court battle loss
The CBC’s Andrew Nichols talks with Yves Tiberghien of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada after B.C. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes released her decision on the Huawei exec’s ‘double-criminality’ argument.
Departmental Speaker – Roland Paris April 6, 2020
Roland Paris brings his experience in international security, peacebuilding, and foreign policy to answer the question: are we giving powerful states license to dominate?
Roland Paris: 2020 Mark Zacher Distinguished Visitor
Roland Paris brings his experience in international security, peacebuilding, and foreign policy to answer the question: how should Canada respond to its place on the international stage in a nastier world?
Sam LaSelva wins the CPSA Don Smiley Prize
Professor Sam LaSelva has been awarded the Don Smiley Prize by the CPSA for his book Canada and the Ethics of Constitutionalism: Identity, Destiny, and Constitutional Faith, MQUP 2018
Welcome Carey Doberstein, Assistant Professor
Our Department is pleased to welcome Carey Doberstein as Assistant Professor in Canadian Politics. He will be joining our Department on July 1st, 2019, as one of four new faculty members in Political Science.
Brian Job awarded Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation
A ceremony and reception honouring Brian Job at the Japanese Consulate General was held to celebrate his award for the work he has done with Japanese colleagues on the issue of security and cooperation between Canada and Japan over many years.
Canada’s Electoral Future in Comparative Perspective – a Conference in Honour of Richard Johnston
This workshop has been organized in celebration of Richard Johnston’s scholarly and professional contributions to political science. The focus of the workshop is “Canada’s Electoral Future in Comparative Perspective”, a theme that is inspired by Dick’s recent book, The Canadian Party System: An Analytic History.
NEW Referendum Resource by POLI 308D
With a website, podcast, quizzes, an abundance of information and media fact-checking, the student creators behind UVoteBC have designed an innovative and unbiased resource on the 2018 BC Referendum.