Watch: BC Votes Municipal Election Panel
On October 18, a panel of UBC Political Science faculty and alumni broke down the results of the province’s municipal elections and their consequences for future policy and the future of local government.
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).
Professor Barbara Arniel elected to Royal Society of Canada
UBC Political Science Professor Barbara Arneil is one of thirteen UBC faculty members have been announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and as new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
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.
PhD Candidate Martina Zago receives SSHRC funding for project investigating historical European definitions of “civilization”
Martina’s dissertation explores European debates over civilization, barbarism, and savagery in relation to extra-European states and peoples during the age of ‘modern Orientalism,’ 1798-1945. She argues some of the most interesting meaning-makers in this context were visual artists who took to heart the task of defining and contesting the boundaries of what was then considered civilized, barbarous, and savage.
Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot joins group on truth, reconciliation and justice in UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Along with other Indigenous members of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Professor Sheryl Lightfoot will work in post-conflict areas for lasting peace that respects the rights of Indigenous Peoples and promotes their full and effective inclusion.
Watch: Dr. Abbey Steele: Rebel Governance and Post-conflict Political Participation
The UBC Department of Political Science’s Distinguished Speaker Series hosted Professor Abbey Steele (University of Amsterdam), for her talk titled, “Rebel Governance and Post-conflict Political Participation” on Monday, January 31, 2022.
Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot Elected Member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to UBC Political Science Professor Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot who was elected as a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr. Richard Price’s class Professional Skills in Political Science connects our students and alumni
Dr. Price’s returning course provides students with answers to how they can apply the skills they learned in Political Science and International Relations.
Dr. Nazmul Sultan will join UBC Political Science in 2022
Dr. Nazmul S. Sultan received his PhD from the University of Chicago and is currently a Junior Research Fellow at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge.