Scope Conditions Episode 2.8: Social Media and Authoritarian Regimes with Prof. Alexandra Siegel
UBC Professors Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou discuss the nuanced relationship between social media and authoritarian regimes with University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Alexandra Siegel in the latest episode of Scope Conditions.
Prof. Jenny Peterson awarded a Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Professor Jenny Peterson who has been awarded a UBC Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Peterson joins an elite group of committed and talented instructors recognized by UBC at this level.
Vladimir Putin, the czar of macho politics, is threatened by gender and sexuality rights
Putin’s regime has increasingly relied on very conventional gender and sexual norms. Prof. Lisa Sundstrom co-wrote about the connection between Russian president Vladimir Putin’s animosity toward Ukraine and gender and sexuality rights in Russia and around the world.
Vaishnavi Panchanadam examines how Women, Peace, and Security norms are implemented at a domestic level
Vaishnavi Panchanadam research project, supervised by Dr. Lisa Sundstrom, examines the impacts of domestic civil society mobilization on the endorsement and implementation of Women, Peace, and Security norms.
The paradox of China–India relations
Prof. Yves Tiberghien and undergraduate student Meghna Srivastava write on relations between China and India, which have been divided by both security tensions and opposite alliances but took a major step forward in March.
Prof. Michael Byers says Russia is unlikely to consider an incursion along the icy frontier with Canada
“It’s all quiet on this side of the Arctic and likely will remain that way,” Prof. Michael Byers said. “The primary military mission in the Canadian Arctic is search-and-rescue. It’s so far from Russia, and there’s so little incentive for Russian interference there.”
Professors Genevieve Bates and Lisa Sundstrom answer questions about international court intervention in Ukraine and Russian anti-war protests
Can Putin be put on trial? What can literature teach us about Ukraine? What does this conflict mean for multicultural states? Could Russia’s anti-war protests take down Putin? Political Science Professors Genevieve Bates and Lisa Sundstrom weigh in on these questions with other Professors from Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies.
Prof. Allen Sens discusses the reason behind Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear power plants on Global News
According to Professor Allen Sens, these attacks are about the seizure of national infrastructure. “Remember, a stated Russian objective is to conquer Ukraine and bring Ukraine back into the Russian orbit so there’s also some interest in maintaining some critical infrastructure,” he said.
Prof. Allen Sens comments on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Global News
Professor Allen Sens states that Russian armed vehicles and tanks have entered Kyiv. “The government is also arming local citizens in Kyiv which is an indication that the regular Ukraine army is unable to stop further advances by the Russian military into the city,” he said.
Prof Yves Tiberghien comments on how the invasion of Ukraine puts China is in a tough spot as a Russian ally and global exporter
“They believe that China is rising, but rising in a world of economic interdependence. China’s economic strength is completely connected to globalization,” said Professor Yves Tiberghien. According to him, “many mainstream voices and middle-class Chinese are shocked by the reality of war in Ukraine and are writing that war is a crime.”