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.
“Reexamining the Effect of Refugees on Civil Conflict: A Global Subnational Analysis” Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou publishes in APSR
Using new, global subnational data from the UNHCR on where refugees are located, Yang-Yang Zhou and Andrew Shaver find no effects of hosting refugees on conflict or violence.
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.”
SpaceX, Amazon, and OneWeb’s mega-constellations risk huge collisions in games of ‘chicken’, Michael Byers warns
The constellation of satellites proposed by huge companies could deposit more aluminium into the Earth’s upper atmosphere, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley write in their report.
Watch: Dr. Amitav Acharya’s Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture
This year’s Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture was hosted online. Dr. Amitav Acharya was the 2021 Mark Zacher Distinguished Visitor, who presented a talk titled, “What Can the Past Tell Us About the Future of the World Order.”
“Mobilizing in Uncertainty”: Alumna Anastasia Shesterinina explores conflict mobilization decisions in her new book
PhD alum Anastasia Shesterinina investigates mobilization decisions in her new book Mobilizing in Uncertainty: Collective Identities and War in Abkhazia.
Prof. Katharina Coleman on the risks of “downsizing survivor syndrome” in UN peacekeeping
UBC Political Science Professor Katharina P. Coleman on the risks and management of downsizing survivor syndrome in UN peacekeeping operations in Global Observatory.
UBC Political Science PhD Graduate Daisaku Higashi to host online session at UN 75 Global Governance Forum
UBC Political Science alumnus and professor at Sophia University in Tokyo Daisaku Higashi will host an online session in the part of UN 75 Global Governance Forum on Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanism in Peacebuilding on Friday, September 18.
PhD grad Yana Gorokhovskaia: It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous
PhD Grad Yana Gorokhovskaia writes for the Guardian on Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny’s recent poisoning and what it reveals about power structures in Russia.
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?