Postdoctoral researcher Chris Tenove interviewed in The Tyee on the ugly trajectory of violent episodes during Canada’s 2021 election
Political parties in Canada can do more to fight the toxicity during Canada’s election campaigns by providing better training and support, especially for under-resourced and at-risk candidates, says Chris Tenove
Prof. Allan Tupper comments on “busy” debate formats during Canadian election campaign
Dr. Allan Tupper said the process of the current debates are highly structured, very busy in the sense they’ve got all different journalists and questions from Canadians, there are strict time limits, and five candidates.
Prof. Gerald Baier says the NDP could prove to be a wild card in 2021 election
“The Liberals are holding steady at that 2019 number. … The Conservatives have dropped a little bit. But the seat projections might still be about the same for them. The only real big difference is the NDP surging in the province,” Gerald Baier said.
Postdoctoral fellow Chris Tenove: Stopping the hostile online attacks hurled at candidates
Parties, social-media platforms, legislators, the candidates themselves and individual Canadians need to be part of the strategy to combat incivility, writes Chris Tenove.
Liberals face loss of progressive votes in bid for Vancouver-Granville riding, Prof. Gerald Baier says.
“It’s not just the legacy of Wilson-Raybould with the Liberals, but (Noormohamed) has to run against the likelihood there are progressive voters in the riding now who have a more obvious progressive choice in the form of an NDP candidate,” Prof. Gerald Baier said in an interview.
Prof. Gerald Baier comments on Erin O’Toole’s campaign appearances on the North Shore
Gerald Baier, a North Shore resident and professor of political science at University of British Columbia, said O’Toole’s stop on the North Shore is indicative of the party’s desire to win back those seats. “We have 17 days left, so every place they go is very symbolic of where they’re hoping to make gains,” he said.
Vancouver has the biggest pool of unsafe seats in 2021 election says Prof. Gerald Baier
“By the time the numbers are tallied it will come down to what happens in a province that’s really competitive between all three parties,” Baier said, adding B.C. sent an “eclectic mix” of MPs from all parties to Parliament in 2019.
PhD alumna Sule Yaylaci awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to research Syrian Refugee crisis
Congratulations to UBC Political Science PhD alumna Sule Yaylaci, who won a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Identity and Conflict Lab in the University of Pennsylvania.
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.
Professor Mark Warren’s co-founded Participedia Network expands to McMaster University for Phase Two
Professor Mark Warren co-founded Participedia, an open-access crowdsourcing platform to support the expansion and deepening of democracy.