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.
Professor Kai Ostwald appointed Director of the Institute of Asian Research at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Professor Kai Ostwald’s work is broadly focused on development, public policy, and ethnic politics, with a strong focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Myanmar.
Incoming Political Science Professor Afsoun Afsahi explores when and how people are able to talk about conflicting values
Dr. Afsoun Afsahi completed her PhD at UBC and rejoins the department as an Assistant Professor. We couldn’t be happier to welcome her back as a member of faculty.
Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for inclusion, democracy and reconciliation recipient Xi Yuan Pang interviewed in Vancouver Sun
“I hope this award reflects not my contributions and civic engagements, but that it’s very much a testament to the people and the community at UBC who have given me that space to be who I am,” Xi Yuan (Cecilia) Pang said.
UBC Political Science student overcomes health issues to win Lieutenant Governor’s medal
Xi Yuan Pang recognized for her contributions to the promotion of democracy. This week, her efforts are being acknowledged as she is named the winner of the 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation at her graduation ceremony on June 2.
Prof. Antje Ellermann interviewed about what drives a country’s openness to immigration
Prof. Antje Ellermann and Merion West’s Mark Hecht spoke about why immigration debates are vastly different in four seemingly similar countries—the United States, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland.
UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Afsoun Afsahi returns to department as Professor
We are thrilled to announce that UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Afsoun Afsahi will be returning the department as our Assistant Professor position in Political Theory.
Alumna Edana Beauvais hired as an assistant professor at SFU
UBC Political Science graduate Edana Beauvais was recently welcomed as a new assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on racial & settler-colonial politics, gender & politics, and political communication & democratic innovation.
Scope Conditions podcast Episode 7: How Strong Legislatures Emerge with Ken Opalo
Ken Opalo talks with Alan Jacobs and Yang Yang Zhou about how strong legislatures emerge and what causes strong legislatures to emerge. Opalo’s latest book centres on the comparison of Kenya and Zambia — two countries that democratized in the early 1990s, shifting from single-party to multi-party rule.
New PoliSci podcast showcases cutting-edge research in comparative politics
Political Science professors Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou launched Scope Conditions, a new podcast featuring the cutting-edge research being done in comparative politics, which provides a virtual platform for academics to share their recent advances in the field.