UBC Political Science Faculty Publications: Fall 2024
From the effects of COVID-19 on ideological beliefs to the role of local knowledges in international peacebuilding, check out their recent publications.
How Americans in Canada could influence the 2024 U.S. Election, featuring insights from UBC’s Prof. Emeritus Richard Johnston
Prof. Emeritus Richard Johnston explores how American expats in Canada might influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election
Prof. Antje Ellermann discusses the “arduous” Canadian visa requirements facing Palestinian citizens
Professor Antje Ellerman explains that the “arduous requirements” for Palestinians applying for Canadian visas are deemed necessary by the government. Ellerman discusses how the perception of Canada’s refugee treatment changes with each conflict.
Prof. Kai Ostwald edits special issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal
Professor Kai Ostwald and colleagues discuss the Canada-Southeast Asia relationship under Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy in a special issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. The publication is the most comprehensive work on the Canada-SE Asia relationship in well over a decade.
PhD Alum Yana Gorokhovskaia Testifies before Congressional Executive Commission on China
PhD alum Yana Gorokhovskaia testified before the Congressional Executive Commission on China at a hearing highlighting the PRC’s use of transnational repression.
The probability of the United States leaving NATO is very low say Prof. Paul Quirk
Prof. Paul Quirk says the probability of the United States leaving NATO is very low and that Republicans advocating for te US exit from NATO serves to promote the interests of Donald Trump.
UBC Political Science students learn from European Union travel experiences
Under the leadership of Professor Kurt Huebner, UBC Political Science offers a range of educational opportunities for students to explore European politics with opportunities to learn both in Europe and across North America.
Prof. Michael Byers estimates a six to 10 per cent chance of casualties from falling space junk if trends continue
Prof. Byers asked: “Is it permissible to regard the loss of human life as just a cost of doing business, or is it something that we should seek to protect when we can?
UBC Centre for Migration Studies, Profs Ellermann & Hopkins, part of $12M Bridging Divides research program
Profs. Antje Ellermann and Vince Hopkins are among seven UBC core researchers as part of the Bridging Divides research program, led by Toronto Metropolitan University. The Center for Migration Studies has been awarded $12.4 million in Canada First Research Excellence Funds as a partner on the program.
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh on India, China & US relations: “both sides agree on the need to begin a new chapter of confidence building”
“As [India and China] learnt to deal with their bilateral and historic problems,” visiting Prof. Singh notes, “they now need to learn ropes of engaging each other in their new avatars as major powers and especially in their interface in regional and global fora.”