Prof. Max Cameron says conflict of interest complaint against Coun. Rob Stutt “may have merit”
“At minimum, Stutt should have disclosed that his son and daughter worked for the RCMP and also possibly recused himself,” said Prof. Cameron. “While it may not amount to a conflict of interest, it could create the appearance of a conflict of interest, which is also important.”
Registrations open for the first pan-Canadian Model European Union
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada has announced the launch of the first pan-Canadian Model European Union simulation that will take place in Ottawa from 5-7 May 2023. Students can email Professor Kurt Huebner to apply to attend.
Prof. Paul Quirk discusses Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motivations amidst speaker of the House voting
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s support for Kevin McCarthy may be difficult to explain, notes Prof. Quirk. “Her mission has always been about promoting herself through conspiracy theories, outlandish provocations, and ultra-Trumpism.”
Scope Conditions Episode 3.2: Repression Through Political Trials with Fiona Feiang Shen-Bayh
Dr. Fiona Feiang Shen-Bayh discusses the role of courts as political institutions, as well as her new book, ‘Undue Process: Persecution and Punishment in Autocratic Courts’ in this episode of Scope Conditions Along with Profs. Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou.
“Probing Biden could be risky,” says Prof. Quirk about possible subpoena from Republicans in the House of Representatives
Prof. Quirk notes that although “the new House Republican majority seems ready to bet the farm on making an investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings the top item on their agenda,” their bet may not be as successful as they hope. The move has clear risks and questionable payoffs, he says.
PhD Graduate Sarah Lachance’s dissertation explores how voters deal with uncertainty during elections
PhD graduate Sarah Lachance examines how voters respond to polarization, strategic voting in proportional-representation systems, and policy ambiguity
Prof. Paul Quirk on overturning Roe v. Wade: “one of the greatest policy disasters for the Democratic Party in many years”
Professor Paul Quirk says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg failure to retire during Obama’s term contributed to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston discussed criticism of proportional representation in The Tyee
Proportional representation produces “more diffuse coalitions and more opportunity for avoiding responsibility,” said Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston. “Advocates of PR […] don’t spend so much time on the question of who shall govern, what kinds of interests those governments incorporated in their deliberation, and to what extent are they called to account?”
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.
PhD alumna Yana Gorokhovskaia writes about Alexei Navalny’s appeal to the Russian people in The Guardian
UBC Political Science PhD alumna Yana Gorokhovskaia writes in The Guardian about Alexei Navalny’s arrest and the accelerating collision between the opposition and the Kremlin in Russia.