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.
Welcoming Assistant Professor Vince Hopkins to UBC Political Science
Our department is excited to welcome Dr. Vince Hopkins to UBC as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Hopkins joins us from the University of Saskatchewan’s Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, where he taught after earning his doctorate from Simon Fraser University. His research in Canadian politics is focused on citizens’ take-up of government programs. […]
Watch: “We are Family: Political Dynasties in Canada” Dr. Alex Rivard
Using a unique dataset of legislators’ electoral and biographic data in the Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, UBC Political Science PhD Graduate Alex Rivard analyzes the extent to which family dynasties affect the career development of legislators since the late 1700s.
UBC Political Science is looking to fill up to two Lecturer positions
The Department of Political Science is seeking to hire up to two full-time Lecturers, who will teach courses at the undergraduate level including Introduction to Politics, other lower-level survey courses, and courses in their field of specialization based on the teaching needs of the Department.
Q&A: Prof. Xiaojun Li discusses the findings of his latest research on Chinese public opinion
In his latest work, “Unpacking “the West”: Divergence and Asymmetry in Chinese Public Attitudes Towards Europe and the United States”, Prof. Li conducts extensive survey research to assess Chinese public opinion and shed new light on a previously one-sided conversation.
Op-Ed: Prof. Xiaojun Li writes about the findings of his recent study on Chinese public opinion of developed countries
Prof. Xiaojun Li’s surveys from before and after the 2020 US presidential election reveal “patterns [which] suggest that the underlying trends in Chinese public opinion were stable during those three months and will likely remain so in the foreseeable future.”
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
Sessional Call for Applicants (2022W2 and 2023S)
The Department of Political Science invites applications to teach in Winter Session Term 2 (Jan-April 2023) and Summer Sessions (May-June, July-August 2023).
Prof. Xiaojun Li awarded SSHRC funding for project on intellectual humility and US-China relations
Over $70,000 in SSHRC funding has been awarded to Prof. Xiaojun Li for his project on media biases and disinformation, intellectual humility, and its influence on US-China perceptions, which will be investigated through a series of extensive surveys in both countries.
Photos from our Graduate Research Conference
UBC Political Science would like to congratulate our Graduate Students, who put together a wonderful conference in May. We would particularly like to thank Conference Chair Katelynn Kowalchuk and Keynote Speaker UBC Professor Genevieve Bates.