Migration policy and politics

Prof. Antje Ellermann is part of a group of Canadian scholars working on Bridging Divides, a research program on immigrant integration.

Prof. Antje Ellermann is part of a group of Canadian scholars working on Bridging Divides, a research program on immigrant integration.

Prof. Ellermann is part of a group of Canadian scholars working on a pivotal research program, Bridging Divides, that focuses on several aspects of immigrant integration. The program “adopts a wide lens and situates migrant integration in the larger context of Canadian society, and that forefronts the ways in which Canadian society itself is changing” says Prof. Ellermann.

UBC Political Science students learn from European Union travel experiences

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.

Watch: “What does Russia’s war on Ukraine teach us so far?” Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk

Watch: “What does Russia’s war on Ukraine teach us so far?” Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk

In this cohosted event by our COMP-CAN and International Relations Colloquiums, Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk addresses takeaways from the War in Ukraine, including what it means for military technology, international law and large-scale warfare

UBC Centre for Migration Studies, Profs Ellermann & Hopkins, part of $12M Bridging Divides research program

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.

UBC Political Science is looking to fill up to two Lecturer positions

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.

Prof. Antje Ellermann awarded the Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize

Prof. Antje Ellermann awarded the Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize

“Prof. Antje Ellermann offers a fascinating and insightful investigation into the diversity of immigration policy choices, and the causes of policy change or persistence over time and across jurisdictions. A masterful achievement and a must-read for immigration scholars, political and policy scientists, institutionalists, and policy makers,” from the official announcement.

Prof. Antje Ellermann highlights growing relationship between Canadian migrants and Indigenous peoples

Prof. Antje Ellermann highlights growing relationship between Canadian migrants and Indigenous peoples

“A lot of things are coming together,” says Prof. Ellermann about the importance of Canadian migrants learning about Indigenous history. “I’m hoping that and I do think that there will be a real generational difference.”

Photos from our Graduate Research Conference

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.

Honours student Alexa Traboulay explores the intersecting effects of social media echo chambers and partisanship in shaping attitudes toward immigration

Honours student Alexa Traboulay explores the intersecting effects of social media echo chambers and partisanship in shaping attitudes toward immigration

Fourth-year Honours student Alexa Traboulay undergraduate thesis examines the ways in which partisanship mediates the relationship between participation in social media echo chambers and extreme attitudes towards immigration.

Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Congratulations to UBC Political Science Professor Yang-Yang Zhou, who was awarded $50,000 through the SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her book project, “Rejecting Coethnicity: The Politics of Migrant Exclusion by Minoritized Citizens.”