Prof. Jenny Peterson discusses how cross-faculty teaching bridges the gap to address real-world challenges
Professor Jenny Peterson joined forces with Engineering Professor Gabriel Potvin to create a unique “humanitarian engineering” course. It aimed to develop interdisciplinary solutions to domestic and global humanitarian challenges.
Call for Applications: Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics of the Global South
The Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the Comparative Politics of the Global South at the level of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2024.
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. Yves Tiberghien shares thoughts on new Japanese government initiative that pays families to move out of Tokyo
Discussing the need for such an initiative to begin with, Prof. Tiberghien says that “in part it was young people moving to better paying jobs than farming in the city,” contributing to both overpopulation in urban areas and dwindling cities in rural zones.
Watch: Dr. Dan Slater’s COMP-CAN Colloquium lecture, “From Development to Democracy: The Transformation of Modern Asia”
Dr. Dan Slater’s COMP-CAN Colloquium lecture, “From Development to Democracy: The Transformation of Modern Asia” is now available to watch on our YouTube channel.
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.”
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh highlights Xi Jinping’s distinct plans for China’s future in Op-Ed
Commenting on China’s role in international politics and the country’s ambitious modernization goals, Prof. Singh writes that “this is bound to make the Chinese modernization all the more closely intertwined with the rest of the world.”
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).
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.
Dr. Lisa Sundstrom’s new book explains how non-governmental organizations mediate issues in global governance
Prof. Lisa Sundstrom and Laura Henry’s new book, Bringing Global Governance Home: NGO Mediation in the BRICS States combines insights from international relations and comparative politics to explain the dilemmas and strategies of NGO mediation in case studies on HIV/AIDS, climate change, sustainable forestry, and corporate social responsibility.