Professor Kai Ostwald appointed Director of the Institute of Asian Research at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Professor Kai Ostwald’s work is broadly focused on development, public policy, and ethnic politics, with a strong focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Myanmar.
“None of the opposition parties want an election right now,” Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston tells AFP Fact Check
Richard Johnston says Canada’s opposition parties fear the Liberal government will ask to dissolve Parliament, as its position in the polls seems relatively favourable for reasons related to COVID.
What’s at stake in the runoff between leftist front-runner Pedro Castillo and right-wing, dynastic candidate Keiko Fujimori?
Maxwell Cameron and Paolo Sosa-Villagarcia write that a precarious or unpopular president facing an implacable but fragmented opposition in congress in Peru could undermine democracy.
Grace Lore on her journey from UBC Political Science to the BC Legislature
UBC Political Science alumna Grace Lore plans to leverage her expertise and passion for gender equity and intersectional feminism to tackle her mandate as a BC NDP MLA and the parliamentary secretary on gender equity.
Postdoctoral Fellow Chris Tenove publishes report on incivility on social media during 2019 election campaign
UBC Political Science Postdoctoral Fellow Chris Tenove investigates incivility during elections in a new report Trolled on the Campaign Trail–Online Incivility and Abuse in Canadian Politics.
New PoliSci podcast showcases cutting-edge research in comparative politics
Political Science professors Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou launched Scope Conditions, a new podcast featuring the cutting-edge research being done in comparative politics, which provides a virtual platform for academics to share their recent advances in the field.
Prof. Emeritus Richard Johnston spoke to CBC about the possibility of the US creating an agency like Elections Canada
Richard Johnston, professor emeritus at UBC Political Science, said creating a national agency like Elections Canada to oversee the administration of U.S. presidential elections would ensure uniform voting rules across the country.
Watch Prof. Lisa Sundstrom, Bruce Baum and Richard Johnston discuss the possibilities of an unclear US election result in “Doubling Down on Democracy”
This event occurred on October 22, 2020 and is a part of “The 2020 U.S. Election Event series“.
Prof. Paul Quirk comments on the possibility that Trump refuses to leave office
Paul Quirk, a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia, previously told The Independent it would put law enforcement in an awkward position.
“If the US democracy begins to collapse, the consequences for Canadians are kind of unimaginable.” Prof. Max Cameron on why Canadians are closely watching the US election
Canadians were already on edge heading into the U.S. election, but the uncertain outcome Tuesday night and the likely recounts and court battles to come have only heightened that sense of unease.