Prof. Katharina Coleman’s Global Observatory article listed on 2021 Editor Choice’s list
Katharina P. Coleman’s article on where UN peacekeeping is headed looked at “downsizing survivor syndrome” amid the prolonged contraction in UN peace operations.
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.”
Congratulations to Lisa Basil, winner of the Akanksha Stevens Prize
Congratulations to recent graduate Lisa Basil, who was awarded the Akanksha Stevens Prize. This prize goes to an outstanding graduating student in Political Science with one of the highest overall GPAs.
Prof. Carey Doberstein wins Policy & Society 2020 Best Paper Award
Doberstein’s co-authored article, “Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach,” proposes a conceptual model to shape the empirical analysis of what contributes to inclusion in collaborative processes
Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot Elected Member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to UBC Political Science Professor Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot who was elected as a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by the Royal Society of Canada.
Alumna Dr. Aim Sinpeng awarded Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for research on Cyber Repression in Thailand
Congratulations to UBC Political Science alumna Dr. Aim Sinpeng who was awarded the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA). This is the highest level of fellowship that could be awarded to the best early career researchers in Australia.
PhD alumna Sule Yaylaci awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to research Syrian Refugee crisis
Congratulations to UBC Political Science PhD alumna Sule Yaylaci, who won a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Identity and Conflict Lab in the University of Pennsylvania.
Prof. Fred Cutler launches Prograds, a web app for Graduate Student Progress
Associate Professor Fred Cutler has built and launched Prograds, a cloud application for departments, faculty, and students to keep graduate students on track.
Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou awarded an NSF Research Grant
Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou and collaborator Prof. Margaret E. Peters (UCLA Political Science) have been awarded a research grant of $450,000 USD from the National Science Foundation for their book project, “Dignity and the Decision to Migrate, Where to Move, and When to Return.”
Five new UBC Political Science faculty projects receive funding from SSHRC
UBC Political Science congratulates Michael Byers, Cesi Cruz, Katharina Coleman, Antje Ellermann, and Sheryl Lightfoot whose projects received SSHRC funding through Insight and Partnership Development Grants.