One million (paper) satellites: Prof. Michael Byers, alum Andrew Falle and PhD student Ewan Wright on the rapid growth of satellites
What are the implications of the rapid growth in the number of satellites being filed? Find out in this new publication from UBC Political Science Professor Michael Byers, alum Andrew Falle and PhD student Ewan Wright.
Op-ed: Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the rise of the Global South at the latest G20 summit
The September 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi showed increased buy-in to global governance from India and the Global South, writes Prof. Tiberghien.
Prof. Stewart Prest discusses the changing dynamics of Parties in B.C.
Professor Stewart Prest discusses how the Conservative Party of B.C. gaining official party status is changing the dynamics of parties in the province.
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. […]
OP-ED: Prof. Max Cameron on the need to strengthen Canadian democracy
Professor Cameron says British Columbians are worried about the state of democracy at all levels of government. Prominent threats to democracy include “fake news,” racism and discrimination, low citizen engagement, and voter turnout.
Prof. Gerald Baier says premiers lobbying the Bank of Canada on interest rate hikes is not necessarily negative
“Obviously, the Bank of Canada collects information, collects data that helps make its decisions,” says Prof. Baier. “But it’s not hurting anyone for them to write a letter that says, ‘Here’s what’s going on and here are the negative effects of of continued interest rate hikes.'”
Prof. Gerald Baier on why Canadian politics is less beholden to incumbency than in the US
Professor Gerald Baier tells Global News that Canadian politics are far less beholden to incumbency and money than in U.S. politics, where there is more of a professionalization of politics.
Prof. Maxwell Cameron writes about the challenge to Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system
As the Ontario Superior Court will soon hear a Charter challenge against the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system it should carefully consider how the way we vote affects the separation of powers, says Prof. Maxwell Cameron.
Can we achieve our emissions goals without tensions between the Federal and Provincial Governments? asks Prof. Kathryn Harrison.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison weighed in on the federal government’s proposal to offer investment tax credits to provinces for decarbonizing the country’s electricity grid
Find out what Professor Paul Quirk had to say about the possibility of Joe Biden’s Impeachment
“The hard-core, MAGA-oriented, constituency base of the Republican Party believes that the two impeachments of former president Donald Trump were partisan ‘witch hunts,’ without legitimate justification, and hankers for retaliation,” says Prof. Paul Quirk