COVID-19 tensions emerge in Japan as people are asked to stay home while Olympic Games deemed essential
Japan has done quite well with COVID-19 so far because of the rapid adoption of health instructions. However, the Olympics presents a challenge for the Suga government, notes UBC Political Science Prof. Yves Tiberghien.
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.
Postdoctoral Fellow Amy Janzwood featured on Global Policy: Next Generation’s #scholarspotlight
Amy Janzwood discusses her book project on how broad-based social movements formed strategies that successfully frustrated pipeline development and new oil sands projects.
Prof. Gerald Baier weighs in on Canada’s unique challenge of representing vast and often sparsely populated rural ridings
To avoid allegations of political influence, Baier said “I’m sure the NDP will rely on the idea that they’re kind of giving the commission room (for independent decision-making) and hopefully they give the that commission room.”
Prof. Antje Ellermann interviewed about what drives a country’s openness to immigration
Prof. Antje Ellermann and Merion West’s Mark Hecht spoke about why immigration debates are vastly different in four seemingly similar countries—the United States, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland.
UBC Political Science alumnus Ron Deibert Receives ISA Award
Citizen Lab founder and director, and UBC Political Science alumnus Ron Deibert, has been honoured as a Distinguished Scholar by the International Studies Association (ISA). Delivered every two years, the award honours “exceptional scholarship accomplishments and contributions to the development of the study of International Relations in Canada.”
Facing the ire of 1.4 billion Chinese consumers: Prof. Xiaojun Li on supply chain risks in consumer boycotts for the Fulcrum
UBC Political Science Professor Xiaojun Li writes about the recent consumer boycott of international clothing brands in China through the lens of supply chain risk management.