PhD alumna Yana Gorokhovskaia writes about Alexei Navalny’s appeal to the Russian people in The Guardian
UBC Political Science PhD alumna Yana Gorokhovskaia writes in The Guardian about Alexei Navalny’s arrest and the accelerating collision between the opposition and the Kremlin in Russia.
Time to “bite the bullet” over interprovincial travel, Prof. Gerald Baier says to the Vancouver Sun
Professor Gerald Baier says that Premier Horgan should already know interprovincial travel restrictions are possible, particularly with a majority.
“Very politically contentious”: Prof. Kathryn Harrison on the challenges for the Liberals’ promise of a just transition
In The Toronto Star, Professor Kathryn Harrison comments on the challenges of the Liberals’ 2019 promise for a “just transition” away from oil & gas.
Prof. Max Cameron: Should university admissions be decided by a lottery among qualified applicants?
In an op-ed for the Vancouver Sun, Professor Max Cameron discusses the idea that university admissions be decided through a lottery of qualified applicants.
COVID-19 and UN Peacekeeping: Professor Katharina Coleman on posing existing global governance questions with new urgency
Professor Coleman argues that the pandemic has highlighted tensions in UN peacekeeping, posing existing global governance questions with renewed urgency.
Prof. Paul Quirk speaks to the National Post about the support for Donald Trump in Canada
“Coming out to a protest march in Trump regalia is a way of thumbing one’s nose at all of the major Canadian political parties.”
Scope Conditions podcast Episode 7: How Strong Legislatures Emerge with Ken Opalo
Ken Opalo talks with Alan Jacobs and Yang Yang Zhou about how strong legislatures emerge and what causes strong legislatures to emerge. Opalo’s latest book centres on the comparison of Kenya and Zambia — two countries that democratized in the early 1990s, shifting from single-party to multi-party rule.
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.