PhD student Kim Beaulieu awarded Fox International Fellowship for 2025-26
Kim will join Yale as a Visiting Assistant in Research at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.
How the Political Science Student Learning Fund supports transformative student experiences
From fieldwork in Colombia to human rights advocacy in Washington, DC, the fund supports students with experiential learning opportunities.
Call for Applications: 2025W Undergraduate Teaching Assistants
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025/26 academic year for up to 25 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA) appointments. UTAs may provide support for first- and second-year courses in the Department of Political Science. Undergraduate Teaching Assistants engage in a range of tasks, depending on the course to which they are assigned. Duties may include […]
PhD student Simon Beaudoin explores global governance of biodiversity in new book
The book presents the pillars of global governance of biodiversity, surveying its history and lessons we can learn for the future.
Lara Albahadeli: From Iraq to UBC – A journey of resilience and dreams
Lara Albahadeli overcame challenges to pursue her dream of law, supported by the Beedie Luminaries scholarship, and is now focused on human rights.
New Student-Directed Seminar for 2024W Term 2 — The Politics of Drug Policy
Explores the political forces shaping drug policy across North America, focusing on harm reduction and community impacts.
Negotiating the Climate Long-Term Global Goal: PhD student Simon Beaudoin publishes new paper
The paper seeks to understand the factors at play in negotiating global climate goals in a new journal article for International Negotiation.
New Student-Directed Seminar for 2024W Term 2 — Political Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Explore how AI reshapes justice, autonomy, and democracy while tackling governance challenges posed by intelligent agents.
Apply now for a fully funded PhD position in Political Theory at UBC Political Science
The University of British Columbia is offering two fully funded PhD positions in Political Theory. These positions are equally ideal for young scholars interested in foundational problems in political theory and for those eager to explore cutting-edge questions in the emerging areas of the discipline. We are particularly excited to recruit students who wish to engage […]
Prof. Antje Ellermann and PhD student Dhriti Mehta compare immigration policies in Canada and the US
Canada and the U.S. are both liberal democracies with high levels of immigration. However, their immigration policies are starkly different.