UBC Political Science students participate in international learning projects
Cuso International partnered with Dr. Richard Price’s University of British Columbia (UBC) Political Science 373: Ethics in World Politics class to undertake research on impact investing. The six participating UBC students presented the three modules they developed over the eight-week e-volunteering assignment.
2019 Undergraduate Awards
Following the Spring 2019 Convocation, our Department held its annual award ceremony to recognize our top undergraduate students and essay prize recipients. Congratulations to all of the winners and to the entire class of 2019!
Boyer Prize Awarded to Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne
On March 8th, 2019, the Australian Institute of International Affairs awarded Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne the Boyer Prize for 2018, for their article, “The politics of repressing environmentalists as agents of foreign influence” (Australian Journal of International Affairs, Volume 72, Issue 2, 2018).
NEW Referendum Resource by POLI 308D
With a website, podcast, quizzes, an abundance of information and media fact-checking, the student creators behind UVoteBC have designed an innovative and unbiased resource on the 2018 BC Referendum.
2018 Undergraduate Awards
Following the Spring 2018 Convocation, our Department held its annual award ceremony to recognize our top undergraduate students and essay prize recipients. Congratulations to all of the winners and to the entire class of 2018!
PhD and MA Convocation and Awards 2018
Congratulations to the most recent graduates of our PhD and MA programs, and to the recipient of the W.J. Stankiewicz Prize. We took time to celebrate after the spring convocation to recognize the achievements of our most recent graduates.
MP Joyce Murray visits Chowdhury’s Security Studies Class
Member of Parliament, Joyce Murray (Vancouver-Quadra), visited Assistant Professor Arjun Chowdhury‘s POLI360 Security Studies class on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
PhD Student Miriam Matejova Publishes New Book of Stories on Canadian Immigrant Women
In Wherever I Find Myself, the third anthology in the Canadian women series, edited by Matejova, over twenty Canadian immigrant women from a variety of ethnicities and intersecting identities share their diverse and personal stories. The stories touch on much more than the discussion of diversity in Canada, and rather detail the “emotionally complex journey” of immigrant women, including battling feelings of loneliness and isolation.
New Article: “Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation” by PhD Candidates Yaylaci and Beauvais
In a new article in PS: Political Science and Politics, entitled “The Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation”, UBC Political Science PhD Candidates Şule Yaylaci and Edana Beauvais analyze how social group membership influences classroom participation, and offer strategies for how instructors may increase student participation in the classroom.
Congratulations to Danika Hammond on being named a Wesbrook Scholar
Congratulations to Danika Hammond on being selected as a 2017 Wesbrook Scholar, one of UBC’s most prestigious designations, awarded annually to 20 senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities.