Prof. Yves Tiberghien, Prof. Heidi Tworek and MA Candidate Panthea Pourmalek call global data governance “fragmented and inadequate”
“Many economic frameworks and partnerships try to address small slices of the issue. But only very few people and companies, or even governments, can keep up with that many agreements and efforts… Ultimately, it is citizens who lose out — in their privacy, their human rights and their share of any potential benefits.”
Registrations open for the first pan-Canadian Model European Union
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada has announced the launch of the first pan-Canadian Model European Union simulation that will take place in Ottawa from 5-7 May 2023. Students can email Professor Kurt Huebner to apply to attend.
Photos from our 2022 Political Science Winter Party
UBC Political Science thanks all attendees of our 2022 Winter Party, who came together to celebrate the end of the term and year!
Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates!
Congratulations to the Fall Class of 2022! We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see what you do next.
PhD Graduate Sarah Lachance’s dissertation explores how voters deal with uncertainty during elections
PhD graduate Sarah Lachance examines how voters respond to polarization, strategic voting in proportional-representation systems, and policy ambiguity
PhD Graduate Martina Zago on her decision to pursue graduate studies at UBC
Commenting on her passion for political philosophy, PhD Graduate Martina Zago says she “wanted to understand what kind of place there was for beauty in the world,” and that UBC was “an ideal place for studying the history of political thought and critical theory,” two of her main interests.
Watch: Dr. Arancha González “How to protect the global commons in times of geopolitical turbulence”
On the eve of COP 27, UBC Political Science hosted Arancha González (Spain’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs) for a discussion with UBC POLI and IR undergraduates about climate and the global commons.
Celebrating our 2020 and 2021 Graduates
A special make-up in-person graduation ceremony was held to celebrate the achievements and resiliency of the Class of 2020 and 2021, who completed their degrees during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Op-Ed: renewable energy rapidly grows in the Indo-Pacific, write Prof. Yves Tiberghien and PhD Candidate Sun Park
In this op-ed, Prof. Yves Tiberghien and PhD Candidate Sun Park discuss the development and implementation of renewable energy in the Indo-Pacific.
Study abroad through our POLI 326 European Study Tour Research Seminar
This field school will offer on‐site visits of all critical institutions of the European Union (European Commission: European Parliament, European Central Bank, European Court of Justice) as well as NATO, the Canadian Embassy in Brussels, and some carefully selected NGOs. Students will have seminars with representatives of all these institutions.