Political science

This class comprises research and experimental development in political science.

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Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

The Department of Political Science offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs that are structured around five substantive fields: Canadian politics, international relations, comparative politics, political theory, and U.S. Politics. We offer in the range of 25 graduate seminar…

Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies (GCMS)

The certificate focuses on knowledge enhancement in migration and mobilities research through interdisciplinary thinking and engagement. Regardless of your degree program, if you have an interest in migration as a field of research or professional practice, a certificate in Migration Studies can…

Master of Arts in Political Science (MA)

The Department of Political Science offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs that are structured around five substantive fields: Canadian politics, international relations, comparative politics, political theory, and U.S. Politics. We offer in the range of 25 graduate seminar…

Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA)

UBC’s professional Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program equips future policy makers with a profound understanding of policy-making processes through a solid foundation of rigorous knowledge acquisition, policy analysis, career development, and experiential learning. With a…

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Bloemraad, Irene

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

migration & mobilities - politics, law, social movements; immigrants and refugees - integration & incorporation; comparative research design & mixed methods; migration & mobilities - politics, law, social movements, immigrants and refugees - integration & incorporation, comparative research design & mixed methods

Byers, Michael

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

international law; international relations; Outer Space; Arctic; Law of the Sea; Laws of War; International Human Rights; International Environmental Law; International Law, International Relations, Outer Space, Arctic, Law of the Sea, Laws of War, International Human Rights, International Environmental Law

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Cameron, Maxwell

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism=; The State, Political Systems; Comparative Politics; Democratization; Latin America; Practical wisdom; Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism=, The State, Political Systems, Comparative Politics, Democratization, Latin America, Practical wisdom

Cameron, Maxwell

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism=; The State, Political Systems; Comparative Politics; Democratization; Latin America; Practical wisdom; Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism=, The State, Political Systems, Comparative Politics, Democratization, Latin America, Practical wisdom

Cutler, Frederick

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

public opinion; Political Methodology; Canadian Politics; Elections; Electoral Systems; Federalism; Academic Publishing Systems; Public Opinion, Political Methodology, Canadian Politics, Elections, Electoral Systems, Federalism, Academic Publishing Systems

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Ellermann, Antje

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Migrations, Populations, Cultural Exchanges; Migratory Flows; Public Policies; Identity and Transnationality; Role of Governments and Institutions; Comparative Public Policy; Migration and Citizenship; Migrations, Populations, Cultural Exchanges, Migratory Flows, Public Policies, Identity and Transnationality, Role of Governments and Institutions, Comparative Public Policy, Migration and Citizenship

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Hopkins, Vincent

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Democratic theory and practice; Federalism and Local Politics; Migration Policy and Politics; Public Management; public opinion; Democratic Theory and Practice, Federalism and Local Politics, Migration Policy and Politics, Public Management, Public Opinion

Hummel, Callan

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Why and how communities with little political power organize and negotiate with their governments; Civil society; LGBTQ+ policy; Labor politics; Health Policy; Latin American politics; Why and how communities with little political power organize and negotiate with their governments, Civil society, LGBTQ+ policy, Labor politics, Health policy, Latin American politics

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Jacobs, Alan

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social Organization and Political Systems; economic inequality; Political economy; public opinion; Public Policy; Research Methodology; Social Organization and Political Systems, Economic inequality, Political economy, Public opinion, Public policy, Research methodology

Jeong, Gyung-Ho

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Social Organization and Political Systems; Congress; Foreign Policy; Immigration Policy; Legislative Politics; Public Choice; Trade Policy; US politics; Social Organization and Political Systems, Congress, Foreign Policy, Immigration Policy, Legislative Politics, Public Choice, Trade Policy, US politics

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Li, Xiaojun

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

International Political Economy; International Security; Foreign Policy Analysis; International Political Economy, International Security, Foreign Policy Analysis

Lightfoot, Sheryl

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

global and comparative Indigenous politics; international relations; Human Rights; non-state actors; global and comparative Indigenous politics, international relations, human rights, non-state actors

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Ostwald, Kai

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Comparative Politics; Development; Southeast Asia; geopolitics; Elections; hybrid regimes and authoritarian politics; comparative politics, development, Southeast Asia, geopolitics, elections, hybrid regimes and authoritarian politics

Ostwald, Kai

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Comparative Politics; Development; Southeast Asia; geopolitics; Elections; hybrid regimes and authoritarian politics; comparative politics, development, Southeast Asia, geopolitics, elections, hybrid regimes and authoritarian politics

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Price, Richard

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

International Cooperation; Ethics and World Politics; Global Norms; international relations; International Relations Theory; Moral Psychology; International Cooperation, Ethics and World Politics, Global Norms, International Relations, International Relations Theory, Moral Psychology

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Sultan, Nazmul

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

history of political thought; empire and anticolonial thought; popular sovereignty; modern conceptions of the global;

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Tiberghien, Yves

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

global politics; Global politics

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Wright, Matthew

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

American politics; Comparitive politics; immigration; Immigration Policy; migration; National identity; Political behaviour; Political psychology; public opinion; American politics, Comparitive politics, Immigration, Immigration policy, Migration, National identity, Political behaviour, Political psychology, Public opinion

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Addye Susnick

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Trans Joy and Trans-Formative Justice: Imagining and Enacting Radical Futures
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Romina Tantalean-Castaneda

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)

Working collaboratively with an Indigenous women's grassroots federation of the Peruvian Amazon, my research focuses on the Rights of Mother Nature from a strongly pluralist paradigm, while centering Indigenous women's leadership, knowledge, and voices
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Martina Zago

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Standards of civilization: art, law, and empire, 1798-1945
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Denali YoungWolfe

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Âhkameyihtamowin: We Rise, Mapping Indigenous Assurgency Across Turtle Island
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Carly Hamdon

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD)

The way masculinity contours mens' relationships to the environment
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Joshua Fawcett-Weiner

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Normative Change and the Legitimate Use of Force in International Relations
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V. Pauahi Souza

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (PhD)

Cultural historical trauma: the impact of displacement, racism, and the idea of paradise as a social determinant of health
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Nojang Khatami

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

The Feeling of Cohesion: Understanding and Cultivating Empathy in a Multicultural Society
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Oluwaseun Ajaja

Vancouver Coastal Health

LLM - Master of Laws (LLM)

Deliberative democracy and problems of democratic governance in Nigeria

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Alicia Luedke

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Women, Peace and Security: Armed Groups and Sexual Violence in the Twenty-First Century
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Sarah Lachance

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Ambiguity in Electoral Campaigns and its Implications for Democracy
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Sarah Ferencz

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Street-level bureaucrats in policy implementation: a study of drug decriminalization in BC, Canada
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Leah Shipton

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

The governing dynamics of global health multistakeholder partnerships
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Henrik Jacobsen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Administering shared waters: Transborder governance in North America
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Antonin Lacelle-Webster

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Democratic theory and citizen participation

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Katelynn Kowalchuk

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)

Mental healthcare governance in Canada: Contemporary and historical catalysts for evolution and stagnation

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Sciences politiques

French Description

Cette classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en sciences politiques.