Henrik Jacobsen
Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (PhD)
Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science at UBC is a vibrant and diverse community of scholars, students, and alumni. We are committed to research and teaching excellence. Our faculty members are leaders and innovators in the key subfields of our discipline: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Theory, Canadian Politics, and US Politics.
Our Graduate Program is one of the best in North America. We bring together innovative students and faculty who are thought leaders in the Political Science community. We are a hub for ground-breaking research, and we are focused on providing high quality graduate education with an emphasis on scholarship and the preparation of future professionals and academics. We are proud to see many of our PhDs in faculty positions and in successful careers throughout the world. We value collaboration and collegiality, and we strive to create an atmosphere of trust, respect, and professional courtesy to ensure a diverse intellectual community.
Graduate Degree Programs
Research Supervisors
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Li, Xiaojun | International relations; Comparative politics; International Political Economy; International Security; Foreign Policy Analysis; International Political Economy, International Security, Foreign Policy Analysis |
| Ostwald, Kai | Comparative Politics; Development; Southeast Asia; geopolitics; Elections; hybrid regimes and authoritarian politics; comparative politics, development, Southeast Asia, geopolitics, elections, hybrid regimes and authoritarian politics |
| Price, Richard | 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 |
| Quirk, Paul | United States Politics, US Politics, American Politics, Congress, Presidency, US elections, US politics |
| Sundstrom, Lisa | nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), global activism, human rights, Democratization, authoritarianism, civil society, Russian/ post-Communist politics, Western aid, and NGOs in global politics |
| Tiberghien, Yves | global politics; Global politics |
| Weaver, Michael | Politics of violence; Ethnic politics and media; Causes and consequences of ethnic violence; Lynching; Legitimacy of state and non-state violence; Causes and consequences of ethnic violence, Ethnic politics and media, Legitimacy of state and non-state violence, Lynching, Politics of violence |
| Wright, Matthew | 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 |