Event Tag Archives: Department of Political Science

Dr. Noel Johnston: ‘How Taking from Foreigners Affects Domestic Human Rights’

David Hume and the founders of the modern economy argued that it is critical for a government to protect the property rights of its citizens. It is unclear, however, if this applies to foreign-owned property as well: government leaders often attest that expropriations increase public welfare and, by international law, an expropriation is only legal […]

Global Development & Economic Governance: A Discussion with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz

**Note: The event location has been changed to The Dodson Room in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.** Columbia University economist Joseph Stiglitz is a leading scholar on the causes of inequality and a strong advocate for political and economic reform to address its consequences. He is a former senior vice president and chief economist of […]

A Revolution in Global North-South Politics? Evidence from Trade-Environment Negotiations

The UBC Department of Political Science’s Distinguished Speaker Series and the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the UBC Institute for Asian Research present a talk by Prof. Tana Johnson Duke University “A Revolution in Global North-South Politics? Evidence from Trade-Environment Negotiations” Friday, April 8 12:15 – 1:45pm C.K. Choi Building (Room #120) Lunch available at […]

What Shapes Public Attitudes about Capital Controls: Evidence from China

About the speaker David A. Steinberg is an assistant professor of international political economy. His research focuses on the politics of international money and finance. His book, Demanding Devaluation: Exchange Rate Politics in the Developing World (Cornell University Press, 2015), was awarded the Peter Katzenstein Book Prize and received an Honorable Mention for the American Political Science […]

Radical Inequalities: China’s Welfare State in Comparative Perspective

Abstract: The Chinese communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. Paradoxically, it widened the income gap between workers and peasants in the Mao era.  To explain this ironic outcome, this talk places the Chinese case in the context of the globalization of welfare policies in the 20th century.  The mismatch […]

A Conversation on Electoral Reform

Join us for public conversation on electoral reform! Wednesday, Sept 26th 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room Light refreshments provided Please RSVP here. Join us for a substantive, constructive, and informative discussion on electoral reform for anyone looking to learn more about it. This event aims to make […]