Research & Impact

Chronicle of Indonesia Knowledge Exchange 2025: Transformative Memory International Network

Chronicle of Indonesia Knowledge Exchange 2025: Transformative Memory International Network

The Transformative Memory International Network, co-led by SPPGA Prof. Erin Baines, gathered in Indonesia for dialogue, reflection, and creative engagement on how memories of violent pasts are passed across generations.

Future Leaders in Defence: MPPGA Student Lindsay Burlie reflects on Peacekeeping, Purpose & Service

Future Leaders in Defence: MPPGA Student Lindsay Burlie reflects on Peacekeeping, Purpose & Service

MPPGA student Lindsay Burlie represented UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at The Future Leaders in Defence Forum

How to fight disinformation, according to a historian of media

How to fight disinformation, according to a historian of media

Disinformation is nothing new. Here’s how to fight it, according to historian and policy expert Heidi Tworek.

UBC Himalaya Program Hosts Critical Conversation on Translating Indigeneity across Contexts

UBC Himalaya Program Hosts Critical Conversation on Translating Indigeneity across Contexts

The UBC Himalaya Program’s talks this year explored discourses on ecology, national politics, and indigeneity in the context of the region.

Fostering Dialogue, Cultural Exchange and Community at the Centre for Japanese Research: Highlights from 2024-25

Fostering Dialogue, Cultural Exchange and Community at the Centre for Japanese Research: Highlights from 2024-25

the UBC Centre for Japanese Research is proud to reflect on a year rich with dialogue, cultural exchange, and intellectual community.

Exploring Music, “Homeland Security”, and Media Freedom: Highlights from the Centre for India and South Asia Research 24-25

Exploring Music, “Homeland Security”, and Media Freedom: Highlights from the Centre for India and South Asia Research 24-25

CISAR held a wide range of events this year with themes from music to media freedom and featuring acclaimed guests such as P. Sainath and Ali Sethi.

Thinking through Southeast Asia: Community Conversations at the Centre for Southeast Asian Research, 2024-25

Thinking through Southeast Asia: Community Conversations at the Centre for Southeast Asian Research, 2024-25

CSEAR’s programming this year marked key historical events and explored “what it means to see the world through the lens of Southeast Asia”.

Exploring Chinese History, Ideology, and Film: Highlights from the Centre for Chinese Research 2024-25

Exploring Chinese History, Ideology, and Film: Highlights from the Centre for Chinese Research 2024-25

The Centre for Chinese Research at UBC held a wide range of events in 2024-2025: including research talks, movie screenings, and more.

Leading Research on Korea at UBC: Highlights from the Centre for Korean Research 2024-25

Leading Research on Korea at UBC: Highlights from the Centre for Korean Research 2024-25

The Centre for Korean Research arranged a range of events in 2024-25, including talks with Jamie Doucette, Kornel Chang, and Peter Kwon.

2025 Global Policy Project Symposium: MPPGA Students Address Real-World Policy Challenges

2025 Global Policy Project Symposium: MPPGA Students Address Real-World Policy Challenges

Learn about the capstone Global Policy Project (GP²), and the groups of MPPGA students who are working with clients from around the globe.

Prof. Sara Shneiderman Awarded Surya P. Subedi Prize

Prof. Sara Shneiderman Awarded Surya P. Subedi Prize

Prof. Sara Shneiderman and co-authors: Bina Khapunghang Limbu, Jeevan Baniya, Manoj Suji, Nabin Rawal, Prakash Chandra Subedi, and Cameron David Warner awarded the Royal Asiatic Society 2024 Surya P. Subedi Prize.

Crisis of Democracy in the Andean Region: Report by Professor Max Cameron

Crisis of Democracy in the Andean Region: Report by Professor Max Cameron

Prof. Maxwell Cameron is the lead author of a new policy report that investigates crises of democracy in the Andrean region

The Looming Threat of Nuclear Weapons: “the bomb” and Faculty Insights

The Looming Threat of Nuclear Weapons: “the bomb” and Faculty Insights

From Trump’s executive orders putting nuclear safety at risk, to weapons manufactures who profit off of conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, read faculty insights and events on looming nuclear threats

Where do Canada’s fruits and vegetables come from? New website maps the flow into provinces

Where do Canada’s fruits and vegetables come from? New website maps the flow into provinces

Prof. Navin Ramankutty and Dr. Kushank Bajaj (SPPGA; IRES) help Canadians reconnect with the story of their food with the new website Canada Food Flows

Training Future Policy Leaders to Tackle Climate Change: A Conversation with Prof Milind Kandlikar

Training Future Policy Leaders to Tackle Climate Change: A Conversation with Prof Milind Kandlikar

Professor Milind Kandlikar reflects on his career in a conversation with SPPGA, sharing his motivations and unpacking the global issues that he strives to address.

Challenges in Partnered Research: Dr. Moura Quayle, Associate Provost, UBC Vancouver

Challenges in Partnered Research: Dr. Moura Quayle, Associate Provost, UBC Vancouver

In this podcast, Moura touches on her work with SPPGA and the Knowledge Exchange Unit, emphasizing the vital role of staff in fostering meaningful relationships with external partners.

Juan Cristóbal Collado, MPPGA Second Year Student Exploring Solutions to Global Sustainability

Juan Cristóbal Collado, MPPGA Second Year Student Exploring Solutions to Global Sustainability

Meet Juan Cristóbal Collado, a student in his second year of the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) program. We chatted with Cristóbal to learn more about his background of conducting policy projects in Mexico, as well as how the MPPGA program has fostered his interest in research focused on natural resources and […]

SPPGA 2025 Liu Scholars

Welcome 2025 Liu Scholars

Introducing 2025’s Liu Scholars, outstanding PhD students who will be mentored by our faculty to conduct multidisciplinary research to drive global impact.

Netheena Mathews, MPPGA Second Year Student Designing Policy through a Journalistic Lens

Netheena Mathews, MPPGA Second Year Student Designing Policy through a Journalistic Lens

Meet Netheena Mathews, a current second-year student of the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program. We chatted with Netheena to discover how her unique experiences have shaped her interest in policy design, and listened to her key takeaways from the MPPGA program thus far. Introduce yourself! What is your background? I joined the […]

Shaping Policy for Myanmar’s Future: UBC Myanmar Initiative Visits Ottawa

Shaping Policy for Myanmar’s Future: UBC Myanmar Initiative Visits Ottawa

In October 2024, the UBC Myanmar Initiative at SPPGA visited Ottawa to meet with MP’s and policy practitioners and present their research findings on possible post-conflict scenarios in Myanmar.

CARE Case Competition 2024

Case Competition: MPPGA Students Develop Policy Solutions for Energy Transitions

MPPGA students reflect on their takeaways from the CARE Sustainability in a Changing Climate Case Competition, focusing on policy design for energy transitions.

SPPGA Year in Review 2023-24

SPPGA Year in Review: 2023-24 Highlights

The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs continues to foster interdisciplinary research, innovative educational programs, impactful policy engagement and a range of other events and activities.

Building Cooperative Security in Asia Pacific

Building Cooperative Security in Asia Pacific: Canadian Track-Two Initiatives,1989-2005

Written at the beginning of a turbulent Indo-Pacific era, this is an aide mémoire focused on Canadian efforts led by academics and officials working with Asian partners to advance cooperative and human security in a region then described as Asia Pacific.

SPPGA Research Feature Sara Shneiderman

From Earthquakes to Floods: Prof. Sara Shneiderman on Preparedness and Multi-Hazard Approaches

Prof. Sara Shneiderman discusses key findings in her latest publication about disaster preparedness in BC.

Japan Lower House Election Report

Japan Lower House Election Report

On October 27th, Japan held its 50th Lower House Election. Read CJR Assistant Mei Terasawa’s in-depth analysis here.

Su Thet San, MPPGA Second Year Student Rethinking Policies Affecting Minorities in Myanmar

Su Thet San, MPPGA Second Year Student Rethinking Policies Affecting Minorities in Myanmar

Before joining the MPPGA Program, Su Thet worked at a local NGO in Myanmar and their current interests are deeply informed by this experience. Read more about their research and their experience with the program so far.

Difficult Archives, Difficult Memories: Transformations in Black and Indigenous Worlds

Difficult Archives, Difficult Memories: Transformations in Black and Indigenous Worlds

The Transformative Memory International Network held a MemoLab, bringing together more than 40 artists, activists and scholars in an experimental space involving artistic creation, knowledge exchange and emplaced learning at sites of memory.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Prof. Tricia Logan Provides Expert Comment

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Prof. Tricia Logan Provides Expert Comment

Prof. Tricia Logan spoke with media this week on and in the lead up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Beware the Shrinking Imagination: Timothy K. Eatman Unpacks Experiential Education

Beware the Shrinking Imagination: Timothy K. Eatman Unpacks Experiential Education

Dr. Timothy K. Eatman speaks on the importance of strengthening modern institutions to support a strong democracy, urging community-building and creativity.

Protecting elections in the age of generative AI: Q&A with Chris Tenove

Protecting elections in the age of generative AI: Q&A with Chris Tenove

CSDI’s Chris Tenove discuss the risks and potential positive uses of generative AI in elections

SPPGA Professors Tricia Logan and Matias Margulis Receive SSHRC Awards

SPPGA Professors Tricia Logan and Matias Margulis Receive SSHRC Awards

SPPGA Professors Tricia Logan and Matias Margulis are amongst the eight-three UBC-led research projects receiving SSHRC awards this year.

Influencing Policy: 2023/24 Publications & Presentations

Influencing Policy: 2023/24 Publications & Presentations

SPPGA faculty members’ 150+ publications covered pressing issues in a variety of fields including international trade, global challenges to democracy, social protection systems, health and care workforce policy, and climate change. Prof. Kristen Hopewell’s article on the return of development policy space in the multilateral trading system published in the Review of International Political Economy […]

Politics, Democracy, and Media Freedom in Southeast Asia: Talks by CSEAR 2023-24

Politics, Democracy, and Media Freedom in Southeast Asia: Talks by CSEAR 2023-24

The Centre for Southeast Asian Research organized a range of talks during the past academic year, reflecting on key political issues in Thailand, Myanmar, and beyond.

M.V. Ramana Nuclear is Not the Solution

Why Nuclear Energy is Not the Solution to the Climate Crisis: Q&A with M.V. Ramana

SPPGA Professor M.V. Ramana elaborates on his new book “Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change”.

Myanmar Initiative Hosts Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop

Myanmar Initiative Hosts Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop

Young scholars and professionals whose research focuses on Myanmar gather for an important array of events.

Marco Zenone Banting Postdoctoral Scholarship

Newly Announced Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Marco Zenone Tackles Online Exploitation of Cancer Patients

Public health researcher Marco Zenone receives the Banting Postdoctoral Scholarship, allowing him combat health misinformation through research at SPPGA.

Food Security, Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss: A Conversation with Professor Rashid Sumaila

Food Security, Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss: A Conversation with Professor Rashid Sumaila

Professor Rashid Sumaila reflects on his career in a conversation with SPPGA, sharing his motivations and unpacking the global issues that he strives to address.

Celebrating the History of the Centre for Chinese Research

Celebrating the History of the Centre for Chinese Research

The Centre for Chinese Research (CCR) at the University of British Columbia has a rich history of fostering academic, cultural, and professional ties between Canada and the Sinophone world. CCR’s commitment to living Chinese culture and social life is reflected in the Chinese name for the Centre 中華研究中心 or “Zhonghua”— which is also the cultural […]

The Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Empowerment (CARE) Program

The Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Empowerment (CARE) Program

The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) announces the Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Empowerment (or CARE) Program: an innovative partnership with Sciences Po in Paris, the University of Toronto, and the University of Guelph.

Advancing Gender Equality and Security with Erin Baines and Liliane Pari Umuhoza

Advancing Gender Equality and Security with Erin Baines and Liliane Pari Umuhoza

SPPGA Professor Erin Baines and MPPGA student Liliane Pari Umuhoza recently presented at the third annual RN-WPS symposium at the University of Ottawa.

Julian Dierkes Awarded Mongolian Friendship Medal

Julian Dierkes Awarded Mongolian Friendship Medal

Described as Mongolia’s “highest state honor” this award commemorates the long-standing academic and policy-engaged research on Mongolia which Prof. Dierkes has undertaken over the past decade.

New provincial funding will advance research by the UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network (Dr. Sara Shneiderman, co-lead)
“Who stands to benefit?” To engage in deep-sea mining or not. Not, say international scientists

“Who stands to benefit?” To engage in deep-sea mining or not. Not, say international scientists

Rashid Sumaila-led analysis reveals deep sea mining’s minimal benefits, significant harm.

2023 Simons Award Recipients in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security

2023 Simons Award Recipients in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security

UBC students won the 2023 Simons Award for research in nuclear disarmament and global security.

Dr. Rashid Sumaila Earns Monaco’s Prince Albert I Medal

Dr. Rashid Sumaila Earns Monaco’s Prince Albert I Medal

Dr. Rashid Sumaila, renowned in ocean sciences, receives 2023 Prince Albert I medal for his impactful, sustainable work.

Working Papers from Workshop Held at UBC on June 20, 2023

Working Papers from Workshop Held at UBC on June 20, 2023

This page collects working papers from the workshop on The Systemic Impact of the Twin Digital and Green Tech Revolutions in the Indo-Pacific held at UBC in June 2023.

Like a Garden that Flourishes: Art and Post-Conflict Healing

Like a Garden that Flourishes: Art and Post-Conflict Healing

‘I am like a garden that flourishes and grows’: The impact of war and displacement on women with disabilities in post-conflict Uganda For two weeks in May 2023, Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs student Liliane Umuhoza and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Associate Professor Erin Baines at the University of British […]

GreenTech Asia Grows with the Help of Current and Former SPPGA Students

GreenTech Asia Grows with the Help of Current and Former SPPGA Students

By David Deen (MPPGA, Class of 2023) Students from the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) are playing a key role in defining Canada’s relationships in Asia. Graduates are working in influential positions within public and private sector organizations on both sides of the Pacific. At the forefront is Green Technology Asia Pte […]

Dr. Rashid Sumaila Awarded Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

Dr. Rashid Sumaila Awarded Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

SPPGA congratulates Dr. Rashid Sumaila for being named the 2023 Tyler Prize laureate.

Dr. Pitman Potter Appointed to the Order of Canada

Dr. Pitman Potter Appointed to the Order of Canada

SPPGA commemorates Dr. Pitman B. Potter for his appointment to the Order of Canada

A field with solar panels

Liu Scholar Sun Ryung Park: Green Tech Race in the Solar Supply Chain: Tracking Innovation

Liu Scholar Sun Ryung Park publishes a paper on innovation tracking in the “green tech race,” particularly in the solar industry in the US and China.

Prof. Veena Sriram Awarded 2022 SSHRC Grant

Prof. Veena Sriram Awarded 2022 SSHRC Grant

Assistant Professor Veena Sriram has been awarded research funding for a critical analysis of health worker protests in the COVID-19 era

Promotional graphic for the 2022 Simons Award Recipients at UBC SPPGA

Congratulations to 2022 Simons Award Recipients!

Six UBC students received the 2022 Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security for their research on nuclear disarmament, nuclear energy, and global security.

Promotional graphic for Olav Slaymaker Scholarship

Call for Applications: Olav Slaymaker Scholarship in Environment

Applications are open to UBC graduate students studying environmental issues and is supervised by an SPPGA faculty member.

Ocean floor with fish

Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Protect Global Values of the Southern Ocean Ecosystem

Prof. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) co-publishes a research article on how climate change and overfishing threaten the value of the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Rights and Representation Support Justice Across Aquatic Food Systems

Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Rights and Representation Support Justice Across Aquatic Food Systems

Prof. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) co-publishes a research study that examines the significance of injustices in aquatic food systems.

Fishing net

Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Murder at Sea

A study by Prof. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) on illegal fishing and trade is mentioned in an article by Hakai Magazine.

Interior of political building

Profs. Maxwell Cameron and Gerald Baier: Partisanship and Political Learning

A study involving Profs. Maxwell Cameron and Gerald Baier (SPPGA; Political Science) examines hyper-partisanship among aspiring politicians and policymakers. This project was part of the 2019 Institute for Future Legislators program at the CSDI.

The KPP-Parliamentarian Delegation meeting the South Korean Foreign Minister at the Jeju Forum

KPP Organized a High-level Discussion on the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Korean Peninsula

The Knowledge Partnership Program (KPP) organized, on September 15, 2022, a panel discussion on Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) and the Korean Peninsula at the Annual Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity.

Mountain range in Vrata Valley, Slovenia

Prof. David Boyd: Slovenia: UN Expert to Assess Effects of Environmental Risks on Human Rights

Through a visit to Slovenia, UN Special Rapporteur and Prof. David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES) will assess how environmental risks affect human rights.

Beach or shore with rocks in Portugal

Prof. David Boyd: Portugal: Accelerate Rights-Based Climate and Environmental Action

UN Special Rapporteur and Prof. David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES) calls for accelerating rights-based climate action in Portugal.

Tractor in a farm

Senior Fellow Gisèle Yasmeen: The Historical Role of Cities in Recursively Shaping Global Food Systems – Southeast Asia

Read her book chapter about urban agglomerations in Southeast Asia and their role in shaping, and being shaped by, global food systems.

Musqueam post by artist Brent Sparrow Jr (sʔi:ɬqəy̓ qeqən, Double-Headed Serpent Post) at the UBC Vancouver Campusancouver Campus

Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot: UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan Funding Sees Student Projects Get off the Ground

Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot (SPPGA; Political Science; FNIS) advocates for funding Indigenous student-led projects through the UBC Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund.

Two elderly adults using a laptop

Liu Scholar Karen Wong: Why Do Some Older Adults Have Less Access to Information and Community Technology?

Liu Scholar Karen Wong writes a policy brief explaining the barriers older adults face when trying to access Information and Community Technology.

Liu Scholar Oludolapo Makinde and Prof. Philippe Le Billon: AI and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Liu Scholar Oludolapo Makinde and Prof. Philippe Le Billon: AI and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Liu Scholar Oludolapo Makinde and Prof. Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-author a research paper examining the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in improving natural resource governance.

Allison Macfarlane: “Fixing” the Nuclear Waste Problem? The New Political Economy of Spent Fuel Management in the United States

Allison Macfarlane: “Fixing” the Nuclear Waste Problem? The New Political Economy of Spent Fuel Management in the United States

SPPGA Director and Prof. Allison Macfarlane co-authors a publication analysing the economic, geographic and technological aspects behind spent nuclear fuel management in the U.S.

Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Visiting Scholar, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC

The Right to a Healthy Environment and Biodiversity Law: Embedding an Intersectionality Approach for Transformative Change

Learn about the recent work of Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima, visiting scholar at SPPGA and senior researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

Prof. Heidi Tworek: The Four Domains of Global Platform Governance

Prof. Heidi Tworek: The Four Domains of Global Platform Governance

‘The Four Domains of Global Platform Governance’ is an essay series co-edited by Prof. Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History) for CIGI. Each section examines platform governance from four distinct policy angles: content, data, competition and infrastructure.

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UBC and Stanford-led Research Finds Small Modular Reactors will Exacerbate Challenges of Highly Radioactive Nuclear Waste

Small modular reactors, long touted as the future of nuclear energy, will actually generate more radioactive waste than conventional nuclear power plants, according to research from the University of British Columbia and Stanford.

Prof. Heidi Tworek, Dr. Chris Tenove, MPPGA Students: Online Hate in the Pandemic

Prof. Heidi Tworek, Dr. Chris Tenove, MPPGA Students: Online Hate in the Pandemic

Prof. Heidi Tworek, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chris Tenove, MPPGA alumnus Wilson Dargbeh and MPPGA student Oliver Zhang, publish an article outlining case studies on hate and harassment targeting health communicators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prof. M.V. Ramana: Molten Salt Reactors Were Trouble in the 1960s—And They Remain Trouble Today

Prof. M.V. Ramana: Molten Salt Reactors Were Trouble in the 1960s—And They Remain Trouble Today

Prof. M.V. Ramana authors an article examining the use of molten salt reactors, and why they pose more of a risk than reward as a source of nuclear power.

2022 Global Policy Project Symposium

2022 Global Policy Project Symposium

Leading up to their graduation, MPPGA students from the class of 2022 presented their policy findings at the annual Global Policy Project Symposium held by the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.

Five UBC SPPGA Faculty Awarded SSHRC Funding for Projects

Five UBC SPPGA Faculty Awarded SSHRC Funding for Projects

Profs. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF), Timothy Cheek (SPPGA; History), Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History), Milind Kandlikar (SPPGA; IRES), and Navin Ramankutty (SPPGA; IRES) received SSHRC funding through Partnership Development, Partnership Grants, and Insight Grants for various projects.

MPPGA Students: A Comparative Analysis of One Health Policies in Asia

MPPGA Students: A Comparative Analysis of One Health Policies in Asia

MPPGA students Benedetta Beltramo, Soumya Kolluru, Lisa Slager, and Lindsey Wall published a report on One Health Commission exploring the implementation of One Health in jurisdictions in Asia to find ‘good practices’ that can inspire, inform, strengthen, and accelerate One Health policy implementation in British Columbia, Canada.

Prof. Navin Ramankutty appointed as renewed CRC

Prof. Navin Ramankutty Appointed as Renewed Canada Research Chair in Data Science for Sustainable Global Food Systems

Prof. Navin Ramankutty (SPPGA; IRES) was appointed as a renewed Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Data Science for Sustainable Global Food Systems. Prof. Ramankutty is one of four new and renewed CRCs in the Faculty of Arts at UBC.

KPP event - Meeting with Ban Ki-moon

Prof. Kyung-Ae Park Led the KPP-Parliamentarian Delegation to South Korea

A delegation of five Canadian parliamentarians visited Seoul, South Korea, from April 9-16, 2022, led by SPPGA Prof. Kyung-Ae Park, Founding Director of the Knowledge Partnership Program (KPP).

Prof. Kristen Hopewell: Emerging Powers, Leadership, and South–South Solidarity

Prof. Kristen Hopewell: Emerging Powers, Leadership, and South–South Solidarity

Prof. Kristen Hopewell analyses how emerging powers have leveraged South-South solidarity and developing world leadership status to reinforce bargaining positions in WTO negotiations.

Prof. Philippe Le Billon: Fish Crimes in the Global Oceans

Prof. Philippe Le Billon: Fish Crimes in the Global Oceans

Prof. Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-authors the first global analysis research article examining data linkages among fisheries-related violations from 2000 to 2020.

Prof. Veena Sriram: Workers, Not Warriors: 4 Lessons from Health Worker Protests During COVID-19

Prof. Veena Sriram: Workers, Not Warriors: 4 Lessons from Health Worker Protests During COVID-19

Prof. Veena Sriram (SPPGA; SPPH) co-authored a research article highlighting the key challenges health workers have faced amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, and what we can learn from them.

Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Vietnam Protests Annual South China Sea Fishing Ban

Prof. Rashid Sumaila: Vietnam Protests Annual South China Sea Fishing Ban

Prof. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries) reports on Vietnam’s protest against the annual Chinese ban on fishing in the South China Sea.

Prof. Philippe Le Billon: Sand Mining: Stopping the Grind of Unregulated Supply Chains

Prof. Philippe Le Billon: Sand Mining: Stopping the Grind of Unregulated Supply Chains

Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-authors a journal article about the environmental impact of sand mining and the need for supply chain regulations in the industry.

Global Policy Projects: MPPGA Students Engage with Clients on Policy Challenges

Global Policy Projects: MPPGA Students Engage with Clients on Policy Challenges

The Global Policy Project allows MPPGA students to engage with policymakers and client organizations to solve a real-world policy challenge. Learn about some of this year’s projects, with topics related to housing crisis, climate policy and reconciliation.

Prof. Veena Sriram and MPPGA Students Write Heroes on Strike: Trends in Global Health Worker Protests During COVID-19

Prof. Veena Sriram and MPPGA Students Write Heroes on Strike: Trends in Global Health Worker Protests During COVID-19

Professor Veena Sriram (SPPGA; SPPH) co-authors a policy brief with MPPGA students Narayanan GL and Chloei Andres, and others about the global trends in health worker protests during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

MPPGA Students Co-Author a Blog Post on Mongolian Diaspora

MPPGA Students Co-Author a Blog Post on Mongolian Diaspora

MPPGA students Anoushka Chandarana, Anthony Coompson, Jemimah Ogundele, and Narayanan (Hari) GL co-author a blog post on the blog, Mongolia Focus.

Funding for Research Excellence Clusters

SPPGA Faculty Awarded Research Excellence Clusters Funds

Six faculty members with the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs have received funding through the Research Excellence Clusters initiative in 2022/23, among the forty research excellence clusters led by researchers on the Vancouver campus.

MPPGA Alumni and Prof. Nadja Kunz Discuss Policy Reform in Ethiopia’s Mining Sector, with Research Based on the 2019 MPPGA GP²

MPPGA Alumni and Prof. Nadja Kunz Discuss Policy Reform in Ethiopia’s Mining Sector, with Research Based on the 2019 MPPGA GP²

MPPGA alumni Melisha Charles, Josh Tafel, Denby McDonnell, Chris Stoicheff and Prof. Nadja Kunz (SPPGA; Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) co-author an article about policy reform in Ethiopia’s mining sector, with research based on their 2019 MPPGA Global Policy Project (GP²).

Professor David Boyd to Present Report on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Professor David Boyd to Present Report on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Professor David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES) contributes two annexes, on global sacrifice zones and good practices respectively, to the report and is set to present it to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 10.

Ketty Anyeko: “Justice is Lived”

Ketty Anyeko: “Justice is Lived”

Ketty Anyeko (SPPGA Postdoctoral Research Fellow) writes about their doctoral research findings, discussing women’s senses of justice and reparations after wartime sexual violence in Northern Uganda.

Prof. Kristen Hopewell on the Growing Threat of U.S.-China Trade Relations

Prof. Kristen Hopewell on the Growing Threat of U.S.-China Trade Relations

Professor Kristen Hopewell authors an essay analyzing the growing U.S.-China rivalry and the threat their trade relations pose to the multilateral trading system.

Prof. Nadja Kunz: Mining Industry Would Boom Under a Global Carbon Tax

Prof. Nadja Kunz: Mining Industry Would Boom Under a Global Carbon Tax

Professor Nadja Kunz (SPPGA; Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) co-authors a study showing how sustainability interests can align with the mining industry’s economic interests through a harmonized global carbon tax.

Professor M.V. Ramana Signed a Declaration on Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Professor M.V. Ramana Signed a Declaration on Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Along with many others, Professor M.V. Ramana signed a declaration urging Canada to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and to challenge the nuclear retentionist policies of NATO.

Prof. Navin Ramankutty: Ten Facts about Land Systems for Sustainability

Prof. Navin Ramankutty: Ten Facts about Land Systems for Sustainability

Professor Navin Ramankutty (SPPGA; IRES) collaborates with other experts to create a study aiming to guide policymakers, practitioners, and scientists towards meeting sustainability challenges in land use.

Report Recommends First Nations in BC Take Immediate Control of Mining in Their Territories

Report Recommends First Nations in BC Take Immediate Control of Mining in Their Territories

Professor Sheryl Lightfoot (SPPGA; Political Science; First Nations and Indigenous Studies) is a contributor to the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council report which sets out recommendations regarding mining companies and prospectors’ access to First Nations’ lands.

MPPGA Students Working Towards Real Policy Impact through Global Policy Project

MPPGA Students Working Towards Real Policy Impact through Global Policy Project

UBC Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) student teams have been conducting virtual fieldwork with clients on projects in Canada, India, and Mongolia as part of the 2021-2022 Global Policy Projects.

Another Pandemic Year, Another Election for Mongolia

Another Pandemic Year, Another Election for Mongolia

In his authored article, Professor Julian Dierkes examines the results of Mongolia’s 2021 presidential election and the challenges the country will face amidst the ongoing pandemic.

DDirector's Series - Professor Gerald Baier

Meet Our SPPGA Directors – Professor Gerald Baier

In our SPPGA Faculty Leadership series, meet Dr. Gerald Baier, Acting Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA), and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Faculty Associate of SPPGA at the University of British Columbia. In an interview […]

Heidi Tworek CRC

Prof. Heidi Tworek Awarded Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications

Associate Professor Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History) has been appointed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications.

Dominic Ongwen

Summary of Amicus Briefs by Prof. Erin Baines in the Case of The Prosecutor vs Dominic Ongwen

Read a summary of two Amicus Briefs in the case of The Prosecutor vs Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court by Prof. Erin Baines.

Putting Gender Equality at The Centre of Social Protection Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Far Have We Come?

Putting Gender Equality at The Centre of Social Protection Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Far Have We Come?

Professor Tara Cookson co-authors a UN Women policy brief assessing the presence of gender equality and women empowerment considerations in national social protection strategies across sub-Saharan Africa.

Three SPPGA Faculty Members Awarded SSHRC Grants

Three SPPGA Faculty Members Awarded SSHRC Grants

Three SPPGA faculty, Professors Tara Cookson, Kristen Hopewell, and Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History have been awarded funding as part of the Insite Development Grants and Partnership Engage Grants competition, offered by the SSHRC.