UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Matt Taibbi, best-selling author and award-winning columnist for Rolling Stone, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.” Please note: We plan to host this event in person, but we will move to fully virtual if needed. […]
For our third instalment in the series, we are celebrating African women leading on climate justice. As the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report recently published in February 2022 shows, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change particularly in Africa, but our guests are climate champions that have overcome the barriers. They are Prof. […]
This panelist discussion will feature talks and a Q&A session about decolonizing global health.
Engage in a virtual panel discussion on the challenges facing long term care in B.C. and Canada, as part of the 2022 Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy.
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s ‘most powerful’ tech journalist, New York Times contributor, and co-founder of Recode, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on The Future of Media. Please select a ticket type upon registration: In-person event ticket for the Frederic […]
Luis Felipe Duchicela launched the USAID Policy for Promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in March 2020. The lecture will explain the central tenets of this policy and how important this policy represents a pivotal change in international engagement cooperation with indigenous peoples because it enhanced their ability to protect their rights, determine their own […]
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning science staff writer for The Atlantic, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.” Moderator: Nahlah Ayed, Host of CBC Ideas “The Art of Science Journalism” Speaking from his experience writing before and […]
Geopolitical, economic, societal, environmental and technological changes are converging to reshape the world around us at an accelerating pace. Ensuring Canada’s national security in this landscape means rethinking conventional approaches, leading a diverse and inclusive workforce, and leveraging partnerships to reinforce collective resilience. The University of British Columbia’s Institute of Asian Research at the School […]
While digital government has been a well embedded feature of many mature public service models around the world, Canadian uptake of it was relatively limited until the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The need to physically distance from each other and for many, work remotely, necessitated the rapid automation and digitization of service delivery models and administration. […]
The current policies for gender expression on BC government-issued ID are an example of a decade long effort in behavioural, intellectual and social change management. Join SPPGA Adjunct Professor Natasha Thambirajah, Dr. Daniel L Metzger, and Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Grace Lore for an inside view on the evidence-based, change management, and stakeholder engagement […]
Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. This talk will discuss the plight of communities that were exposed to this fallout, while also examining the colonialism(s) with which nuclear weapon states “select the irradiated,” the political use of […]
The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) and the Latin American Studies program at UBC are co- hosting the presentation of Dr. Julia Zulver´s new book: High-Risk Feminism in Colombia: Women’s Mobilization in Violent Contexts, on Monday, September 26th, 2022, at C. K. Choi room 120, from 1:00-2:00 PM (PST). Venue (Hybrid Event): […]