Faculty
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Department Chair
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PhD - Political Science, MA - Russian and East European Studies (University of Toronto), BA Hons - Political Science (Carleton)
- Professor
- Chair, Political Science
Phone:250-960-5514Email:Supervises in: MA Political Science ; MA International Studies ; MA NRES ; PhD NRES ; MA Interdisciplinary Studies
Gary N. Wilson is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science. His research focuses on governance and politics in the Canadian and Circumpolar North, and on the impacts of globalization and political change on communities in northern Canada and the Celtic periphery in Europe. He...
Faculty
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PhD, MEDes (University of Calgary), BA (Athabasca University)
- Associate Professor, Political Science
Phone:250-960-5662Email:Office Number:CJMH-3076Supervises in: Political Science
I joined the faculty of UNBC in 2000 after a SSHRC post-doc at UBC. I completed my PhD in Political Science in 1998 and my Masters in Environmental Science in 1994. -
PhD (Carleton University), MA (York University), BA (Mount Allison University)
- Assistant Professor
Email:Office Number:CJMH-3023Douglas’ primary research and teaching interests are in comparative North American studies, social and political thought, history and literary/film criticism. He has taught comparative politics and international relations at the University of Alaska Anchorage, as well as Canadian governance on the... more -
PhD Monash University
- Senior Instructor
Phone:250-960-5597Email:Supervises in: Political Science ; International Studies
Dr. Lacharite is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Political Science at UNBC. He has a PhD in Political Science from Monash University's School of Political and Social Inquiry, Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Lacharite's teaching and research interests include, but are not limited to, Canadian and... more -
PhD (University of British Columbia), MA (Simon Fraser University), BSW (University of Calgary), BA (Brandon University)
- Associate Professor
- Chair, Global and International Studies
- Co-Chair, International Studies Graduate Program
Phone:250-960-6482Cell:778-789-1168Email:Office Number:CJMH-3058Dr. Fiona MacDonald (PhD UBC) is an Assistant Professor specializing in Gender Politics. Dr. MacDonald co-edited the Finding Feminisms special issue of the Canadian Journal of Political Science (June 2017) which includes her article, “Knocking Down Walls in Political Science: In Defense of an... more -
PhD, MA, BD (University of Chicago), BA (Western Reserve Univeristy)
- Professor Emeritus
Alex is a Professor Emeritus with the Political Science Department. He has published 23 books and over 95 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded 6 scholarly journals. He is the President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Sectoral Commission on Natural, Social and Human Sciences, and a... more -
SFU (BA, Cert. Lib Arts); UNBC (MA)
- Lecturer
Phone:250-960-5931Email:Office Number:ADM-3063Jason Morris has been teaching political science at UNBC since 2004, and is also an alumnus. He has worked in many positions in the so-called “real world” of politics and government. As a political scientist, Jason is interested in the politics of health care. He has researched poverty alleviation... more -
PhD (McGill University), MA (University of Western Ontario)
- Professor
Phone:250-960-6683Email:Office Number:CJMH-3075Supervises in: PhD NRES ; MA NRES ; MA Political Science
Michael earned his PhD in Political Science from Mcgill University, with a specialization in political theory. Following postdoctoral positions at the University of Auckland and Queen's University, Michael taught in the Political Studies department at the University of Otago before joining the... more -
PhD - Political Science, MA - Russian and East European Studies (University of Toronto), BA Hons - Political Science (Carleton)
- Professor
- Chair, Political Science
Phone:250-960-5514Email:Supervises in: MA Political Science ; MA International Studies ; MA NRES ; PhD NRES ; MA Interdisciplinary Studies
Gary N. Wilson is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science. His research focuses on governance and politics in the Canadian and Circumpolar North, and on the impacts of globalization and political change on communities in northern Canada and the Celtic periphery in Europe. He... more
Adjunct Faculty
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B.Sc. (Taranto - Italy), PHD (Camerino - Italy)
- Adjunct Professor
Email:Alberto De Feo has a 30-year career in local government which began as CAO in Italy and currently involves serving as CAO for the District of Lake Country. Alberto joined the UNBC Political Science Department in 2009 as an Adjunct Professor and teaches courses in local government administration,...
