UBC PPE

Official account of the UBC Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program @ubcokanagan

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

We are delighted to welcome the Hon. Russell Brown to deliver the 2026 UBC Constitutional Lecture on “Power, and its Separation” @ubc_ccl in Kelowna on Sept. 3rd from 5-7pm in the University Theatre (ADM026). All are welcome!

[UBC PPE @UbcPpe]

Check out our event "The Future of Canadian Conservatism" featuring @TristinHopper @jonkay @irbrodie and @Stockwell_Day moderated by our own Dr. Catherine Craig (with generous support from @HdxAcademy the Manning Foundation and @MLInstitute) https://t.co/jOYx7yVZC1

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

Happy fourth of July! To celebrate America here is one of our most popular @UbcPpe lectures of the year: Dr. Richard Jordan (Baylor) on "Gladiator and the Dream of Rome": https://t.co/NMAtggbJ7B
We are grateful to @Liberal_Studies for supporting our @UbcPpe Conversations series

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

We’re excited to host @Baylor Prof. Richard Jordan @ubcokanagan @UbcPpe next Thursday March 27 on “Gladiator and the Dream of Rome” 5-6:30pm ART386 and “Give Game Theory a Chance” 12:30-2pm ART208

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

We are delighted to share Justice Bradley Miller's (Court of Appeal for Ontario) 2024 UBC Constitutional Lecture @ubcokanagan "Virtuous and Vicious Constitutional Interpretation". Many thanks to all who attended and helped make this annual event possible! https://t.co/Fn5nsrCI6b

[UBC PPE @UbcPpe]

We were also very happy to show Tom a taste of British Columbia's Okanagan wine country at 50th Parallel Winery!

[UBC PPE @UbcPpe]

Interested in academic freedom and institutional neutrality? You can now watch @tomginsburg 's UBC PPE Conversation "A Constitutional Perspective on Institutional Neutrality" here: https://t.co/6GBSK5LV3g with generous support from @Liberal_Studies @HdxAcademy

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

We are excited to host @ConnorMEwing (University of Toronto) this Friday Oct 11 @ubcokanagan @UbcPpe for his talk "Trapped by Time: Democratic Dilemmas of the Dead Hand" from 1:30-3pm in ART214.

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

We are very excited to welcome @tomginsburg to @ubcokanagan on Sept. 4 from 4-5:30pm in ART214 for his @UbcPpe talk "A Constitutional Perspective on Institutional Neutrality" with support from @Liberal_Studies and @HdxAcademy

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

For a fun and short intro to Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) for undergrads, Andrew Irvine and Carl Hodge have written: "The Ethics and Economics of Liberal Democracies", with a banger opening quote (save 20% with code SMA22): https://t.co/huUDpSP3HW

[UBC PPE @UbcPpe]

Check out our event "Has DEI lost its way?" featuring a constructive conversation between @azimshariff and Paolo Gaudiano (in collaboration with @HdxAcademy): https://t.co/9DPi0Eo7B7

[UBC PPE @UbcPpe]

Are you concerned about academic freedom? We're excited share Jacob T. Levy's UBC "PPE Conversations" lecture on "Culture Wars as a Teachable Moment for Free Speech and Academic Freedom". The lecture is followed by a conversation with @GeoffSigalet: https://t.co/yGfErhHAJW

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

Amazing conversation last night on “Has DEI lost its way?” from @azimshariff and Paulo Guadiano for @UbcPpe @HdxAcademy Our speakers did a fantastic job modeling civil discourse and empirically grounded arguments.

[Geoffrey Sigalet @GeoffSigalet]

We’re pleased to launch this new @ubc “PPE Conversations” series. Check out our first event on “Resisting Hate with Free Speech?” with Nadine Strossen. Many thanks to all who helped make the event possible including @ubcstudios and @Liberal_Studies #ubc#freespeech#ppe

[UBC PPE @UbcPpe]

We're excited to launch our new "UBC PPE Conversations" video series in collaboration with @Liberal_Studies Please enjoy our first event featuring Prof. Nadine Strossen speaking on "Resisting Hate with Free Speech" in conversation with @GeoffSigalet https://t.co/Oxnsq32Qta