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Political Science

Faculty & staff

Office

The Department of Political Science general office is in David Turpin Building (DTB) A316. We're open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Faculty

  • Dr. Feng Xu

    Professor and Chair Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A347

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Comparative politics, gender, migration and citizenship, Global South (East Asia)

  • Dr. Kelly Aguirre

    Assistant Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A343

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Indigenous politics, decolonial and critical theory

  • Dr. Michelle Bonner

    Professor; Director, Latin American Studies Program Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A338 250-853-3561

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Comparative politics, democracy, human rights, global south (Latin America)

  • Dr. Marlea Clarke

    Associate Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A344

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Comparative politics, political economy of development, Global South (Africa), workers’ rights in commodity chains

  • Dr. Colin Chia

    Assistant Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A351

    Area(s) of expertise:
    International relations, political economy, technology governance

  • Dr. Avigail Eisenberg

    Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A354

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Democratic theory, normative political theory, history of ideas (19th-20thC), pluralism, identity politics

  • Dr. Simon Glezos

    Associate Professor, Graduate Director Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A310

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Political theory, international relations theory, theories of the state

  • Dr. Will Greaves

    Status: On Leave

    Associate Professor Political Science

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Global security, international relations, Arctic politics, Canadian foreign policy, environmental politics

  • Dr. Lois Harder

    Professor & Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: BEC 468

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Citizenship law, social policy, regulation of intimate life

  • Dr. Matt James

    Status: Study leave July 1 - Dec. 31, 2025

    Associate Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A340

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Reparations, social memory, social movements, transitional justice

  • Dr. Jamie Lawson

    Associate Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A346 250-721-7496

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Canadian politics, political economy, environmental politics

  • Dr. Justin Leifso

    Assistant Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A342

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Canadian politics, Canadian public policy, neoliberalism

  • Dr. Mara Marin

    Associate Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A336

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Political theory, feminist theory, critical race theory, critiques of capitalism

  • Dr. Oliver Schmidtke

    Professor Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A345

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Citizenship and immigration, European integration

  • Dr. Amy Verdun

    Professor, FRSC Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A337 250-721-7491

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Comparative politics, European integration, political economy

  • Dr. Scott Watson

    Professor, Undergraduate Director and Honours Adviser Political Science

    Accepting graduate students

    Office: DTB A316

    Area(s) of expertise:
    International relations theory, securitization, migration

  • Dr. Andrew Wender

    Teaching Professor; Director, Religion, Culture and Society Program Political Science

    Office: DTB A306 250-853-3580

    Area(s) of expertise:
    Political theory, politics and religion, politics of the Middle East

Limited Term Assistant Teaching Professor

Dr. Emma Swan
DTB A339
emmaswan@uvic.ca 

Dr. Swan teaches courses in International Relations.

Cross-listed & adjunct professors

Cross-listed faculty

Dr. Jeff Corntassel, Cross-Listed Associate Professor 
Indigenous Studies Program
Global Indigenous rights; Indigenous political mobilization/self-determination movements

Dr. Laura Parisi, Cross-Listed Associate Professor
Gender Studies
Globalization and resistance; gender and international human rights; gender and international development

Adjunct professors

Policy for affiliations with the Department of Political Science (updated January 2025)

Dr. George Abbott, Adjunct Professor
BC and Canadian politics

Dr. Michael Asch, Adjunct Professor
Socio-cultural anthropology; North America; political and legal anthropology

Dr. Nicole Bates-Eamer, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Borders; migration

Shannon Phillips, Fellow-in-Residence
Climate change policy

Dr. Sarah Sharma, Adjunct Assistant Professor
International relations; political economy

Dr. Reg Whitaker, Adjunct Professor
Canadian politics; Canadian security issues

Sessional instructors Fall 2025

Dr. Simon Carroll - POLI 306
scarroll@uvic.ca 

Dr. Jennifer Hall - POLI 351 
jkhall@uvic.ca 

Emeriti

Learn more about our emeritus faculty.

Staff

Rosemary Barlow, Administrative Officer
250-853-3567

Joanne Denton, Chair's Assistant
250-721-6637

Rachel Richmond, Graduate Secretary
250-721-7486