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2022

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE

What is the Undergraduate Student Conference?

The goal of the USC is to provide students with research experience that will allow them to have the skills necessary to apply to graduate school. As research and publication experience is critical to stand out for graduate school applications, this conference provides a great opportunity that is open to all undergraduate students to showcase their work in the language of their choice. Throughout the Winter 2022 semester, selected students were paired with mentors with extensive research experience who guided them through the writing process.

Below, you will see the top 6 academic papers from the yPolitika Undergraduate Student Conference for the 2022 Winter Semester. For more information about how you can participate in upcoming YPolitika events, please contact vp.pap@aeeippssa.ca.

Le filtre des sources officielles et la guerre au Yémen

La guerre civile qui ravage depuis une décennie le Yémen, ainsi que la crise humanitaire qui en découle, devraient maintenant être ancrées

U.S Tries Not to Interfere in Foreign Affairs Challenge (Impossible): The West’s Disastrous Intervention in Iran

The West has an unhealthy habit of dabbling in foreign intervention and subsequently wreaking havoc; Iran is no exception.

What’s Feminist about Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy?

The first declared ‘feminist’ foreign policy (FFP) was announced by Sweden in 2014. Canada was second, announcing its “Feminist Internationa

Internet Censorship; Iran's Desperate Attempt to Gain Back Control

Internet shutdowns do not restore order, they do not protect rights, and they do not keep people safe.

The Co-optation of Socialism by Shia Islamism

Shia Islamism, characterized by its fusion of Shia Islamic theology with a political ideology, has emerged as a dominant force in shaping

Scrolling Towards Intellectual Stagnation: A Millian Analysis of Social Media

In the age of social media, readers of Mill are left to wonder, is this supposed freedom of expression accomplishing anything?

Hong Kong and the End of the “One Country, Two Systems” Model

The adoption without consultation of the Hong Kong National Security Law by the People’s Republic of China in 2020 marks, in the eyes of man

An Attack on the Laws of Sovereignty: Is the Leader of the Opposition Actually up to the Task?

Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how the situation further plays out...

It’s time for a Green Nuclear Deal

The climate crisis does not need an extensive introduction. Reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) make...

Looking Beyond the Surface: Integrating Sovereign Wealth Funds into the National Economic Strategy

In their op-ed published in September, David Williams and Jock Finlayson (2023) highlighted that Canada’s current economic strategy...

Capitalism Cannot Set Us Free: Exploring Women’s Responsibilities of Domestic and Public Labour

Sidney Worden The presence of women in the domestic and public workforce has historically been used, and continues to be used, as a...

Carbon, Capture, Utilisation and Storage in Canada

Onsum Woo Climate change is an issue that affects all areas of the globe, putting everyone under threat. Time and time again, we have...

The International Exploiting Fund

Lewis Wilson The International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with other institutions founded by Western nations, claims to help people...

Abolishing Mandatory Minimum Sentencing as a Beneficial Reconciliation Measure

Ty Bradley Canadian incarceration is an often ignored public policy issue, especially in electoral politics. Canadian prisons are...

Prairie Power: A Case for Small Modular Reactors in Saskatchewan

Noelle Greuel Introduction Climate change has emerged as one of the most complex and high-priority issues of this time, with a focus on...

The implications of social media in Indigenous rights and advocacy

Megan Brink A qualitative analysis of Indigenous discourse online and in mainstream media

The Outsider Within

Samantha Cabral The Impact of Western Bias on International Intervention in the Yugoslav Conflicts of the 1990s.

The Usage of Canadian Emergency Powers: Limitations and Issues to Distribution of Authority

Reilly Nicholls The last two years have been filled with unforeseen circumstances continuously. Governments on a global scale have had to...

Analyzing the Effectiveness of Multiculturalism with Social Inequality

Esther Goombs Abstract This paper will address the influence of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, of 1988 on deep-rooted social issues....

Sex Work Abolitionist Policy: A Counter-Productive Response To Supporting Sex Workers

Angie Rutera Introduction The policing of women’s bodies and rights has serviced the patriarchal capitalist society that continues to...

The Impacts of an NDP-Liberal Agreement on Workers and Human Resources in Canada

Christopher North The political scene in Canada is an interesting one, particularly during the pandemic when essential workers had to be...

The War on Academic Freedom Explained

Emma Zappone If you are a student at the University of Ottawa, it is more than likely that you have heard the term “academic freedom”...

The Rise of State-Sponsored Soccer Clubs: A Destructive Means to an End

Kennedy Onyechie In 2003, an investment into Chelsea Football Club by a Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich, created a well-oiled winning...

Political Frameworks: A Lack of Support for Foreign Domestic Workers in Taiwan

By Paige Holland Political Frameworks for Migrant Domestic Workers in Taiwan Taiwan - officially known as the Republic of China, but from...

How Canada Failed to Properly Address and Resolve

The Current Genocide of Indigenous Women in the Country Sofia Bento In September of 2016, following repeated concerns from Indigenous...