Dr. Afsoun Afsahi

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Afsoun Afsahi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, specializing in Political Theory. Her research focuses on democratic innovations, the role of facilitation games in deliberation, and systemic approaches to deliberative democracy. Afsahi has a strong interest in structural historical injustices and how these ongoing practices of dispossession, oppression, and erasure affect gender, race, and disability within democratic contexts. She employs data-sensitive political theory and quantitative research methods to develop empirically grounded democratic theories. Afsahi previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at Justitia Amplificata at Goethe Universität Frankfurt and Freie Universität Berlin. She is an advocate for equitable representation and engages deeply with the effects of positional inequality in various democratic practices. She actively supervises graduate students and collaborates on projects addressing the intersection of democracy with issues of historical injustices and social movements.

Research Interests

Democratic Theory Political Theory Structural Historical Injustice Gender Race Disability

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-12-01 — Present

University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC, Canada

Assistant Professor specializing in Political Theory.

Justitia Amplificata Postdoctoral Fellow

2017-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Goethe Universität Frankfurt / Freie Universität Berlin • Frankfurt/Berlin, Germany

Conducted research on the role of facilitation games in deliberative democracy.

Courses

POLI345: Feminist Theories POLI341: Rethinking Political Concepts: Democracy, Justice, Speech, Citizenship POLI448D/547B: Democratic Theory

Requirements for University of British Columbia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field 3 credits in formal logic 6 credits at the upper level in history of philosophy 3 credits at the upper level in ethics or value theory 6 credits at the upper level in metaphysics, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Application fee
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Writing sample (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of intent
  • Evidence of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.