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Inessa De Angelis
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Researching political communication, online harassment & gender-based violence in Canadian politics at the University of Toronto

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inessadeangelis.bsky.social
I’m quoted in @theguardian.com today on the forms, impacts, and gendered differences in the violence faced by politicians and why it matters for democracy.

Read more: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

@utoronto.ca #VAWIP #gendersky #polsky
‘Attacked no matter what they do’: why female politicians face relentless cycle of abuse
Assault on Mexican president highlights abuse faced by women in politics and ‘reinforces patriarchal boundaries’
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
Excited to see our Bluesky paper featured in @davidakin.bsky.social’s daily roundup newsletter.

Read more about our results here: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Screenshot of David Akin’s daily Substack newsletter featuring our “What are Canadian Members of Parliament Doing on Bluesky?” article.
October 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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rohanalexander.bsky.social
Number of unique speakers in the Australian parliament, by gender, 1998-2025. By Lindsay Katz and @inessadeangelis.bsky.social.
A graph from 1998 to 2025 with date on the x axis and number of unique speakers on the y axis. There are a lot of dots, but it broadly shows the number of women rising over time, to around 40 in 2025.
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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mcloutier.bsky.social
Thrilled to see my second diss article published as part of the special issue on Staff! Would love to hear your thoughts. It's open access: Echoes and Barriers: Staff as Key Actors in the Representative Process | Article | Politics and Governance www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
Echoes and Barriers: Staff as Key Actors in the Representative Process | Article | Politics and Governance
Meagan Cloutier
www.cogitatiopress.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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kebaisley.bsky.social
📣 Excited to share a new dataset article with @qalbaugh.bsky.social in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We identify 176 out LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the 2015, 2019 & 2021 Canadian federal elections using a replicable search procedure based on individual candidate searches.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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rohanalexander.bsky.social
Updated Australian Hansard data (1998-2025) thanks to the incredible work of Lindsay Katz!
zenodo.org/records/1729...
A new, comprehensive database of all proceedings of the Australian Parliamentary Debates (1998-2025)
This database contains data on the proceedings from each sitting day in the Australian Parliament by the House of Representatives from 02 March 1998 to 31 July 2025, in parquet form. These data were p...
zenodo.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
I don't like talking about the hate & abuse I received in politics. I don't need sympathy. But we do need change. And I promised to support women & girls who want to go into politics. So here is my story. We need to stop this. Now.

🔗 thewalrus.ca/they-called-...
They Called Her “Climate Barbie.” She Fired Back | The Walrus
Catherine McKenna on misogyny, rage farming, and the toll of online violence in Canadian politics
thewalrus.ca
September 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -

What are Canadian Members of Parliament Doing on Bluesky? - cup.org/3VwRA5n

- @inessadeangelis.bsky.social & @rohanalexander.bsky.social

#FirstView
Logo of CJPS RCSP on a dark blue background with the hashtag #OpenAccess below.
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
Which Canadian MPs are on Bluesky and what do they post?

My new paper w/ @rohanalexander.bsky.social in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social unpacks these questions, finding MPs
use it like Twitter to discuss policy, the Ottawa bubble & constituency

Read more: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

#polsky #commsky #cdnpoli
What are Canadian Members of Parliament Doing on Bluesky? research note abstract
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
It was lovely visit to Canberra last week! Thank you to @giwlanu.bsky.social for the warm welcome and the opportunity to present some of my on-going work on gendered online harassment in Canadian politics.
Inside the Global Institute for Women's Leadership Office. Pictured are two gold and black GIWL banners and one pink banner with Julia Gillard. Inside the House of Representatives chamber in Parliament House.
August 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
I had a wonderful week visiting the @qutdmrc.bsky.social in Brisbane! Already looking forward to my next visit 👩🏼‍💻🇦🇺
My title slide that says "Using YouTube Data to Measure Online Harassment in Canadian Politics" alongside the DMRC's banner View of the Brisbane skyline from Kangaroo Point Cliffs
July 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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cgriwkowsky.bsky.social
Social media comments toward candidates in the byelection of Battle River—Crowfoot, where Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre is running, have gotten so bad, RCMP had to issue a news release reminding people online threats are still criminal threats. #CDNpoli
Coronation RCMP cautions public on online conduct during by-election County of Paintearth, Alta. - As a by-election unfolds in Eastern Alberta, the Coronation RCMP is reminding the public about the importance of respectful and lawful conduct, both in person and online. In recent days, several candidates have reported receiving negative and, in some cases, potentially threatening commentary on social media platforms. While Canadians are entitled to express their opinions, even those critical of political figures, threats or comments that cross the line into criminal conduct will be taken seriously. Uttering threats, including online or through social media, is a criminal offence under Section 264.1 of the Canadian Criminal Code. This includes threats to cause bodily harm, death, or damage to property. Individuals found making such threats may be subject to investigation and could face criminal charges. Coronation RCMP encourages all members of the public to engage respectfully during the democratic process. We also ask those affected by threatening comments to preserve evidence, such as screenshots, and report concerning incidents to police. Anyone with information or concerns is asked to contact Coronation RCMP at 403-578-3666 or call the RCMP non-emergency line at 310-RCMP (7267) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. For more about the Alberta RCMP follow us on Facebook @RCMPinAlberta and on X @RCMPAlberta. -30-
July 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
Just published updates to my Canadian Politicians on YouTube dataset to include members of the 45th Parliament 🇨🇦💻

Check it out: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#cdnpoli #YouTube #polisky #commsky
Canadian Politicians on YouTube
Description of Columns Honorific title: MPs who are members of the Canadian Privy Council and use the title “The Honourable” (Hon.) First name: MPs’ first name Last name: MPs’ last name Username: MPs’...
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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traceyraney.bsky.social
Scary. Glad to hear no one was injured in this incident but it bears repeating: the cost of being in politics shouldn't be violence or threats of violence. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Explosive device damaged B.C. MLA’s office, may be linked to earlier blast
A previous explosion had earlier been heard in the nearby 100 block of West 1st Avenue and police are looking into whether the blasts were connected
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
Excited to be at #ICA25 and to present my research analyzing online harassment in Canadian politics
Inessa’s ICA conference badge
June 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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traceyraney.bsky.social
Happy to share my new paper w/ @zacspicer.bsky.social
& @IStedman.bsky.social
on councillor-perpetrated sexual violence in Canada published in State and Local Government Review.

In it we offer recommendations for municipal govts on how to combat this problem. doi.org/10.1177/0160...
#gendersky
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doi.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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socialmedialab.ca
"YouTube has loosened its content moderation policiesThe platform now lets videos stay online if ‘freedom of expression value may outweigh harm risk,’" www.theverge.com/news/682784/...
YouTube has loosened its content moderation policies
YouTube didn’t publicly announce the change.
www.theverge.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
The rise in violence, intimidation, and threats targeting candidates in #elxn45 is deeply concerning

nationalpost.com/news/politic...
22 election candidates were provided private security by the federal government
The federal government provided private security for close protection or to guard the home of 22 candidates in the last federal election.
nationalpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
"Pam Damoff ... thinks the rise in vitriol toward female politicians is a factor in deterring women from standing for Parliament."

Read more in my recent op-ed about how harassment threatens women's equal political participation and our democracy: theconversation.com/growing-thre...
April 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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ca.theconversation.com
Growing threats faced by women candidates undermine our democracy
Growing threats faced by women candidates undermine our democracy
This scholar has found that 86 per cent of replies to tweets sent to women MPs contained some form of harassment. This is a clear threat to women’s participation in politics.
theconversation.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
Why aren't we talking about harassment in #elxn45?

In my new op-ed, I reflect on the harassment women continue to face in #cdnpoli, and the threat it poses to democracy:
theconversation.com/growing-thre...

@theconversationca.bsky.social #gendersky #polisky
Growing threats faced by women candidates undermine our democracy
This scholar has found that 86 per cent of replies to tweets sent to women MPs contained some form of harassment. This is a clear threat to women’s participation in politics.
theconversation.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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grahn.bsky.social
🚨 Talking about harassment in politics hurts your political career.

Yes, even in 🇸🇪. And, yes, for both women & men.

Here’s what me and @sandrahkansson.bsky.social found in our Political Behavior paper using both experimental and descriptive approaches: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👇
The Cost of Debating Harassment Against Politicians: Are Women and Men Affected Equally? - Political Behavior
Harassment of politicians is a growing global phenomenon, which threatens to erode the quality of democracy and descriptive representation. Past research has examined gender patterns of this violence ...
link.springer.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
“For International Women’s Day, great, celebrate women, but actually do more by actually holding social media companies to account because they’re driving hate and they’re driving women out of politics.” My ask for #InternationalWomensDay. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Threats, harassment driving women out of politics, MPs warn
As longtime Liberal MP Pam Damoff prepares to leave politics when the next federal election is called she is wistful but open about what is driving her to step away from a career she has had for more ...
www.ctvnews.ca
March 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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fionamaybuckley.bsky.social
'Violence against politicians in Ireland' with Lisa Keenan & Mack Mariani. We find gender differences in the prevalence & nature of political violence, with women more likely to be targeted & more frequently subjected to psychological violence doi.org/10.1080/0790... @uccresearch.bsky.social
Violence against politicians in Ireland: what does it look like and how is it gendered?
This paper investigates the phenomenon of political violence (harassment, intimidation, threats and abuse) directed at politicians in Ireland. We ask: to what extent is it gendered in scope, form, ...
doi.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
inessadeangelis.bsky.social
Took a break from writing about elections to vote (early) in one
Elections Ontario vote sign in a snowbank at Cecil Community Centre
February 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM