The Center for Sustainable Democracy
@sustaindemocracy.bsky.social
The Center for Sustainable Democracy (CSD) is a nonpartisan, multi-disciplinary research center focused on democracy and civil society in the 21st century. Housed at the University of South Florida. https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/centers/csd/index.aspx
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Center for Sustainable Democracy at the University of South Florida on LinkedIn: The Transformative Potential of Democracy
After a busy 2024, the CSD is continuing its efforts to understand and foster a local, national, and international community deeply connected to the…
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After a busy 2024, the CSD is continuing its efforts to understand and foster a local, national, and international community deeply connected to the transformative possibilities of democracy.
Check out the video to see what we have been up to!
Check out the video to see what we have been up to!
🎙️ Season 2, Ep. 1 of "By Conduct and Example" dropped today. The pod was joined by @esserfrank.bsky.social Professor at the Univ. of Zurich and Visiting Scholar with the CSD, to discuss challenges for global democracies and his observations from a front row seat to the 2024 U.S. election. 🗳️ 👇
Understanding Global Democracy
By Conduct and Example · Episode
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April 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🎙️ Season 2, Ep. 1 of "By Conduct and Example" dropped today. The pod was joined by @esserfrank.bsky.social Professor at the Univ. of Zurich and Visiting Scholar with the CSD, to discuss challenges for global democracies and his observations from a front row seat to the 2024 U.S. election. 🗳️ 👇
The CSD looks forward to welcoming former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello on April 14th for a discussion on the importance of public service to the success of our communities.
March 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The CSD looks forward to welcoming former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello on April 14th for a discussion on the importance of public service to the success of our communities.
Understanding current leadership approaches requires an understanding of attention environment dynamics. CSD director @joshscacco.bsky.social explains to @politico.com how attention management is critical to President Trump’s messaging approaches.
How can we understand messaging from Trump 2.0? Drew from a decade of research on leadership comms and the presidency for this @politico.com interview with @juanbennjr.bsky.social. Dropped some Taylor and Beyoncé too in noting the “Trump tease” is not novel.
How ‘owning the libs’ became White House policy
www.politico.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Understanding current leadership approaches requires an understanding of attention environment dynamics. CSD director @joshscacco.bsky.social explains to @politico.com how attention management is critical to President Trump’s messaging approaches.
After a busy 2024, the CSD is continuing its efforts to understand and foster a local, national, and international community deeply connected to the transformative possibilities of democracy.
Check out the video to see what we have been up to!
Check out the video to see what we have been up to!
Center for Sustainable Democracy at the University of South Florida on LinkedIn: The Transformative Potential of Democracy
After a busy 2024, the CSD is continuing its efforts to understand and foster a local, national, and international community deeply connected to the…
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February 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
After a busy 2024, the CSD is continuing its efforts to understand and foster a local, national, and international community deeply connected to the transformative possibilities of democracy.
Check out the video to see what we have been up to!
Check out the video to see what we have been up to!
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How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills
“If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
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Relevant and bracing survey results about views on democracy from my colleague @joshscacco.bsky.social
📊 🗳️ Our @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social survey results on the "State of Democracy and the 2024 Election" are live. Eye popping toplines 👀
📊 📊 State of Democracy and the 2024 Election: Americans Very Interested in Election Despite Concerns about Democracy in America 🗳️ 🗳️
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
November 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Relevant and bracing survey results about views on democracy from my colleague @joshscacco.bsky.social
The CSD stands ready to partner with medical professionals on developing approaches that center public health and key democratic processes, such as information quality, institutional trust, and difficult conversations.
Spoke to the USF Health community recently about the politics of science comms and COVID-19 on behalf of the Center for Sustainable Democracy.
My messages:
1. Public health and democracy are connected.
2. We need to develop ways for medical professionals to cut “partisan noise” and build trust.
My messages:
1. Public health and democracy are connected.
2. We need to develop ways for medical professionals to cut “partisan noise” and build trust.
December 10, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The CSD stands ready to partner with medical professionals on developing approaches that center public health and key democratic processes, such as information quality, institutional trust, and difficult conversations.
📰 Harassment and threats against journalists undermine the ability of reporters to spotlight those in and check political power. 🗞️
Our recent report offers recommendations for journalists and newsrooms to protect the safety of press officials.
Our recent report offers recommendations for journalists and newsrooms to protect the safety of press officials.
CSD Facing Harassment 241024.pdf | Powered by Box
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November 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM
📰 Harassment and threats against journalists undermine the ability of reporters to spotlight those in and check political power. 🗞️
Our recent report offers recommendations for journalists and newsrooms to protect the safety of press officials.
Our recent report offers recommendations for journalists and newsrooms to protect the safety of press officials.
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Fantastic starter pack to build community around digital democracy! Thanks for including us @ddc-sdu.bsky.social!!
At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy.
We'll be updating the list continuously!
We'll be updating the list continuously!
November 13, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Fantastic starter pack to build community around digital democracy! Thanks for including us @ddc-sdu.bsky.social!!
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Welcome to all of our new followers!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
Who We Are | Center for Sustainable Democracy | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida
www.usf.edu
November 14, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Welcome to all of our new followers!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
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Partisan rancor is a BIG challenge. Our @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social survey found that six-in-ten Americans see the party opposed to their political views as "hurting America" or "knowingly sabotaging the country."
November 4, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Partisan rancor is a BIG challenge. Our @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social survey found that six-in-ten Americans see the party opposed to their political views as "hurting America" or "knowingly sabotaging the country."
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For all of our new community members--our Center has a podcast! "By Conduct and Example" talks w/ the people who do the research and practice of democracy. We have discussed (so far) news practices, info quality and integrity, and combatting threats to democracy's guardians.
By Conduct and Example
Podcast · Co-Hosts: Wayne Garcia and Josh Scacco · “By Conduct and Example” is a podcast that addresses various ways in which we relate to and understand democracy. The pod draws inspiration from “The...
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:42 PM
For all of our new community members--our Center has a podcast! "By Conduct and Example" talks w/ the people who do the research and practice of democracy. We have discussed (so far) news practices, info quality and integrity, and combatting threats to democracy's guardians.
For all of our new community members--our Center has a podcast! "By Conduct and Example" talks w/ the people who do the research and practice of democracy. We have discussed (so far) news practices, info quality and integrity, and combatting threats to democracy's guardians.
By Conduct and Example
Podcast · Co-Hosts: Wayne Garcia and Josh Scacco · “By Conduct and Example” is a podcast that addresses various ways in which we relate to and understand democracy. The pod draws inspiration from “The...
open.spotify.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:42 PM
For all of our new community members--our Center has a podcast! "By Conduct and Example" talks w/ the people who do the research and practice of democracy. We have discussed (so far) news practices, info quality and integrity, and combatting threats to democracy's guardians.
Welcome to all of our new followers!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
Who We Are | Center for Sustainable Democracy | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida
www.usf.edu
November 14, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Welcome to all of our new followers!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
We conduct research and engage on topics related to political leadership, information and content environments, and how communities connect to democracy. We are a Florida-based research center with national and international reach.
Let’s build community!
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📊 📊 State of Democracy and the 2024 Election: Americans Very Interested in Election Despite Concerns about Democracy in America 🗳️ 🗳️
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
Election 2024 & Democracy White Paper Release 241103.pdf | Powered by Box
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November 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM
📊 📊 State of Democracy and the 2024 Election: Americans Very Interested in Election Despite Concerns about Democracy in America 🗳️ 🗳️
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
Fantastic starter pack to build community around digital democracy! Thanks for including us @ddc-sdu.bsky.social!!
At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy.
We'll be updating the list continuously!
We'll be updating the list continuously!
November 13, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Fantastic starter pack to build community around digital democracy! Thanks for including us @ddc-sdu.bsky.social!!
📊 📊 State of Democracy and the 2024 Election: Americans Very Interested in Election Despite Concerns about Democracy in America 🗳️ 🗳️
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
Election 2024 & Democracy White Paper Release 241103.pdf | Powered by Box
usf.app.box.com
November 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM
📊 📊 State of Democracy and the 2024 Election: Americans Very Interested in Election Despite Concerns about Democracy in America 🗳️ 🗳️
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
▶️ Majority say democracy is "not working."
▶️ A third support a 'strong leader' form of govt.
▶️ Six-in-ten see opposing political party as "sabotaging" America.
📊 🗳️ We've commissioned a nationally representative survey of voter attitudes about democracy and election 2024. The YouGov survey reached 1,400 U.S. adults (1,280 registered voters) in September with follow-ups of the same individuals in mid-October. Stay tuned for results beginning 11/4.
October 28, 2024 at 4:14 PM
📊 🗳️ We've commissioned a nationally representative survey of voter attitudes about democracy and election 2024. The YouGov survey reached 1,400 U.S. adults (1,280 registered voters) in September with follow-ups of the same individuals in mid-October. Stay tuned for results beginning 11/4.
"He felt like he was being followed…There were some funny things that were happening with his bank accounts and his access to the accounts."
💡 💡 White paper: Our latest white paper looks at harassment faced by journalists. Important work from @acadianjprof.bsky.social, Aya Diab, and Zakaria Khan.
💡 💡 White paper: Our latest white paper looks at harassment faced by journalists. Important work from @acadianjprof.bsky.social, Aya Diab, and Zakaria Khan.
CSD Facing Harassment 241024.pdf | Powered by Box
usf.box.com
October 25, 2024 at 12:32 PM
"He felt like he was being followed…There were some funny things that were happening with his bank accounts and his access to the accounts."
💡 💡 White paper: Our latest white paper looks at harassment faced by journalists. Important work from @acadianjprof.bsky.social, Aya Diab, and Zakaria Khan.
💡 💡 White paper: Our latest white paper looks at harassment faced by journalists. Important work from @acadianjprof.bsky.social, Aya Diab, and Zakaria Khan.
As CSD programming and research activities return following the impacts of Hurricane Helene and Milton, we are reminded of the effects of societal misinformation for democracy, health, and communities. Factcheck.org breaks down the bad content about the hurricanes that have the southern US reeling.
Misinformation Floods Hurricane Season - FactCheck.org
The 2024 hurricane season has brought with it a deluge of conspiracy theories and false or misleading claims about storms that have devastated some parts of the country and killed hundreds of people.
www.factcheck.org
October 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM
As CSD programming and research activities return following the impacts of Hurricane Helene and Milton, we are reminded of the effects of societal misinformation for democracy, health, and communities. Factcheck.org breaks down the bad content about the hurricanes that have the southern US reeling.
🎙️ 🎙️ New episode of "By Conduct and Example" drops today featuring insights from Zeeshan Ali, a researcher w/ Princeton Bridging Divides Initiative and USF alum. Zeeshan talks about political threats and violence, including how BDI is working to document such anti-democratic acts.
Political violence on the rise, as a USF grad helps track its trajectory
By Conduct and Example · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 3, 2024 at 3:27 PM
🎙️ 🎙️ New episode of "By Conduct and Example" drops today featuring insights from Zeeshan Ali, a researcher w/ Princeton Bridging Divides Initiative and USF alum. Zeeshan talks about political threats and violence, including how BDI is working to document such anti-democratic acts.
The CSD welcomes Dr. @esserfrank.bsky.social as a visiting research fellow. Dr. Esser is currently researching the cross-national factors that make societies resilient to anti-democratic attitudes and movements. #democracy #politics #communication #misinformation #disinformation #incivility
October 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM
The CSD welcomes Dr. @esserfrank.bsky.social as a visiting research fellow. Dr. Esser is currently researching the cross-national factors that make societies resilient to anti-democratic attitudes and movements. #democracy #politics #communication #misinformation #disinformation #incivility