UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
@ubcdemocracy.bsky.social
Understanding the past. Analyzing the present. Training for the future.
Congratulations to @marcozenone.bsky.social on joining the @uottawa.ca as an Assistant Professor. His scholarship greatly enriched CSDI’s work, and we thank him for being a valued member of our community. Looking forward to future collaborations and to more of his great research!
September 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Congratulations to @marcozenone.bsky.social on joining the @uottawa.ca as an Assistant Professor. His scholarship greatly enriched CSDI’s work, and we thank him for being a valued member of our community. Looking forward to future collaborations and to more of his great research!
⚠️@heiditworek.bsky.social and @cjten.bsky.social recently presented to the BC Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform - using research from collaboration with @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social. @maxcameron.bsky.social, former CSDI Director, also testified.
🔗See more: www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar...
🔗See more: www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar...
July 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
⚠️@heiditworek.bsky.social and @cjten.bsky.social recently presented to the BC Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform - using research from collaboration with @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social. @maxcameron.bsky.social, former CSDI Director, also testified.
🔗See more: www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar...
🔗See more: www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar...
⚠️ Event Announcement!
Have People Stopped Listening to Expertise?
🔬Join Lars Thorup Larsen from @au.dk for a discussion about the erosion of trust in established science and what that might mean for liberal democracy.
✍️RSVP via QR code or at sppga.ubc.ca/events!
Have People Stopped Listening to Expertise?
🔬Join Lars Thorup Larsen from @au.dk for a discussion about the erosion of trust in established science and what that might mean for liberal democracy.
✍️RSVP via QR code or at sppga.ubc.ca/events!
June 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
⚠️ Event Announcement!
Have People Stopped Listening to Expertise?
🔬Join Lars Thorup Larsen from @au.dk for a discussion about the erosion of trust in established science and what that might mean for liberal democracy.
✍️RSVP via QR code or at sppga.ubc.ca/events!
Have People Stopped Listening to Expertise?
🔬Join Lars Thorup Larsen from @au.dk for a discussion about the erosion of trust in established science and what that might mean for liberal democracy.
✍️RSVP via QR code or at sppga.ubc.ca/events!
CSDI looks forward to joining the Partnering in Research Conference and leading the 'Transformative Approaches to Protecting Researchers and Communities from Online Harassment' workshop on June 12th.
Read more about the session and the conference program:
communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/2025-...
Read more about the session and the conference program:
communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/2025-...
June 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
CSDI looks forward to joining the Partnering in Research Conference and leading the 'Transformative Approaches to Protecting Researchers and Communities from Online Harassment' workshop on June 12th.
Read more about the session and the conference program:
communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/2025-...
Read more about the session and the conference program:
communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/2025-...
🗳️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 — 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
From deepfakes to disinfo, here’s what our partners are uncovering about the digital environment as Canadians head to the polls.
🧵 Dive in and support this important research from across our network.
From deepfakes to disinfo, here’s what our partners are uncovering about the digital environment as Canadians head to the polls.
🧵 Dive in and support this important research from across our network.
April 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🗳️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 — 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
From deepfakes to disinfo, here’s what our partners are uncovering about the digital environment as Canadians head to the polls.
🧵 Dive in and support this important research from across our network.
From deepfakes to disinfo, here’s what our partners are uncovering about the digital environment as Canadians head to the polls.
🧵 Dive in and support this important research from across our network.
📸 Scenes from the in-person launch of “Municipal Matters!”
We had an incredible conversation on how local governments can drive meaningful climate action while navigating misinformation and building public trust.
🔗 Read the full report: democracy.ubc.ca/featured/mun...
We had an incredible conversation on how local governments can drive meaningful climate action while navigating misinformation and building public trust.
🔗 Read the full report: democracy.ubc.ca/featured/mun...
March 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
📸 Scenes from the in-person launch of “Municipal Matters!”
We had an incredible conversation on how local governments can drive meaningful climate action while navigating misinformation and building public trust.
🔗 Read the full report: democracy.ubc.ca/featured/mun...
We had an incredible conversation on how local governments can drive meaningful climate action while navigating misinformation and building public trust.
🔗 Read the full report: democracy.ubc.ca/featured/mun...
We had a great virtual launch for “Municipal Matters: Building Capacity for Local Climate Conversations” — exploring how local govts can drive climate action despite misinformation and polarization.
Missed it? Join us for the in-person launch tomorrow!
🔗 Register here: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
Missed it? Join us for the in-person launch tomorrow!
🔗 Register here: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
March 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We had a great virtual launch for “Municipal Matters: Building Capacity for Local Climate Conversations” — exploring how local govts can drive climate action despite misinformation and polarization.
Missed it? Join us for the in-person launch tomorrow!
🔗 Register here: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
Missed it? Join us for the in-person launch tomorrow!
🔗 Register here: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
Are tech giants undermining democracy?
Join Marietje Schaake (@marietjeschaake.bsky.social) for The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley — a critical conversation on tech’s growing influence over societal functions.
🔗: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-tech-c...
Join Marietje Schaake (@marietjeschaake.bsky.social) for The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley — a critical conversation on tech’s growing influence over societal functions.
🔗: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-tech-c...
March 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Are tech giants undermining democracy?
Join Marietje Schaake (@marietjeschaake.bsky.social) for The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley — a critical conversation on tech’s growing influence over societal functions.
🔗: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-tech-c...
Join Marietje Schaake (@marietjeschaake.bsky.social) for The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley — a critical conversation on tech’s growing influence over societal functions.
🔗: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-tech-c...
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭!
We’re excited to launch “𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔”— a new CSDI report on how local govts can foster productive climate dialogue in today’s chaotic info environment.
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬:
🖥️ Virtual: Mar 19
👫 In-Person: Mar 20
🔗: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
We’re excited to launch “𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔”— a new CSDI report on how local govts can foster productive climate dialogue in today’s chaotic info environment.
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬:
🖥️ Virtual: Mar 19
👫 In-Person: Mar 20
🔗: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
March 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭!
We’re excited to launch “𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔”— a new CSDI report on how local govts can foster productive climate dialogue in today’s chaotic info environment.
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬:
🖥️ Virtual: Mar 19
👫 In-Person: Mar 20
🔗: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
We’re excited to launch “𝑴𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔”— a new CSDI report on how local govts can foster productive climate dialogue in today’s chaotic info environment.
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬:
🖥️ Virtual: Mar 19
👫 In-Person: Mar 20
🔗: democracy.ubc.ca/events/
📢 Can community-centered journalism save the news?
Join Pia Ranada from @rappler.bsky.social as she explores how AI, Big Tech, and polarization reshape journalism—and why building community might be the key to its survival.
🗓 March 6, 2026 | 🕠 5:30-7PM
📍 The Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC
Join Pia Ranada from @rappler.bsky.social as she explores how AI, Big Tech, and polarization reshape journalism—and why building community might be the key to its survival.
🗓 March 6, 2026 | 🕠 5:30-7PM
📍 The Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC
March 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
📢 Can community-centered journalism save the news?
Join Pia Ranada from @rappler.bsky.social as she explores how AI, Big Tech, and polarization reshape journalism—and why building community might be the key to its survival.
🗓 March 6, 2026 | 🕠 5:30-7PM
📍 The Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC
Join Pia Ranada from @rappler.bsky.social as she explores how AI, Big Tech, and polarization reshape journalism—and why building community might be the key to its survival.
🗓 March 6, 2026 | 🕠 5:30-7PM
📍 The Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC
🚨 What We Learned This Week 🚨
🔹 OpenAI unveils its most powerful model yet: www.axios.com/2025/02/27/c...
🔹 Meta’s content moderation rollback could unleash 277M harmful posts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔹 Reuters’ AI copyright win sets a major precedent: www.wired.com/story/thomso...
🔹 OpenAI unveils its most powerful model yet: www.axios.com/2025/02/27/c...
🔹 Meta’s content moderation rollback could unleash 277M harmful posts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔹 Reuters’ AI copyright win sets a major precedent: www.wired.com/story/thomso...
February 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨 What We Learned This Week 🚨
🔹 OpenAI unveils its most powerful model yet: www.axios.com/2025/02/27/c...
🔹 Meta’s content moderation rollback could unleash 277M harmful posts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔹 Reuters’ AI copyright win sets a major precedent: www.wired.com/story/thomso...
🔹 OpenAI unveils its most powerful model yet: www.axios.com/2025/02/27/c...
🔹 Meta’s content moderation rollback could unleash 277M harmful posts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔹 Reuters’ AI copyright win sets a major precedent: www.wired.com/story/thomso...
🚨What We Learned This Week🚨
🔹RFK Jr. ended HHS funding for climate change www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🔹ExxonMobil-affiliated lobbying group allegedly hacked activists www.npr.org/2025/01/24/n...
🔹Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
🔹RFK Jr. ended HHS funding for climate change www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🔹ExxonMobil-affiliated lobbying group allegedly hacked activists www.npr.org/2025/01/24/n...
🔹Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
February 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🚨What We Learned This Week🚨
🔹RFK Jr. ended HHS funding for climate change www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🔹ExxonMobil-affiliated lobbying group allegedly hacked activists www.npr.org/2025/01/24/n...
🔹Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
🔹RFK Jr. ended HHS funding for climate change www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🔹ExxonMobil-affiliated lobbying group allegedly hacked activists www.npr.org/2025/01/24/n...
🔹Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
🚨 What We Learned This Week: Valentine’s Edition 🚨
💖She fell for ChatGPT: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
📱Can AI fix dating apps?: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
💌1 in 4 people have flirted with a chatbot: www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-w...
💖She fell for ChatGPT: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
📱Can AI fix dating apps?: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
💌1 in 4 people have flirted with a chatbot: www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-w...
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 What We Learned This Week: Valentine’s Edition 🚨
💖She fell for ChatGPT: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
📱Can AI fix dating apps?: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
💌1 in 4 people have flirted with a chatbot: www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-w...
💖She fell for ChatGPT: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
📱Can AI fix dating apps?: www.cnet.com/tech/service...
💌1 in 4 people have flirted with a chatbot: www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-w...
🌍 How does political polarization shape climate action? How does misinformation affect climate policy?
Join us for a Climate Conversation with Dr. Chris Tenove and Dr. Emily Huddart as they explore these urgent questions.
🔗: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
@ubccsrc.bsky.social
Join us for a Climate Conversation with Dr. Chris Tenove and Dr. Emily Huddart as they explore these urgent questions.
🔗: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
@ubccsrc.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌍 How does political polarization shape climate action? How does misinformation affect climate policy?
Join us for a Climate Conversation with Dr. Chris Tenove and Dr. Emily Huddart as they explore these urgent questions.
🔗: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
@ubccsrc.bsky.social
Join us for a Climate Conversation with Dr. Chris Tenove and Dr. Emily Huddart as they explore these urgent questions.
🔗: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
@ubccsrc.bsky.social
🚨What We Learned This Week🚨
- @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social McGill publishes new report www.mediatechdemocracy.com/climate-obst...
- @ucalgary.bsky.social offers a new e-course www.airdriecityview.com/beyond-local...
- Trump removing climate info from gov. sites nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
- @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social McGill publishes new report www.mediatechdemocracy.com/climate-obst...
- @ucalgary.bsky.social offers a new e-course www.airdriecityview.com/beyond-local...
- Trump removing climate info from gov. sites nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
February 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨What We Learned This Week🚨
- @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social McGill publishes new report www.mediatechdemocracy.com/climate-obst...
- @ucalgary.bsky.social offers a new e-course www.airdriecityview.com/beyond-local...
- Trump removing climate info from gov. sites nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
- @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social McGill publishes new report www.mediatechdemocracy.com/climate-obst...
- @ucalgary.bsky.social offers a new e-course www.airdriecityview.com/beyond-local...
- Trump removing climate info from gov. sites nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
🚨 What We Learned This Week 🚨
🔹 DeepSeek exposes flaws in the US AI race: prospect.org/economy/2025...
🔹 Will the Paris AI Action Summit break Big Tech’s grip?: www.techpolicy.press/the-paris-ai...
🔹 AI is advancing so fast, will humanity even make it?: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
🔹 DeepSeek exposes flaws in the US AI race: prospect.org/economy/2025...
🔹 Will the Paris AI Action Summit break Big Tech’s grip?: www.techpolicy.press/the-paris-ai...
🔹 AI is advancing so fast, will humanity even make it?: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
January 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🚨 What We Learned This Week 🚨
🔹 DeepSeek exposes flaws in the US AI race: prospect.org/economy/2025...
🔹 Will the Paris AI Action Summit break Big Tech’s grip?: www.techpolicy.press/the-paris-ai...
🔹 AI is advancing so fast, will humanity even make it?: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
🔹 DeepSeek exposes flaws in the US AI race: prospect.org/economy/2025...
🔹 Will the Paris AI Action Summit break Big Tech’s grip?: www.techpolicy.press/the-paris-ai...
🔹 AI is advancing so fast, will humanity even make it?: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As part of our new series, we are highlighting some of the week's news stories about climate, democracy, and misinformation. Stay tuned!
- Paris Agreement Withdrawal www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
- LA Fires variety.com/2025/tv/news...
- Winter Storms in the South www.reuters.com/world/us/par...
- Paris Agreement Withdrawal www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
- LA Fires variety.com/2025/tv/news...
- Winter Storms in the South www.reuters.com/world/us/par...
January 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
As part of our new series, we are highlighting some of the week's news stories about climate, democracy, and misinformation. Stay tuned!
- Paris Agreement Withdrawal www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
- LA Fires variety.com/2025/tv/news...
- Winter Storms in the South www.reuters.com/world/us/par...
- Paris Agreement Withdrawal www.npr.org/2025/01/21/n...
- LA Fires variety.com/2025/tv/news...
- Winter Storms in the South www.reuters.com/world/us/par...
Season’s Greetings from all of us at CSDI! ❄️🎄
Thank you for supporting our work this year. Wishing you joy this holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and progress.
Thank you for supporting our work this year. Wishing you joy this holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and progress.
December 21, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Season’s Greetings from all of us at CSDI! ❄️🎄
Thank you for supporting our work this year. Wishing you joy this holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and progress.
Thank you for supporting our work this year. Wishing you joy this holiday season and a New Year filled with peace and progress.
We're excited to start the new academic year! A big "welcome" to all those new and returning to UBC. At the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, we do interdisciplinary research and teaching on democracy in the digital age.
September 3, 2024 at 11:15 PM
We're excited to start the new academic year! A big "welcome" to all those new and returning to UBC. At the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, we do interdisciplinary research and teaching on democracy in the digital age.