When you go on ski holiday vacation and 1. Lynx goes bankrupt so you find a mew flight and then 2. Porter Airlines leaves your ski bag in ottawa. I am gutted

Spent 45 minutes on the phone waiting for Porter Airlines customer service to answer. The best they could tell me was « look at the website » each of of my questions was met with that answer. What a shame…

De nombreux membres professoraux, étudiants et collaborateurs du Groupe de recherche en communication politique - dont plusieurs sont aussi membres du CSDC CECD! - y ont contribué. Le contenu reflète la diversité et la richesse de leurs travaux sur les acteurs, les discours et les publics de la médiatisation.

On my way to Stanford and really excited to present ongoing work with Patrick Fournier and Zeynep Somer-Topcu The Europe Center (TEC) tomorrow! Below is the info if you'd like to join! 👇

Now in Political Psychology: Why are some politicians more hostile than others? Do politicians feel more partisan animosity than citizens? @lucasjacklucas and I report results from a study of 850 politicians and 28,500 citizens to provide first answers: /1 doi.org/10.1111/pops.1…

I go back and forth between PowerPoint and R Markdown for slides. I don’t think I will ever fully give up PowerPoint given it does things like suggest a slide background image of a polar bear when you type “polarization.” Just can’t get this anywhere else.

🚨 Delighted to share the new article below, out at @apsr_journal The article leverages real-time data collected on social media to investigate the persuasive effects of exposure to low-quality humoristic manipulations ➡️Ungated: tinyurl.com/2vn87vaa

Tomorrow at #MPSA2024 (8am LaSalle 5) I will be presenting a chapter (#10) of my book manuscript on the causes and consequences of affective polarization in 🇨🇦. This one is on anti-democratic attitudes (ignore the program). Some takeaways below 👇 1/

Thomas Galipeau will present our paper "Party or Policy?" tomorrow at the panel "Issue Positions and Voter Choice"(11:30 CDT). We find that implicit party cues in partisan policies do not influence vote choice in the Canadian context #MPSA2024 Policy, Elections, And Representation Lab

Our first meta paper is out!! This paper combines our first 110 completed reproductions/replications. This is joint work with 350+ amazing coauthors. We summarize our findings below. econpapers.repec.org/paper/zbwi4rdp…

Another publication with Thomas Galipeau , we examine the role of openness and extraversion in like-minded discussion on Facebook re: Covid-19 and politics. Published in Journal of Information Technology & Politics

Extraversion predicts engagement in diverse discussions on Facebook. Unexpectedly, openness to new experiences showed no significant influence. These hold across topics (Politics and Covid) and space (CA, US, FR, UK)! + I had a great time working with Shelley Boulianne! 🙌

This year’s AI Index report offers a deep dive into the evolving landscape of AI. Covering key trends from technical performance to geopolitical dynamics, it's a must-read for industry leaders, policymakers, and anyone interested in the state of AI. stanford.io/4cJWcfQ

🥳Le FRQ - secteur Société et culture a annoncé ce matin le renouvellement du financement du CSDC CECD dans le cadre du programme des regroupements stratégiques. Elle nous permet de poursuivre jusqu'en 2030 un appui à la recherche, à la formation et à la diffusion des connaissances initié en 2008.

Nouveau docteur à la Chaire Démocratie Électorale ! Lundi, Baowen Liang a défendu avec brio sa thèse "Ancient Wisdom, Modern Choices: The Confucian Influences on Political Attitudes and Behaviors". Super fière !! Science politique UdeM

Very pleased to announce the tenth edition of the Toronto Political Behavior Workshop in MONTREAL on September 27/28, 2024. Please join us for cutting edge presentations in the broad field of political behavior. Submit your abstract at politicalbehaviourworkshop.ca until June 5, 2024.

We're *super excited* that the TPBW is coming to Montreal! You can expect lots of time per paper, engaging discussions, and great feedback + it's the best time of the year to visit Montreal! Deadline for submitting proposals is 5 June 👇

A big thank you to our The Trust Project Canadian news partners, who gathered last week to address Meta’s withdrawal from all distribution of news in Canada, applying insights from Sara Parker and Natasha Goel at the Media Ecosystem Observatory Observatory. #8TrustIndicators #TrustProject

💭NEW: The Policy, Elections, And Representation Lab/Schwartz Reisman Institute Global Public Opinion on AI survey, led by Peter Loewen, examines opinions about #AI in 21 countries, revealing varying, diverse, region-specific attitudes. Topics include job loss, deepfakes, state regulation, & more. 🔗uoft.me/avP