Chris Tenove is a Research Associate and Instructor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and the Assistant Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI). He has held teaching and research positions in UBC’s Political Science department and Global Reporting Centre, and as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics and the Munk School of Global Affairs.

At the SPPGA, Dr. Tenove has taught PPGA 580 (Internet and Global Affairs) and PPGA 509 (Communicating Policy). Dr. Tenove conducts research in the fields of political theory, political communication, and international relations.

His policy reports have tackled topics including social media regulation, cyber-security, and responses to online harassment, including his report with SPPGA Professor Heidi Tworek, “Trolled on the Campaign Trail: Online Incivility and Abuse in Canadian Politics.” He has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the challenges that digital media pose to democracy and human rights. In 2020 he won a CRTC Prize for Excellence in Policy Research for the article, “Protecting Democracy from Disinformation: Normative Threats and Policy Responses,” which was published in the International Journal of Press/Politics. He previously worked as an award-winning journalist.

For more details see tenove.com, or follow him on Twitter @cjtenove.