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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We are gearing up with our partners at the Edna Anderson-Taylor Institute for two symposia on “Communities, Health, & Democracy.”

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

❤️ 🗳️ Healthy communities are necessary for functional democratic processes. Today, the CSD releases the first part of our @carnegie.org funded research on Spanish-language public health messages around vaccination. usf.box.com/s/ulx419qnhb...

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🎙️ 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. 🗳️ 👇

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Understanding Global Democracy

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

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!

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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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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Relevant and bracing survey results about views on democracy from my colleague @joshscacco.bsky.social

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

📰 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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Fantastic starter pack to build community around digital democracy! Thanks for including us @ddc-sdu.bsky.social!!

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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!

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Who We Are | Center for Sustainable Democracy | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

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Josh Scacco 🗳️ @joshscacco.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

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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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

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.

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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...

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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Who We Are | Center for Sustainable Democracy | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

📊 📊 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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Fantastic starter pack to build community around digital democracy! Thanks for including us @ddc-sdu.bsky.social!!

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

📊 🗳️ 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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

"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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

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.

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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.

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

🎙️ 🎙️ 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.

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Political violence on the rise, as a USF grad helps track its trajectory

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The Center for Sustainable Democracy @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

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

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