Timothy J. Shaffer, PhD

Timothy J. Shaffer | Biden School | University of Delaware Timothy J. Shaffer is the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse and director of the SNF Ithaca Initiative. Shaffer is also director of Civic Engagement and Deliberative ...

This is great research. I'd like to discuss the possibility of joining us at the University of Delaware for our Media & Democracy Summit in May. This is spot on. Can you send me an email? www.udel.edu/academics/co...

Suggest starting by looking at this 2018 special issue of the Journal of Deliberative Democracy on this topic, co-edited by @timothyjshaffer.bsky.social and Laura Black:
delibdemjournal.org/issue/60/info/

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Statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter

Apply to work @udelaware.bsky.social with @timothyjshaffer.bsky.social at our #SNFIthacaInitiative.

Great opportunity for those with expertise in democracy, democratic institutions, and citizen participation, and to collaborate with our team too.

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I am very grateful to @timothyjshaffer.bsky.social and SNF for creating the #SNFIthacaUD National Student Dialogue. It has had real positive impact at HCC, the first #CommunityCollege to participate. Students are eager to create a legacy of civic discourse here bc of what they experienced at UD.

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Not sure who made this & when but fittingly came across it in my downloads folder today:

Opinion | Bluesky Is Different From X. For Now. Users are looking for a more curated experience on a platform that is not constantly trying to get them to interact with brands.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com:

“If Bluesky turns out to be a long-term home for political conversation, it will be because, as also happened on early Twitter, the new arrivals create appealing new habits and norms, not just new content,” Clay Shirky writes in a guest essay.

SNF Ithaca Initiative | Biden School | University of Delaware The UD SNF Ithaca Initiative seeks to advance civil discourse and civic engagement, protect the mediated public square and support healthy democracy in the U.S.

We've got a new Biden School/SNF Ithaca website. You can learn about our programming, research opportunities, and publications. #SNFIthacaUD

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Timothy J. Shaffer, PhD Timothy J. Shaffer is the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse and director of the SNF Ithaca Initiative in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Adminis...

I’m excited about a fresh start on a platform where it seems to be more of what Twitter used to be with smart takes and insights.

Looking forward to connecting about #democracy and related topics.