Research Associate & Instructor
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
cjtenove@mail.ubc.ca
About
Chris Tenove is a Research Associate and Instructor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia, and the Assistant Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI). Dr. Tenove conducts research in the fields of political theory, political communication, and international relations. At CSDI, he oversees research and policy engagement projects on topics including platform governance and democracy.
Selected Publications
- Madhani, Divija, Ghassan Hamzeh, Madalen Sides, Nicolas Côté, Chris Tenove, and Heidi Tworek. 2025. Municipal Matters: Building Capacity for Local Climate Conversations. Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, University of British Columbia. DOI: 10.14288/1.0448244.
- Wight, Lisa, Chris Tenove, Saima Hirani, and Heidi Tworek. 2025. “Mental Health and Coping Strategies of Health Communicators Who Faced Online Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Study.” JMIR Infodemiology 5(1): e68483. DOI: 10.2196/68483.
- McKay, Spencer, Chris Tenove, Nishtha Gupta, Jenina Ibañez, Netheena Mathews, and Heidi Tworek. 2024. Harmful Hallucinations: Generative AI and Elections. Vancouver: University of British Columbia. DOI: 10.14288/1.0445035.
- Ackerly, Brooke, Luis Cabrera, Fonna Forman, Genevieve Fuji Johnson, Chris Tenove, and Antje Wiener. 2024. “Unearthing Grounded Normative Theory: Practices and Commitments of Empirical Research in Political Theory.” Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 27(2): 156–182. DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2021.1894020.
- Bardall, Gabrielle, and Chris Tenove. 2024. “Online Violence Against Women in Politics: Canada in a Comparative Perspective.” Preprint, OSF, December 6. DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/cjqm2.
- Tenove, Chris, Heidi Tworek, Grace Lore, Jordan Buffie, and Trevor Deley. 2023. “Damage Control: How Campaign Teams Interpret and Respond to Online Incivility.” Political Communication 40(3): 283–303. DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2022.2137743.
- McKay, Spencer, and Chris Tenove. 2021. “Disinformation as a Threat to Deliberative Democracy.” Political Research Quarterly 74(3): 703–717. DOI: 10.1177/1065912920938143.
- Tenove, Chris. 2020. “Protecting Democracy from Disinformation: Normative Threats and Policy Responses.” The International Journal of Press/Politics 25(3): 517–537. DOI: 10.1177/1940161220918740.