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Sophie Borwein

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Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of British Columbia

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Who wants to accelerate digitalization? Evidence from the next generation EU program Post-industrial governments around the world are increasingly prioritizing policies to accelerate digitalization, but despite the growing literature on technological change and the knowledge econom...

πŸ“’ Publication alert: Governments are investing in digitalization intensively, but we know little about who supports this policy. We investigate this question in this new article with Alex Kuo, @retobuergisser.bsky.social, and @siljahausermann.bsky.social published at JEPP
doi.org/10.1080/1350... 🧡

02.02.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Explaining women’s skepticism toward artificial intelligence: The role of risk orientation and risk exposure Abstract. This article examines the gender gap in attitudes toward the adoption of AI in the workplace, with a focus on how gender differences in risk orie

1/ 🚨 New paper out today in @pnasnexus.org w/ @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social and Peter Loewen: "Explaining Women's Skepticism toward Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Risk Orientation and Risk Exposure" 🧡
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

20.01.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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1/ 🚨 New paper ("Causal Beliefs and the Potential for Political Backlash Against AI") accepted at @poqjournal.bsky.social w/ @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social and Peter Loewen.
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doi.org/10.31219/osf...

18.12.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Coming AI Backlash How the anger economy will supercharge populism.

In the months to come, AI layoffs could trigger a populist backlash, warn @beamagistro.bsky.social, @sborwein.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @bartbonikowski.bsky.social, and Peter Loewen.

How should policymakers respond to AI’s harmful effects on employment?

13.10.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Coming AI Backlash How the anger economy will supercharge populism.

New in @foreignaffairs.com w/ @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social and Peter Loewen.

AI is already transforming labor markets, and governments risk repeating the mistakes they made with globalization

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

13.10.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

🚨The Toronto Political Behaviour Workshop🚨

Back for the 11th time with another great line up. Join us Nov 7-8.

Details πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

19.09.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In Canada, your degree may matter more than your bank account when it comes to investing in your child’s education. A quick thread 🧡

12.09.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Income Inequality and Parent Education Spending in Canada | Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique | Cambridge Core Income Inequality and Parent Education Spending in Canada

Congratulations to @sborwein.bsky.social, lead author on this article now on first view @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social. With @bdhuey.bsky.social Jim Farney. @equityed.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

11.09.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
BJPolS abstract discussing observational research on gender bias in political contexts, focusing on voter behavior and representation in Australia, Britain, and the USA.

BJPolS abstract discussing observational research on gender bias in political contexts, focusing on voter behavior and representation in Australia, Britain, and the USA.

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Voter Sexism and Electoral Penalties for Women Candidates: Evidence from Four Democracies - cup.org/4m4smXP

"observational research suggests sexism is prevalent and consequential for voter behaviour"

- Rosalind Shorrocks, Elizabeth Ralph-Morrow & Roosmarijn de Geus

#OpenAccess

05.08.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Last time slot, yet another full house: Stellar end to our series of #EPSA2025 panels on AI and the knowledge economy! Great to see this scholarly community emerging, please get in touch if you want to be involved in future initiatives!

28.06.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
Place Types - cup.org/44cNqVq
"...we propose a new typology of geographic places for use in advancing Canadian politics research on the political effects of place..."
@sborwein.bsky.social
& @jacklucas.bsky.social

#FirstView

12.06.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Place Types." Excited that this paper with @sborwein.bsky.social is now available. We develop a new typology of place types in Canada at a fairly fine-grained level of geography, and then show how these place types relate to Canadian politics. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

11.06.2025 14:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Logo of CJPS-RCSP with the hashtag "OpenAccess" on a blue background.

Logo of CJPS-RCSP with the hashtag "OpenAccess" on a blue background.

#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -

Place Types - cup.org/44cNqVq

"...we propose a new typology of geographic places for use in advancing Canadian politics research on the political effects of place..."

- @sborwein.bsky.social & @jacklucas.bsky.social

#FirstView

11.06.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@northeasternu.bsky.social could not have made a better choice!!!

05.04.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder if you have the capacity to give, UBC is campaigning to raise funds for student learning today. You can click the link below to learn all about how Political Science uses these funds to help students with research and other learning opportunities.

03.04.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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With the federal election approaching, I’m excited to share insights on how Canadians' vote intentions have shifted since 1945. This forthcoming CJPS paper, with @jacklucas.bsky.social, Dave Armstrong, and @eplusgg.bsky.social, features a public dataset, R package, and Shiny appβ€”more details below!

03.04.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Happy to have our new paper out in EJPR (with @jacklucas.bsky.social, Tyler Romualdi, Zack Taylor, Dave Armstrong and Katie McCoy). Has Canadian urban-rural *policy* disagreement widened since the 1990s? We find little evidence it has.πŸ‘‡ for more.

22.03.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and globalization: Common microfoundations and political implications

Attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and globalization: Common microfoundations and political implications

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Fascinating look at the political implications of AI and partisan differences by @beamagistro.bsky.social @sborwein.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social & Loewen in @ajpseditor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

17.03.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy to have our newest paper out @ajpseditor.bsky.social, with @beamagistro.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social and Peter Loewen. We examine public responsiveness to the multidimensional trade-offs between job and price changes relating to AI and offshoring.πŸ‘‡

03.03.2025 20:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A great thread from @beamagistro.bsky.social on some of our recent work.

21.12.2024 02:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Caltech CSSPP is thrilled to announce a call for abstracts for the Conference β€œNavigating the New Frontier: The Political and Economic Implications of AI,” on September 13-14, 2024 at Caltech. Send your abstract by March 31st! lindeinstitute.caltech.edu/events/csspp...

28.02.2024 23:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to share my latest paper out at PSRM
"Attitudes toward automation and the demand for policies addressing job loss: the effects of information about trade-offs" with Peter Loewen, @bartbonikowski.bsky.social, @sborwein.bsky.social and @blakelw.bsky.social.Open access here: bit.ly/49gEWg3

16.02.2024 17:26 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Online first: "Perceived technological threat and vote choice: evidence from 15 European democracies" by @sborwein.bsky.social @bartbonikowski.bsky.social Peter John Loewen @blakelw.bsky.social & @beamagistro.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

02.02.2024 15:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1