The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Canada focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media, global security, and human rights.
They are a “hothouse” that combines the disciplines of political science, sociology, computer science, engineering, and graphic design. Their mission is to undertake advanced research and engage in development that monitors, analyses, and impacts the exercise of political power in cyberspace. They undertake this mission through collaborative partnerships with leading edge research centers, organizations, and individuals around the world, and through a unique “mixed methods” approach that combines technical analysis with intensive field research, qualitative social science, and legal and policy analysis methods undertaken by subject matter experts.