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A warm welcome to our Master of Studies in AI Ethics and Society 2025 cohort who are in Cambridge for their first residential week. This year we have 64 students- the biggest cohort so far. We’re looking forward to working with you all. Thank you to Newnham College for hosting us. shorturl.at/82Lgl

✨ Read all about our terrific ECPR Knowledge Politics and Policies section with its 9 exciting panels on academic freedom, Artificial Intelligence, science diplomacy, universities & more at #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki in August here era.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/09/21/e... @ecpr.bsky.social

New! Handbook of Policy Advice now on-line. Edited by Michael Howlett and Ishani Mukherjee @howlettm @Imstill49 "This timely Handbook examines the background, organization and evolution of policy advice and expertise in contemporary government in 45 chapters. www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

✍️ Doing minor updates to my chapter for the forthcoming 'Artificial Intelligence and power in government' edited volume that brings together 19 chapters from public policy, public administration & law & should be out in early 2026 link.springer.com/book/9783032... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

📣Join us and @ingaulnicane.bsky.social for her #STSTalk about 'Reimagining #AI #policy for societal challenges' @univie.ac.at on October 1‼️📣

Today! In a little more than 6 hours! @mmitchell.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social cc @hertie-ai.bsky.social #AIEthics www.hertie-school.org/en/digitalgo...

On 1st of October I will be giving a talk in Vienna. Stay tuned for more #STS

📣Have you booked your place for the Next Turing Tests yet on 16 October? We can’t wait to welcome key speakers including Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, Professor Alison Gopnik and Sir Dermot Turing to explore pressing questions of the past, present and future of AI. www.lcfi.ac.uk/news-events/...

Sun is out & our amazing Master students are back to talk all things researching AI

Seems that next September Krakow will be a melting pot of political science & #STS with 2 major conferences taking place at the same time: - @easst.bsky.social 8-11 Sept Krakow easst.net/conferences/ - @ecpr.bsky.social 8-11 Sept Jagiellonian Uni Krakow #ecprgc26 Great opportunity for collaborating

Editor pro tip Dear reviewer, do make use of the “Confidential Comments to the Editor” box! Hesitated btw major/minor rev? Saw a red flag? Really loved the piece? A general thought? Let us know! This info is invaluable for us to see more clearly *across* reviewers, especially if conflicting

'Policy advisory bodies during crises: a scoping review of the COVID-19 literature in Europe' From our latest issue 21.3, by Clemence Bouchat et al. Read with #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1332/1744... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social

The Next Turing Tests conference page is now live! Don’t miss your chance to hear leading experts discuss pressing questions with a serious interrogation of the past, present and future of AI. www.kingselab.org/the-next-tur...

Back from a hot & sunny #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki Great to hear many @ecpr.bsky.social colleagues interested to talk about Artificial Intelligence at the AI in research roundtable, our AI & power panel & at many other panels And good to see our Knowledge Politics & Policies Standing Group thriving

Final #ecprgc25 panels are over and it is time to say goodbye to this colourful campus with a character

#ecprgc25 Join us today for our panel P134 'Demystifying Power In/ Of Artificial Intelligence' at 15:45 at Polytechnic Building Floor 2 Wing C 305 ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

#ecprgc25 Starting morning by listening to excellent talk 'On Content Creators’ Duty to Disclose AI Generated Content' by my dear @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social colleague William Chan ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #AI

Conference time in Thessaloniki @ecpr.bsky.social. Curious mix of academic work, warm weather and a campus with a lot of eh.. identity?

🧵Huge thanks to all who organized, attended & participated in today's #ecprgc25 roundtable on AI in research. Great questions especially on the need to move beyond individual responsibility & address problems in more systematic way. Here are some sources on AI in science:

Our Knowledge Politics and Policies Standing Group business meeting takes place today 17:45 at Polytechnic School Floor 2, Wing C 305 #ecprgc25 ecpr.eu/group/knowle...

Live at #ecprgc25 🏠 👥 Full house at our Publishing & Profession panel discussing possible scenarios for #polsci research in the age of #AI 🤖 @ingaulnicane.bsky.social @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social @irobo.bsky.social @exadaktylos.bsky.social Linda Basile Maaike Geuens David Mainwaring

#ecprgc25 we are about to start in lecture room A Law building. Standing room filling up fast

Join us & tell all you think about AI in research! #ecprgc25

Good morning #ecprgc25

Arrived in Thessaloniki for a busy week of #ecprgc25 On Wednesday I will speak at the roundtable on AI in research & on Thursday I will chair our panel on AI & power Looking forward to many exciting conversations! @ecpr.bsky.social

On August 23, 1989, about 2 million people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania formed a 600 km long human chain that united all 3 countries to show the world their desire to leave the Soviet Union and Communism.

Steve Shirley escaped the Holocaust as a child & went on to found one of the earliest software startups. The really impressive part? She employed women programmers who had been pushed out of the workforce after having kids, & allowed them flexible, family friendly, work from home jobs—in the 1960s!

✨ Want to hear the latest research on AI politics & policy at the #ecprgc25 next week? Come to our panel on Thursday, 28 August 15:45 ecpr.eu/Events/Event... For the 6th year in a row our AI panel provides a vibrant space for rigorous debate on #AI politics research @ecpr.bsky.social

A little milestone in academic service - 100 verified reviews on my Web of Science profile www.webofscience.com/wos/author/r... Best thing about being reviewer - when after revision an improved version arrives & you as a reviewer have done your small part in a good article getting published

📢 One week to go! #ecprgc25 🧠 Rethinking AI in Research with EPS & @epsrjournal.bsky.social 📆 Wednesday 27th August ⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST 📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B ➡️ buff.ly/6XkDxUP

📖 Summer read: Lorraine Daston 'Rules: A Short History Of What We Live By'. Brilliant book on thick and thin rules, algorithmic intelligence, universal, uniform & enduring laws vs local, variable & changing regulations, natural laws & laws of nature. Highly recommended! #STS

🇬🇷 We can't wait to see you all at #ecprgc25 🧠 Rethinking AI in Research with @epsjournal.bsky.social & EPSR 📆 Wednesday 27th August ⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST 📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B ➡️ buff.ly/6XkDxUP

Evidence & Policy Editors' Choice Collection! Selected articles free to access until 31 October. Explore the collection: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit... @bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social @mariahkornbluh.bsky.social

Something new our team wrote about American federalism and AI policy. We were in revisions when the OBB threatened to preempt state policy. So more on that in our next article... Artificial intelligence policy, the Trump Administration, and federalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Please renew your membership in our awesome Knowledge Politics and Policies Standing Group to remain part of our dynamic community researching politics & policies of universities, academic freedom, science diplomacy, research infrastructures, Artificial Intelligence & more ecpr.eu/group/knowle...

The countdown to #ecprgc25 begins! 3️⃣ weeks until we reach Thessaloniki – the 2nd largest city in Greece Walk through 2,300+ years of history from 🏛️ ancient Macedonia to the Ottoman Empire 🍸 Discover entertainment, activities, essential Greek phrases + more buff.ly/ftxeklb #visitthessaloniki

1/7 Does the public actually influence policymakers on #AIpolicy? My paper in @policysociety.bsky.social used 5 million tweets + @nytimes.com articles to find out. The answer is yes, but with a huge catch that has major implications for #AIethics. 🧵 Link: doi.org/10.1093/pol...

Kallaste, all quiet on Lake Peipus

Explore upcoming thematic issues, learn about submitting to the journal and subscribe to our email alerts. ➡️ Stay informed, get involved, and contribute to ongoing conversations in the field. Check out more here: academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

📗 Looking forward to this forthcoming edited volume 'Artificial Intelligence and Power in Government', edited by Sorin Dan, Niina Mäntylä & Jane E Fountain It includes my chapter on roles of government, generative AI & ideational power link.springer.com/book/9783032... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

8⃣5⃣ years ago, the US 🇺🇸 adopted a decisive policy of not recognising the unlawful occupation of the Baltic countries 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹 by the Soviet Union. Our countries continued to exist de iure, diplomatic missions continued their work, and in 1990/91, we succeeded in restoring our independence de facto. 1/2

Nice to get an email from @policysociety.bsky.social that my article 'Governance fix? Power and politics in controversies about governing generative AI' is among the most-read recent articles Many thanks to all the readers! Article is available open access here doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Going to #ICPP7 was worth it - well attended sessions, a lot of questions & time to answer them during 2 hour sessions. It also gave a good overview of cutting edge public policy research, opportunity to reconnect with many familiar researchers & meet new ones. Huge thanks to the organizers!

🧠 Good to see our work on dual use in the Human Brain Project highlighted in new @who.int report on opportunities and challenges for neurotechnology in global health. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the expert consultation iris.who.int/handle/10665... #neuroethics #dualuse

As we reflect on incredible learning experience at #ICPP7, it is a good time to revisit very interesting work done by the hosts at the Chiang Mai School of Public Policy, like this article - Hope, fear and public policy: towards empathetic policy process www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #IPPA

🌏 This week at #ICPP7 I learned a lot about research on AI, data, tech & digital public policy around the world including in Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, China, Taipei, Singapore, Seoul & Tokyo Great to see this growing research community challenging orthodoxies & tackling big questions

#ICPP7 starting in 10 minutes our panel on AI & public policy, room D6 upstairs

Good to see diverse & inclusive participation at #ICPP7