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Are we heading toward automated state control, or can we tether AI to true democratic accountability?
@EKaretny talks with political anthropologist @Edu_Albrecht about AI, surveillance, and the future of human governance.
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What is "latent opinion," and why should Silicon Valley care? Discover how submerged public unease around data privacy, AI, and corporate power crystallizes during scandals—and transforms into real regulatory change.
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Forget the 1930s—the best historical analogy for Big Tech today is the American Progressive Era. Pepper Culpepper explains how early 1900s trust-busting offers a blueprint for confronting modern tech titans and billionaire influence. 🏛️
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We began the second day session of our Two Sudan's Workshop. Co-organized by @Pasiri_Africa, the @RBIIS and the
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Are corporate scandals an unrecognized key to political progress? In the latest episode of International Horizons, @JohnTorpey sits down with Pepper Culpepper (@BlavatnikSchool) to discuss how public outrage over tech wealth could help save democracy.
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We began our Two Sudan's Workshop. Co-organized by the @RBIIS and the @CSHGCAH.
Today, our Keynote by Prof. Abdullahi An-Na'im (Emory U).
Please join via Zoom
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Today, we kicked off the sixth round of seminars of the China at CUNY Initiative (CACI)! 🇨🇳🎓
This semester, we welcome a new cohort of fellows.
Learn more about CACI: chinacuny.org
Meet our Fall 2026 fellows: chinacuny.org/caci-fall-2026…
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What are the most recent challenges affecting Sudan and South Sudan?
Please join us in this two day event with a stellar group of scholars.
Sept 17 5pm keynote
Sept 18 8-5pm workshop
More info & RSVP CSHGCAH.org/Sudan
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"The state isn’t having a conversation with you anymore—it’s having a conversation with your data."
An indispensable conversation between @EKaretny and @Edu_Albrecht on AI, bureaucracy, and democracy.
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Are algorithms representing us, or are they quietly replacing us? In the latest episode, @EKaretny and @Edu_Albrecht discuss state automation, "digital doubles," and why freedom of thought is the next democratic battleground.
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A new round of the China at CUNY Initiative (CACI)!
In 2022 when a group of @GC_CUNY professors and alumni met at the @RBIIS to find ways to democratize the study of China across CUNY senior colleges.
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Meet our Fall 2026 fellows:
Meet our newest cohort of Graduate Fellows to the China at CUNY Initiative (CACI)! This group of scholars across CUNY represents a wide range of disciplines—from Political Science, History, Sociology, Anthropology.
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Thanks to Alexis Crews for joining me on International Horizons for a great talk about the impact of technology on society and politics.
Are we living in an "anocracy"? Tech and geopolitics strategist Alexis Crews joins @EKaretny on the latest International Horizons podcast to discuss the dangerous gray zone between democracy and authoritarianism driven by AI.
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Was Brexit predictable? Listen to author Iain Quinn as he discusses his forthcoming book, Cultural Dissonance: Brexit Reconsidered on the International Horizons podcast 👉 buff.ly/0Frhpwv
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We have more power than we think. From grassroots boycotts to market forces, the public can push AI labs toward transparency and responsible governance.
Learn how we can protect our democracy in the digital age on International Horizons:
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"We have to move fast because China is moving fast." Is the global AI arms race being used as an excuse to bypass critical safety regulations?
Alexis Crews breaks down the geopolitical pressures of emerging tech with @EKaretny . Tune in: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/ano…
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Is the tech industry abandoning liberal democratic values? On a new episode of International Horizons, Alexis Crews unpacks the outsized influence of tech oligarchs and how their ideologies are actively shaping the AI landscape.
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Are we living in an "anocracy"? Tech and geopolitics strategist Alexis Crews joins @EKaretny on the latest International Horizons podcast to discuss the dangerous gray zone between democracy and authoritarianism driven by AI.
Listen now: ralphbuncheinstitute.org/ano…
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Fellow Spotlight: China at CUNY Initiative.
Meet Rosa Arevalo Leon. She used the Chinese experience in the US to teach immigration, showing students it's not just a legal issue, but a deeply human & political story @GC_PoliSci
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"Brexit demonstrated that there was a significant disconnect between what Parliament expected and the response they received."
Dive into the decades of cultural distrust that paved the way for Brexit with @ekaretny and @FloridaState's Iain Quinn. ralphbuncheinstitute.org/pop…
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What does Brexit have in common with modern US politics? @ekaretny and @FloridaState’s Iain Quinn discuss the cultural dissonance driving populism, the reimagining of political parties, and why traditional strategies are failing to keep up.
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