Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🤔 Interested in politics and Artificial Intelligence? Check out recent Europe of Knowledge blog posts 👇 🌿 AI in or for environmental governance? Ideas, sustainability pathways and geopolitics, by Marie Francisco era.ideasoneurope.eu/2026/09/15/a... @uaces.bsky.social @ideasoneurope.bsky.social #AIera.ideasoneurope.euAI in or for environmental governance? Ideas, sustainability pathways and geopoliticsMarie Francisco The recent progress of large language models, and generative artificial intelligence (AI) more generally, has been the object of many discussio 110
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026✅ Nice to check publication proofs when I only get one easy author query that I can answer immediately Hopefully my new Oxford Bibliographies article 'Governance of Science in the European Union after 1989' will be out soon. Stay tuned! 010
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📌 Table of most cited articles on AI policy & governance (according to Web of Science), from new paper by Paul in Critical Policy Studies 3 out of 4 most cited papers are from 2021 special issue on Governance of AI in @policysociety.bsky.social available here academic.oup.com/policyandsoc... #AI 030
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Important discusssions yesterday at University of Copenhagen about democratic deficits in global AI governance, legitimacy of standard setting and experts, influence of Big Tech & regulation and more Along the way in Copenhagen picked up some bits and pieces of wisdom (pictured) 010
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026At University of Copenhagen, to talk about AI and democracy 120
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneDaniel S. Schiff @dschiff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New in Public Administration: with Ogadinma Enwereazu, @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social, @tylergirard.bsky.social, and Alexander Wilhelm, we examine which public values appear in US federal AI policymaking, and which are missing. 🧵 doi.org/10.1111/pad... 102
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Was great to see growing interest in AI politics, governance & policy at #ecprgc26 & #EASST2026 with many packed panels and inspiring talks Informal meet-up of AI politics researchers from both conferences turned to be huge success, asking for more activity in this space while ensuring good quality 040
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneKathryn Oliver @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Anyone thinking of writing a paper on the barriers and facilitators of evidence use in policymaking, please, please don't. Or at least read this first: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comWhat factors influence evidence use in policy? An updated systematic map - Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsHumanities and Social Sciences Communications - What factors influence evidence use in policy? An updated systematic map 058
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Wrapped up #ecprgc26 and #EASST2026 in Krakow with a visit to the former Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory 040
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 12/09/2026🎉This week at #ecprgc26 in Krakow we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Knowledge Politics and Policies Standing Group with 10 excellent panels ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🙏 Huge thanks to the fantastic organizers, great presenters, rigorous discussants & engaged audience! @ecpr.bsky.social 151
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🔔 This afternoon 16:15 join our exciting #ecprgc26 panel 'Artificial Intelligence Politics and Policy in Uncertain Times' at the Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor: 1, Room: 1.03 more info here ecpr.eu/Events/Event... We will have an informal meet-up of AI politics researchers afterwards 031
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026📢 If you are at #EASST2026, join us for the panel 'Coding the state: Sociotechnical imaginaries of AI in public administration' at 11:00 building C-7, room 4.16 nomadit.co.uk/conference/e... @easst.bsky.socialnomadit.co.ukP093: Coding the state: Sociotechnical imaginaries of ai in public administrationThis panel examines how AI and digital infrastructures in public administration materialise sociotechnical imaginaries of efficiency, neutrality, and control, 050
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🇵🇱 Conference maxxing in Krakow this week paricipating in #ecprgc26 & #EASST2026 which conveniently take place just across the road from each other On Thursday morning I am presenting at EASST & on Thursday afternoon we have our ECPR AI panel Looking forward to seeing many familiar & new faces 060
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🌟If you are at #ecprgc26, check out Knowledge Politics and Policies section with 10 exciting panels on science diplomacy, academic freedom, Grand Challenges, AI & more ecpr.eu/Events/Event... 🎉This is 10th anniversary of our amazing Standing Group & 15th time we have our section @ecpr.bsky.social 063
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🗓️ Democracy & AI workshop will take place next week 17 September 13:00-16:30 at University of Copenhagen If you are interested in democracy & AI and happen to be in Copenhagen next week, please join us! Registration & more info here cpai.ku.dk/about-cpai/a... #AI #ArtificialIntelligencecpai.ku.dkDemocracy & AIThe seminar is arranged by Center for Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (University of Copenhagen) and Centre for AI Ethics, Law, and Policy (Aalborg University) 030
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneJason Hindle @jasonhindle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Flow is a god damn masterpiece 0256
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 31/08/2026📢 Calling all AI politics researchers (broadly understood) in Krakow next week for #ecprgc26 and #EASST2026 We will have an informal meet up after our #ecprgc26 panel on AI politics and policy on Thursday 10 Sept at 18:00 ecpr.eu/Events/Event... Join us! Totally informal, all invited! 033
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 23/08/2026💡 And a top tip - you don't want to miss this panel P093 'Coding the state: Sociotechnical imaginaries of AI in public administration' on Thursday, 10 September 11:00-12:30 C-7, 4.16 nomadit.co.uk/conference/e... #EASST2026 #STSnomadit.co.ukP093: Coding the state: Sociotechnical imaginaries of ai in public administrationThis panel examines how AI and digital infrastructures in public administration materialise sociotechnical imaginaries of efficiency, neutrality, and control, 010
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneEuropean Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 23/08/202637 years ago, two million people joined hands across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a fearless demand for freedom from Soviet occupation: the Baltic Way. 🇪🇪🤝🇱🇻🤝🇱🇹 A main walkway in the EP building in Brussels is named in honour of the event. 223862
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Check out @evidencepolicy.bsky.social reading list for teaching Includes recent articles on impact, expertise, misinformation, policy capacities, knowledge intermediaries, brokering & more Free access until 31 October bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/evp-... #PublicPolicybristoluniversitypressdigital.comEvidence and Policy reading listEvidence and Policy reading list 021
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 18/08/2026'The digital revolution didn’t have to play out the way it did in the realm of politics and government; it played out the way it did because of the failure of liberal democracy to limit corporate power over politics and government', by Jill Lepore www.theguardian.com/news/2026/au...theguardian.comDemocracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignoredThe long read: Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in a utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen? 010
Reposted by Inga UlnicanePolicy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026📚 Updating your student reading lists? Read our essential reading recommendations for public policy and politics courses on expertise and evidence in policymaking, policy process theories, and interpretive approaches to policy research. policyandpoliticsblog.com/2026/07/30/u... 011
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 09/08/2026📚On #NationalBookLoversDay, some recent good reads: 📕Arundhati Roy 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' 📗Lea Ypi 'Indignity' 📙Andrey Kurkov 'Grey Bees' 📘Olga Tokarczuk 'The Books of Jacob' 📕Colson Whitehead 'The Underground Railroad' #BookSky 050
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneSociety for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026BERNAL AWARD WINNERS 2026! The Society awards the Bernal Prize for distinguished individuals for contributions to the field of STS goes to: • Steven Epstein • Ulrike Felt Read more here: tinyurl.com/3mwvcndr 031
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The Corner House - former KGB building in Riga with detention cells, interrogation rooms, exercise yard, kitchen, and execution room youtu.be/J-3PEdfuTn4?...youtu.beStūra māja / KGB BuildingYouTube video by Latvijas Okupācijas muzejs 110
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Meet the EU team leading the world’s first bona fide regulation of AI www.politico.eu/article/meet... #AI #AIactpolitico.euMeet the EU team leading the world’s first bona fide regulation of AIA new European Commission unit is about to have the power to fine or even shut down top AI platforms if they don’t ensure safety. 011
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026EU to co-fund seven AI Gigafactories in race for tech autonomy euobserver.com/230786/eu-to... #AIeuobserver.comEU to co-fund seven AI Gigafactories in race for tech autonomyThe EU is seeking to build seven AI Gigafactories to reduce dependence on foreign tech, in a multi-billion euro public-private scheme. 130
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 22/07/2026EU's 27 leaders are set to confront artificial intelligence as a defining strategic and security challenge, with plans to hold their first dedicated discussion on it before the end of the year I am not sure about calling it 'first', how did the AI Act came about www.politico.eu/article/euro... #AIpolitico.euEurope’s 27 leaders to take on AI — finallyThe EU’s national leaders have agreed to sit down to talk about AI development and safety for the first time. 142
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneZoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Kanishka Narayan is the first UK AI minister to attend Cabinet My interview with Narayan last autumn provides insight into his approach to the brief 🧵👇 (1/6) 123622
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The European Parliament’s answer to its AI worries: More AI www.politico.eu/article/the-... #AIpolitico.euThe European Parliament’s answer to its AI worries: More AIThe institution is opening its doors to models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral as it tries to bring lawmakers’ growing use of the technology under control. 010
Reposted by Inga Ulnicane🉑 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝 〽️ 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 @howlettm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Just out and Open Access! On the micro-level of policy design calibrations and specifications - Giliberto Capano and Michael Howlett "The Politics of Detail The Micro-Dimension of Policy Design" 2026 Palgrave link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comThe Politics of DetailThis open access focuses on the micro-dimension of policy design, this book puts forward a new framework to enable policymakers to design better policies 033
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 18/07/2026What is needed is to strengthen social function of science, technology and innovation to tackle major societal challenges in areas such as health and environment rather than further reduce them to serving primarily the business agenda www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comAndy Burnham’s plan to scrap technology department triggers backlashMPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growth 100
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 15/07/2026‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety at the European Parliament www.politico.eu/article/anth... #AIpolitico.eu‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safetyThe U.S.-based company assigned a recently hired technical employee to testify remotely before the European Parliament, which left a series of key policy questions unanswered. 120
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 10/07/2026What does governing transformative technology actually require? I'll be speaking in London on Monday @8:30am ET @royalsociety.org + @amphilsociety.bsky.social's The Next 250--on science, technology and the democratic institutions we need for a just future. Watch live: youtube.com/live/kW9TAlW...youtube.comThe Next 250: the future of democracy, science and markets - Day 1YouTube video by The Royal Society 0145
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Han Kang Elif Shafak Chimamanda Adichie Haruki Murakami Kazuo Ishiguro 021
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneLeiden Madtrics @leidenmadtrics.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Caroline S. Wagner was a highly regarded scholar in the field of science and technology policy. In his obituary, Paul Wouters reflects on her impressive contributions to research on science policy, the globalization of research, international collaboration, and scientometrics.leidenmadtrics.nlIn memoriam Caroline S. WagnerCaroline S. Wagner (1955-2026) was a highly regarded scholar in the field of science and technology policy. Paul Wouters reflects on her impressive contributions to research on science policy, the glo... 066
Reposted by Inga Ulnicane🉑 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝 〽️ 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 @howlettm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Out NOW! Howlett, Ramesh & Perl's Studying Public Policy 5th Ed | A textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduates synthesizing theory, recent research and global consideration of policymaking. Find out more: ☑️ cup.org/3QKytWTcup.orgStudying Public Policy | Cambridge Aspire websiteDiscover Studying Public Policy, 5th Edition, Michael Howlett, HB ISBN: 9781009691796 on Cambridge Aspire website 021
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 09/07/2026☀️ Looking for a summer reading? Check out recent posts on our Europe of Knowledge blog, including on 🔹New Geography of Knowledge 🔹Ethics-policy advisory ecosystems 🔹Ukrainian Universities 🔹Research security 🔹Academic freedom era.ideasoneurope.eu @uaces.bsky.social @ideasoneurope.bsky.socialera.ideasoneurope.euEurope of Knowledge 012
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 02/07/2026In Birmingham, for an international workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Political Science I will talk about my research programme on AI governance, politics and policy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PublicPolicy 020
Reposted by Inga UlnicaneEthics Advice Mechanism to the European Commission (EthAM) @ethicsadvice.bsky.social · 24/06/2026How can policymakers inform their decisions with ethics insights? Join us for a webinar co-organised with the Ethics, Evidence, and Policy Network, where we will look at this and other questions on the role of values in science-policy advice. 🗓️ 27 July 2026 🕓 4pm CEST Register ➡️ shorturl.at/vwPnP 012
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 30/06/2026✨ Nice to receive an email that my article "Intersectionality in Artificial Intelligence: Framing Concerns and Recommendations for Action" has been ranked in top 5 of most cited articles in Social Inclusion in 2025 Article is available open access here www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus... #AI 030
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Great talk by Professor Kathleen Thelen about the shift from asset light platform capitalism to asset heavy cloud capitalism 010
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 18/06/2026🎤 Government, Power and Artificial Intelligence Policy Recording of my talk at the Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange on - the concept of power, - changing understanding of the role of government in tech - how government is shaping AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNo5... #AIyoutube.comAI, Power and GovernanceYouTube video by Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange 222
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Yayoi Kusama 'Gleaming Lights of the Souls', Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti and Alicja Kwade at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Greater Copenhagen 120
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Rich discussion at AI benchmark workshop Grateful for the opportunity to share some ideas on the roles of government, mutual shaping of AI benchmarks and public policy, the need for social science perspectives in this area that is perceived as very technical and ask - do AI benchmarks have politics 010
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Something is rotten in the state of AI evaluation and rebellion rather than just contestion is needed Jose H. Orallo from @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social kicks off interdisciplinary and international workshop on AI benchmark as a site contestation at University of Copenhagen 011
Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 14/06/2026In Copenhagen, for an interdisciplinary conversation about AI benchmark as a site of contestation 060