How important is collective self-rule to democracy? In our talk with Sam Bagg (migrating to @samuel-bagg.bsky.social) about his new book, he argues for a bigger priority: . bit.ly/4adIwrK

Informed by years of research and advocacy by Yale bioethicist LoriBruce, new federal guidance for teaching hospitals and medical schools requires written consent before intimate examinations. Details here: bit.ly/3VH42Rm

We were thrilled to host Benjamin Schneer to discuss his work on online newspaper paywalls.

.Kiela Crabtree visited us last month to share her important work analyzing attitudes toward groups targeted in racialized mass shootings.

How might AI transform the way we interact with government? What can we do to promote democracy? Join us 4/19: bit.ly/4ayMzii

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🚨 Workshop Alert 🚨

On Friday, Apr 12 (2-5pm), I will run a workshop on fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) at Yale University's Institution for Social and Policy Studies (@ISPSYale).

👉 Full details and free registration here: dissc.yale.edu/events/fine-tu…

truly an honor to have Cas Mudde 👀 describe our research like this. thank you!

New HHS.gov guidance requires written #consent before #intimate examinations for patients under #anesthesia : the result of years of advocacy and study from LoriBruce and colleagues at Yale ISPS. #medtwitter

Congratulations to LoriBruce for her relentless work culminating in Monday's new federal guidance requiring consent for intimate medical procedures. bit.ly/3VH42Rm

How can we regulate & govern with AI? Our conference yielded many ideas: bit.ly/43BUtFc
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Aviv Ovadya 🥦 Andrew Sorota

A great story about the 'Governing #CitizensAssemblies ' my team and I organized for the Democratic Innovations program at Yale ISPS last month. Videos of the panels should become available very soon too. isps.yale.edu/news/blog/2024…

Should we rethink what democracy really means?
We talk with Sam Bagg (migrating to @samuel-bagg.bsky.social) about his new book and the urgent need to prevent the capture of state power by private interests. bit.ly/4adIwrK

Congratulations, Allison P. Harris for earning a grant with the Public Agenda Democracy Renewal Project. Allison and her colleagues will study strategies to encourage electoral participation among eligible Texas voters with felony convictions. publicagenda.org/initiative/dem… Ariel White

A weekend story in the New York Times features Josh Kalla and David Broockman discussing their work on how watching non-conservative media can change political views. nytimes.com/2024/03/23/ups…

Reminder: Deadline for grant applications is April 5.

📣 Job Alert 📣

We are seeking an experienced data professional to support cutting-edge social science research at EGC and the Data Intensive Social Science Center (DISSC).

Read more, apply, and spread the word!
egc.yale.edu/opportunities/…

The Constitution Center is awarding Professor Jack M. Balkin its Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize for advancing understanding of the Constitution with his latest book.
law.yale.edu/yls-today/news…

Dissecting the gerrymander and filibuster: ISPS Democratic Innovations conference explores how political power is used and misused: bit.ly/3OT1Zpd Danil Dmitriev Freddie Papazyan

The work of Isabela Mares serves as the focus of a new piece in PSQ: Dialogues Across Time: Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Democratization academic.oup.com/psq/article-ab…

Did AI write this tweet? Or this story about training Yale social scientists to use ChatGPT in their research? bit.ly/3V4Zp3b