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Meng-Ping Hsu
Meng-Ping Hsu is an MSc in Politics Research student.
Her research interests are at the intersection of the politics of identity, conflict analysis, peace and development. Her current dissertation project explores the impact of political violence on social mobility in Mexico.
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Is the changed relationship between voters and legislators due to the development of the Internet a boon for good decision-making - or a challenge?
Deliberative politics versus the Internet: is technology creating a democratic deficit?
Constitutions like the US’s were deliberately designed to slow down decision-making and put ‘grit in the system’ (and England’s did so organically). Tech can speed things up dramatically with real-time polling and electronic voting, and facilitates a huge increase in immediate voter-to-legislator contact. Is that a boon for good decision-making or a challenge? Are there implications for parties and parliaments?
Constitutions like the US’s were deliberately designed to slow down decision-making and put ‘grit in the system’ (and England’s did so organically). Tech can speed things up dramatically with real-time polling and electronic voting, and facilitates a huge increase in immediate voter-to-legislator contact. Is that a boon for good decision-making or a challenge? Are there implications for parties and parliaments?
How are governments going to pay to make 19th century institutions fit to deal with 21st century problems?
Governments are spending a lot of money, including on debt interest, but most reforms cost money and society needs to pay for them. How and what consequences does this have for government planning?
How will AI affect defence, foreign and security policy?
What are the implications of AI for state and non-state threats, conventional and hybrid warfare, and our international relationships?
A well-informed democracy?
Does the democratisation of news and information sources help or hinder actual democracy? How to tackle disinformation (hostile states, fraudsters or other bad actors) and how to balance resisting misinformation with protecting free speech.