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Algorithmic Governance in Public Policy

Governments are increasingly using predictive algorithms to allocate social services and manage urban resources, yet these systems often mirror historical biases found in their training data. How can Social Science departments better prepare future p...

The Gig Economy and Social Safety Nets

As digital platforms decouple labor from traditional employment contracts globally, Social Science researchers are debating the future of worker protections. Should universal basic income (UBI) be viewed as a necessary systemic response to the volati...

Institutional Autonomy vs. State Oversight

The 2026 Academic Freedom Index reports a sharp drop in institutional autonomy in the US due to state-level neutrality mandates that restrict how faculty teach social issues.  The Question: If a Social Science department is legally required to be ide...

AI as a "Social Agent" (Psychology Focus)

In 2026, we are moving past seeing AI as software. Scholarship in A Social Identity Theory of Digital Identity (published March 6, 2026) argues that our digital personas are now indistinguishable from our "offline" identities.The Question: If an AI c...

AI as a "Non-Canonical" Historian

Can AI help us recover "lost" history, or does it just reinforce existing biases?The Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (DHNB) 2026 theme is "Lost in Abundance." As we digitize millions of records, we risk focusing only on the "can...