Shir Raviv
@shirraviv.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Data Science Institute, Columbia University | Nonresident fellow at the ISPS, Yale University | Studying the politics of AI usage.
https://www.ravivshir.net
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Shir Raviv
@shirraviv.bsky.social
· May 12
🚨 Excited to share that my job market paper is now online at @thejop.bsky.social!
"When Do Citizens Resist the Use of AI Algorithms in Public Policy? Theory and Evidence"
shorturl.at/hHoxw
1/6
"When Do Citizens Resist the Use of AI Algorithms in Public Policy? Theory and Evidence"
shorturl.at/hHoxw
1/6
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Shir Raviv Receives the 2025 Harold D. Lasswell Award for “The Evolving Politics of Using AI Algorithms in Public Policy Implementation””
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of…
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of…
Shir Raviv Receives the 2025 Harold D. Lasswell Award for “The Evolving Politics of Using AI Algorithms in Public Policy Implementation””
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public policy. Citation from the Award Committee: “The Evolving Politics of Using AI Algorithms” makes novel and groundbreaking theoretical and empirical observations on a rapidly emerging – and high-stakes – issue area: the use of artificial intelligence in public services.
politicalsciencenow.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Shir Raviv Receives the 2025 Harold D. Lasswell Award for “The Evolving Politics of Using AI Algorithms in Public Policy Implementation””
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of…
The Harold D. Lasswell Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of…
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Postdoc Spotlight💡Shir Raviv is working on the democratic challenge of AI: aligning algorithms with public values
She designs field experiments & large-scale surveys that track how public attitudes shift based on experience & information exposure
Read more: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/th...
She designs field experiments & large-scale surveys that track how public attitudes shift based on experience & information exposure
Read more: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/th...
June 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Postdoc Spotlight💡Shir Raviv is working on the democratic challenge of AI: aligning algorithms with public values
She designs field experiments & large-scale surveys that track how public attitudes shift based on experience & information exposure
Read more: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/th...
She designs field experiments & large-scale surveys that track how public attitudes shift based on experience & information exposure
Read more: datascience.columbia.edu/news/2025/th...
🚨 Excited to share that my job market paper is now online at @thejop.bsky.social!
"When Do Citizens Resist the Use of AI Algorithms in Public Policy? Theory and Evidence"
shorturl.at/hHoxw
1/6
"When Do Citizens Resist the Use of AI Algorithms in Public Policy? Theory and Evidence"
shorturl.at/hHoxw
1/6
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🚨 Excited to share that my job market paper is now online at @thejop.bsky.social!
"When Do Citizens Resist the Use of AI Algorithms in Public Policy? Theory and Evidence"
shorturl.at/hHoxw
1/6
"When Do Citizens Resist the Use of AI Algorithms in Public Policy? Theory and Evidence"
shorturl.at/hHoxw
1/6
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What does the latest research tell us about the current and future intersection of AI and democracy? Our Democratic Innovations external fellow @shirraviv.bsky.social hosted a conference to catch us up: bit.ly/3YgKlAl
April 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
What does the latest research tell us about the current and future intersection of AI and democracy? Our Democratic Innovations external fellow @shirraviv.bsky.social hosted a conference to catch us up: bit.ly/3YgKlAl
Honored to organize the mini-conference on AI & Democratic Governance at @ispsyale.bsky.social! This year, we explored the risks AI poses to democracy, approaches to governing it responsibly, and its potential to enhance democratic participation and representation.
April 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Honored to organize the mini-conference on AI & Democratic Governance at @ispsyale.bsky.social! This year, we explored the risks AI poses to democracy, approaches to governing it responsibly, and its potential to enhance democratic participation and representation.
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On my way to New Haven 🚆 and very excited to take part in the conference “AI and Democratic Governance: Challenges, Oversight, and Potential”🤖 at @ispsyale.bsky.social tomorrow!
Thanks to @shirraviv.bsky.social for organizing it!
Thanks to @shirraviv.bsky.social for organizing it!
April 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
On my way to New Haven 🚆 and very excited to take part in the conference “AI and Democratic Governance: Challenges, Oversight, and Potential”🤖 at @ispsyale.bsky.social tomorrow!
Thanks to @shirraviv.bsky.social for organizing it!
Thanks to @shirraviv.bsky.social for organizing it!
Excited to organize the AI and Democratic Governance mini-conference at @ISPSYale this Friday!
Join us for a day of conversations on how AI is shaping democracy - its risks, oversight, and potential.
⚠️ Last day to register! shorturl.at/KEaE9
Open to the Yale community!
Join us for a day of conversations on how AI is shaping democracy - its risks, oversight, and potential.
⚠️ Last day to register! shorturl.at/KEaE9
Open to the Yale community!
Conference: “AI and Democratic Governance: Challenges, Oversight, and Potential”
| Institution for Social and Policy Studies
shorturl.at
April 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Excited to organize the AI and Democratic Governance mini-conference at @ISPSYale this Friday!
Join us for a day of conversations on how AI is shaping democracy - its risks, oversight, and potential.
⚠️ Last day to register! shorturl.at/KEaE9
Open to the Yale community!
Join us for a day of conversations on how AI is shaping democracy - its risks, oversight, and potential.
⚠️ Last day to register! shorturl.at/KEaE9
Open to the Yale community!
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My department is *hiring a PhD* student (3 years, fully funded) for a research project on the social and political effects of AI-related technological change. *Deadline: May 4, '25*. See here for more information & to apply: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... #PoliSky #Sociology #AcademicSky
PhD Fellowship in Politics & Social Sciences (266956) | University of Stavanger
Job title: PhD Fellowship in Politics & Social Sciences (266956), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Sunday, May 4, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
March 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My department is *hiring a PhD* student (3 years, fully funded) for a research project on the social and political effects of AI-related technological change. *Deadline: May 4, '25*. See here for more information & to apply: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... #PoliSky #Sociology #AcademicSky
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"The Cultural Origins of Populism" by Yotam Margalit, Shir Raviv, and Omer Solodoch. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
March 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"The Cultural Origins of Populism" by Yotam Margalit, Shir Raviv, and Omer Solodoch. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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We just launched a call for a workshop and special issue proposal on "The Politics of AI"! Excited to see many great submissions—join us in Oxford!
📢Special issue and workshop on "The Politics of AI: Citizen Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities" 📢
We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
March 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We just launched a call for a workshop and special issue proposal on "The Politics of AI"! Excited to see many great submissions—join us in Oxford!
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📢Special issue and workshop on "The Politics of AI: Citizen Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities" 📢
We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
March 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📢Special issue and workshop on "The Politics of AI: Citizen Perceptions, Preferences, and Priorities" 📢
We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
We aim to bring together cutting-edge research on the political ramifications of AI for a workshop in Oxford and a special issue in a leading political science journal.(1/2)
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We are excited to announce the recipients of our latest research and conference grants: bit.ly/3ZvyXAj
@winnievandijk.bsky.social @johneric.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @jacobwswallace.bsky.social @leegeiller.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social @nottone.bsky.social
@winnievandijk.bsky.social @johneric.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @jacobwswallace.bsky.social @leegeiller.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social @nottone.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 9:52 PM
We are excited to announce the recipients of our latest research and conference grants: bit.ly/3ZvyXAj
@winnievandijk.bsky.social @johneric.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @jacobwswallace.bsky.social @leegeiller.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social @nottone.bsky.social
@winnievandijk.bsky.social @johneric.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @jacobwswallace.bsky.social @leegeiller.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @shirokuriwaki.bsky.social @nottone.bsky.social
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It was an honor to host the conference on AI in Government at @ispsyale.bsky.social with stimulating conversations and reflections by the talented:
Savannah Thais, Kirk Bansak, Alan Gerber, Eddie Yang, Virginia Eubanks @geomblog.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
Savannah Thais, Kirk Bansak, Alan Gerber, Eddie Yang, Virginia Eubanks @geomblog.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
April 23, 2024 at 7:41 PM
It was an honor to host the conference on AI in Government at @ispsyale.bsky.social with stimulating conversations and reflections by the talented:
Savannah Thais, Kirk Bansak, Alan Gerber, Eddie Yang, Virginia Eubanks @geomblog.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
Savannah Thais, Kirk Bansak, Alan Gerber, Eddie Yang, Virginia Eubanks @geomblog.bsky.social @elizaoak.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
Excited to organize the AI & Algorithms in Government conference at @ispsyale.bsky.social on April 19, 2024.
Join us to explore the promise, challenges, and politics of using AI in public policy.
Agenda + registration: bit.ly/4ayMzii
#Polisky
Join us to explore the promise, challenges, and politics of using AI in public policy.
Agenda + registration: bit.ly/4ayMzii
#Polisky
April 5, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Excited to organize the AI & Algorithms in Government conference at @ispsyale.bsky.social on April 19, 2024.
Join us to explore the promise, challenges, and politics of using AI in public policy.
Agenda + registration: bit.ly/4ayMzii
#Polisky
Join us to explore the promise, challenges, and politics of using AI in public policy.
Agenda + registration: bit.ly/4ayMzii
#Polisky
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4/6 🧵 In PSRM @shirraviv.bsky.social & Margalit ask: what redistributive policies do citizens consider when asked about inequality reduction? Original survey & experiment in the US. Informing about concrete redistributive measures boosts support for government action doi.org/mdmt
January 25, 2024 at 4:36 PM
4/6 🧵 In PSRM @shirraviv.bsky.social & Margalit ask: what redistributive policies do citizens consider when asked about inequality reduction? Original survey & experiment in the US. Informing about concrete redistributive measures boosts support for government action doi.org/mdmt
Polisky
Very happy to share my paper with Yotam Margalit, now online at PSRM: "Does support for redistribution mean what we think it means?" cup.org/3HthSOR
🧵Here’s a summary thread… 1/
🧵Here’s a summary thread… 1/
January 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Polisky
Very happy to share my paper with Yotam Margalit, now online at PSRM: "Does support for redistribution mean what we think it means?" cup.org/3HthSOR
🧵Here’s a summary thread… 1/
🧵Here’s a summary thread… 1/
January 23, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Very happy to share my paper with Yotam Margalit, now online at PSRM: "Does support for redistribution mean what we think it means?" cup.org/3HthSOR
🧵Here’s a summary thread… 1/
🧵Here’s a summary thread… 1/
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Experimental Research Section Award nominations are open! Deadline for nominations is April 15.
I'm on the dissertation award committee with @robertblair.bsky.social and Love Christensen -- we want to read your dissertations whose main inferences are grounded in experimental design.
I'm on the dissertation award committee with @robertblair.bsky.social and Love Christensen -- we want to read your dissertations whose main inferences are grounded in experimental design.
November 27, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Experimental Research Section Award nominations are open! Deadline for nominations is April 15.
I'm on the dissertation award committee with @robertblair.bsky.social and Love Christensen -- we want to read your dissertations whose main inferences are grounded in experimental design.
I'm on the dissertation award committee with @robertblair.bsky.social and Love Christensen -- we want to read your dissertations whose main inferences are grounded in experimental design.
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ICYMI: Apply to be a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton (due Dec. 1)!
Most postdocs are matched to a specific faculty advisor (including, possibly, me). See below for more details.
citp.princeton.edu/programs/fel...
Most postdocs are matched to a specific faculty advisor (including, possibly, me). See below for more details.
citp.princeton.edu/programs/fel...
November 20, 2023 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI: Apply to be a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton (due Dec. 1)!
Most postdocs are matched to a specific faculty advisor (including, possibly, me). See below for more details.
citp.princeton.edu/programs/fel...
Most postdocs are matched to a specific faculty advisor (including, possibly, me). See below for more details.
citp.princeton.edu/programs/fel...
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1/12 It's that time of the year. We're just about done collecting data on 2,000+ participants for my Experimental Research class. This semester, we settled on AI image/video discernment as our key outcome, and 11 students submitted their own interventions.
November 21, 2023 at 3:52 AM
1/12 It's that time of the year. We're just about done collecting data on 2,000+ participants for my Experimental Research class. This semester, we settled on AI image/video discernment as our key outcome, and 11 students submitted their own interventions.
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At a Democratic Innovations workshop, @shirraviv.bsky.social shares her work on the politics of using AI in public policy.
October 27, 2023 at 4:40 PM
At a Democratic Innovations workshop, @shirraviv.bsky.social shares her work on the politics of using AI in public policy.
Polisky
Happy to share a new working paper with Yotam Margalit, "The Politics of Using AI in Public Policy: Experimental Evidence"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/7
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/7
September 24, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Polisky
Happy to share a new working paper with Yotam Margalit, "The Politics of Using AI in Public Policy: Experimental Evidence"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/7
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/7
September 23, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Happy to share a new working paper with Yotam Margalit, "The Politics of Using AI in Public Policy: Experimental Evidence"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/7
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
1/7
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Israel's democratic crisis provides us with an opportunity to explore, in real time, who supports democratic backsliding. Our new working paper (w\ Noam Gidron, Yotam Margalit and Itamar Yakir) examines this issue using original pre- and post-reform panel data. Here's what we find:
osf.io/zxukm/
osf.io/zxukm/
September 19, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Israel's democratic crisis provides us with an opportunity to explore, in real time, who supports democratic backsliding. Our new working paper (w\ Noam Gidron, Yotam Margalit and Itamar Yakir) examines this issue using original pre- and post-reform panel data. Here's what we find:
osf.io/zxukm/
osf.io/zxukm/