Madalina Busuioc
@mbusuioc.bsky.social
Professor Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Co-Director Artificial Intelligence and Digital Governance Lab | Director Graduate School of Social Sciences | VU Amsterdam
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s9jzOw0AAAAJ&hl=en
Co-Director Artificial Intelligence and Digital Governance Lab | Director Graduate School of Social Sciences | VU Amsterdam
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=s9jzOw0AAAAJ&hl=en
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📢 Now Available: JPART Vol. 35, No. 4
We’re pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is out. In the coming days, we’ll be highlighting individual articles, introducing authors, and pulling out key insights. Stay tuned!
We’re pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is out. In the coming days, we’ll be highlighting individual articles, introducing authors, and pulling out key insights. Stay tuned!
October 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
📢 Now Available: JPART Vol. 35, No. 4
We’re pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is out. In the coming days, we’ll be highlighting individual articles, introducing authors, and pulling out key insights. Stay tuned!
We’re pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is out. In the coming days, we’ll be highlighting individual articles, introducing authors, and pulling out key insights. Stay tuned!
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New paper on a new topic in @policyr.bsky.social
I analyse the EU’s AI Act and its place in the global governance of the AI.
Examining the economy of AI + the contents of the Act, I conclude that expecting a ‘Brussels effect’ is neither apt nor useful.
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policyreview.info/articles/ana...
I analyse the EU’s AI Act and its place in the global governance of the AI.
Examining the economy of AI + the contents of the Act, I conclude that expecting a ‘Brussels effect’ is neither apt nor useful.
….
policyreview.info/articles/ana...
Brussels effect or experimentalism? The EU AI Act and global standard-setting
Looking at the nature of AI technology and the contents of the EU AI Act, the external impact of the Act is better understood in terms of experimentalist governance than in terms of the much-cited ‘Br...
policyreview.info
August 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New paper on a new topic in @policyr.bsky.social
I analyse the EU’s AI Act and its place in the global governance of the AI.
Examining the economy of AI + the contents of the Act, I conclude that expecting a ‘Brussels effect’ is neither apt nor useful.
….
policyreview.info/articles/ana...
I analyse the EU’s AI Act and its place in the global governance of the AI.
Examining the economy of AI + the contents of the Act, I conclude that expecting a ‘Brussels effect’ is neither apt nor useful.
….
policyreview.info/articles/ana...
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I was happy to sign this scientific consensus statement on bias and discrimination in AI.
www.aibiasconsensus.org
www.aibiasconsensus.org
Scientific Consensus on AI Bias
www.aibiasconsensus.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I was happy to sign this scientific consensus statement on bias and discrimination in AI.
www.aibiasconsensus.org
www.aibiasconsensus.org
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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Most Western governments and politicians right now have no idea what they are up against. Our infrastructure and our alliances are completely outdated.
Starlink should be banned from European markets on national security grounds.
Anything requiring Starlink should be shut out of the European market, and sanctions should be considered against all relevant actors.
kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...
Anything requiring Starlink should be shut out of the European market, and sanctions should be considered against all relevant actors.
kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Most Western governments and politicians right now have no idea what they are up against. Our infrastructure and our alliances are completely outdated.
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"America has entered an existential era for the future of democracy. The threats... are now immediate, serious, and mounting by the day."
Larry Diamond, @larrydiamond.bsky.social , a longstanding leader in the political science study of democracy, at @theunpopulist.net
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-ame...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-ame...
Trump's America Is in a Free Fall—Not a Slippery Slope—to Tyranny
He is instilling fear not just among lawmakers but every sector of society that dares to criticize him or hold him accountable
www.theunpopulist.net
February 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"America has entered an existential era for the future of democracy. The threats... are now immediate, serious, and mounting by the day."
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I am one of more than 750 political scientists who signed this statement "express[ing] our urgent concern about threats to the basic design of American government and democracy" drive.google.com/file/d/1lGk2...
Political science statement.pdf
drive.google.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I am one of more than 750 political scientists who signed this statement "express[ing] our urgent concern about threats to the basic design of American government and democracy" drive.google.com/file/d/1lGk2...
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Vance’s grotesqueness aside, the whole thing is one of the most horrific acts of betrayal ever committed by a democratic state against another. Just a moral abomination and a permanent stain on everyone who supports it
February 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Vance’s grotesqueness aside, the whole thing is one of the most horrific acts of betrayal ever committed by a democratic state against another. Just a moral abomination and a permanent stain on everyone who supports it
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America is abandoning Ukraine, abandoning Europe, and abandoning the cause of democracy and self-determination across the world.
"You should have never started it" -- Trump to Ukraine, which very much did not start the war
February 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
America is abandoning Ukraine, abandoning Europe, and abandoning the cause of democracy and self-determination across the world.
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Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics.
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
February 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics.
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.*
So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
February 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
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▶️ Saar Alon-Barkat and @mbusuioc.bsky.social put agency independence and regulatory credibility to the test 👇
Journal of European Public Policy
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
▶️ Saar Alon-Barkat and @mbusuioc.bsky.social put agency independence and regulatory credibility to the test 👇
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Perfect timing given a vaccine denier is about to be appointed Health Secretary in the Trump administration.
A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Perfect timing given a vaccine denier is about to be appointed Health Secretary in the Trump administration.
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Dutch universities will go on strike! Against the 1.3 billion cuts!
March 10: Leiden University
March 11: Utrecht University
March 13: University Nijmegen
March 17: University of Amsterdam
March 20: Maastricht University
March 27: VU Amsterdam
April 10: Tilburg University
@woinactie.bsky.social
March 10: Leiden University
March 11: Utrecht University
March 13: University Nijmegen
March 17: University of Amsterdam
March 20: Maastricht University
March 27: VU Amsterdam
April 10: Tilburg University
@woinactie.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Dutch universities will go on strike! Against the 1.3 billion cuts!
March 10: Leiden University
March 11: Utrecht University
March 13: University Nijmegen
March 17: University of Amsterdam
March 20: Maastricht University
March 27: VU Amsterdam
April 10: Tilburg University
@woinactie.bsky.social
March 10: Leiden University
March 11: Utrecht University
March 13: University Nijmegen
March 17: University of Amsterdam
March 20: Maastricht University
March 27: VU Amsterdam
April 10: Tilburg University
@woinactie.bsky.social
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The CFP for our @ecreacomdem.bsky.social section conference is open until Jan 31! Still plenty of time to submit your 250 word abstracts! We have an exciting line-up of keynotes by @snatale.bsky.social & @mbusuioc.bsky.social & other events; all info here: automatingdemocracy.wordpress.com
Automating Democracy: AI Use Between Social Justice and Social Control
automatingdemocracy.wordpress.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The CFP for our @ecreacomdem.bsky.social section conference is open until Jan 31! Still plenty of time to submit your 250 word abstracts! We have an exciting line-up of keynotes by @snatale.bsky.social & @mbusuioc.bsky.social & other events; all info here: automatingdemocracy.wordpress.com
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📢CFP ComDem #ECREA conference "Automating Democracy: #AI Use Between #SocialJustice & Social Control"
📍Erasmus uni Rotterdam
📅22-23 May
⏳Deadline Jan 15
Guest speakers: @snatale.bsky.social & @mbusuioc.bsky.social
Discount registration fees available for PhDs & students!
tinyurl.com/5k3exu3d
📍Erasmus uni Rotterdam
📅22-23 May
⏳Deadline Jan 15
Guest speakers: @snatale.bsky.social & @mbusuioc.bsky.social
Discount registration fees available for PhDs & students!
tinyurl.com/5k3exu3d
Automating Democracy: AI Use Between Social Justice and Social Control
tinyurl.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:46 PM
📢CFP ComDem #ECREA conference "Automating Democracy: #AI Use Between #SocialJustice & Social Control"
📍Erasmus uni Rotterdam
📅22-23 May
⏳Deadline Jan 15
Guest speakers: @snatale.bsky.social & @mbusuioc.bsky.social
Discount registration fees available for PhDs & students!
tinyurl.com/5k3exu3d
📍Erasmus uni Rotterdam
📅22-23 May
⏳Deadline Jan 15
Guest speakers: @snatale.bsky.social & @mbusuioc.bsky.social
Discount registration fees available for PhDs & students!
tinyurl.com/5k3exu3d
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🚨 BREAKING: Romania’s top constitutional court has annulled the country’s presidential election, after security services warned the vote had been distorted by a mass Russian influence campaign to favor a far-right candidate.
Romanian court cancels presidential election amid Russian influence fears
Constitutional court throws Romanian politics into turmoil, 2 days before runoff vote was due to take place.
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2024 at 1:36 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Romania’s top constitutional court has annulled the country’s presidential election, after security services warned the vote had been distorted by a mass Russian influence campaign to favor a far-right candidate.
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We are looking forward to Monday's workshop on societal resilience
www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/c...
www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/c...
Events
Events
www.lse.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 10:57 AM
We are looking forward to Monday's workshop on societal resilience
www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/c...
www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/c...
Despite some high-profile claims to the contrary, don’t be fooled: FOIA and opening the algorithmic black box has never mattered more to any meaningful accountability of AI use across public services: www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Despite some high-profile claims to the contrary, don’t be fooled: FOIA and opening the algorithmic black box has never mattered more to any meaningful accountability of AI use across public services: www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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I do a lot of FOIA and I’m used to stonewalling. But Sweden surprised me. After 3 years of telling me no, a high level official at Sweden’s welfare agency Försäkringskassan accidentally left me on cc, writing “Now we must hope that we are done with him.”
November 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM
I do a lot of FOIA and I’m used to stonewalling. But Sweden surprised me. After 3 years of telling me no, a high level official at Sweden’s welfare agency Försäkringskassan accidentally left me on cc, writing “Now we must hope that we are done with him.”
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Comme work with us at #University_of_Lausanne ! We are looking for a postdoc in the fields of #PublicAdministration and #AI The call for the job is here: tinyurl.com/346adhhz Please share widely. Happy to answer any questions.
Career Opportunities: Postdoctoral Researcher SNSF in the fields of public administration and artificial intelligence (21975)
tinyurl.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Comme work with us at #University_of_Lausanne ! We are looking for a postdoc in the fields of #PublicAdministration and #AI The call for the job is here: tinyurl.com/346adhhz Please share widely. Happy to answer any questions.
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"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 AM
"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report