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muirismac.bsky.social
@muirismac.bsky.social
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the Centre for Public Policy and Administration, Queen’s University Belfast.
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New article in #JPART (@jpart1991.bsky.social): what if government leaves you stuck in administrative limbo for years on end? We find evidence of extensive strain, prolonged uncertainty and loss of perspective. @muirismac.bsky.social @woutervdooren.bsky.social

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July 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Couple of new papers on AI and public sector accountability with my @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social colleagues @deepakp7.bsky.social and @marc-tj-elliott.bsky.social The first looks at accountability issues arising from real-world AI-based problems: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... …1/2
Accountability and AI: Redundancy, Overlaps and Blind-Spots
Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly reshapes public sector activities, raising critical questions about its impact on traditional democratic accountability. Despite recent achievements in unp...
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April 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Why #ChatGPT is a uniquely terrible tool for government ministers.

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Why ChatGPT is a uniquely terrible tool for government ministers
Generative AI tools look backwards, where governments are supposed to look forwards.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK higher education has found that it remains a popular subject, with graduates out-earning national averages. Read the report in full:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
New report uncovers popularity of Politics and International Relations degrees, with graduates outearning national averages
A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgradua...
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January 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
muirismac.bsky.social
Interested in long-term perspectives on policy-making? Join our Royal Irish Academy online event next Thursday 16th with @thomasnhale.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social Rhiannon Hardiman @futuregencymru.bsky.social Laurie Smith @nestauk.bsky.social & Klaus Goetz. Details 👇
thomasnhale.bsky.social Thomas Hale @thomasnhale.bsky.social · Jan 7
Very excited to join this event to discuss #LongProblems on Jan 16th. Join us!

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January 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM