Review of Policy Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025
As we are entering the last year of first quarter 21st century, look back on two and a half decades intensive technological innovation its immense influence policy process research governance all over world. This includes, among others, increased attention to big data (El-Taliawi et al., 2021; König, 2022), role social media in political administrative communication (Stier 2018; Wanckel, 2024), online participation e-governance (Gerl Schröder & Bandelow, 2024; van den Berg data-based labs (Kim 2023), digitalization public sector (Bodó Janssen, 2022; Wihlborg Iacobaeus, platform (Nooren Zeng boom artificial intelligence (AI) (Af Malmborg Trondal, 2023; Lemke Schiff Schiff, Ulnicane Erkkilä, 2023). The RPR issue this addresses several these key topics with studies trust, discourse coalitions, integration, decentralization, bureaucratic discretion context innovations. In paper issue, Robles Mallinson (2025) emphasize necessity increasingly considering trust AI since it has so far been "blind spot" makers (Veen 2011). Building review relevant literature survey US American citizens' attitudes toward (Zhang Dafoe, 2020), discusses current frameworks, effectiveness, perceptions AI. results show general support for development but reveal that majority respondents have little no confidence AI, significant concerns regarding privacy, civil rights, transparency, algorithmic bias. Especially higher education levels indicated concern about while non-white respondent expressed more AI's harmful consequences. Political ideology gender also shown affect views safety trustworthiness. To counteract mistrust improve authors identify accountability, equity as factors. ends call strengthen consideration diverse perspectives future frameworks ensure broad acceptance responsible, ethical adoption. Further elaborating importance contribution by Buchman al. investigates level federal agencies their preferences related policies. More specifically, use nationally representative adults investigate United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Food Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) impact six policies gene drive technology agriculture. three regulatory authorities is positively associated promoting research, EPA demonstrating strongest effect. further preference USDA lead development, aligning agricultural oversight. study concludes critical fostering emergent technologies, especially citizens rely strongly external information risks benefits such complex issues (Gupta 2020). third Rojas-Padilla continues genome editing technologies zooming debates surrounding CRISPR-Cas how visualizations shapes network formation decision-making processes. employ multimodal analyses examine interplay between visual textual framings Twitter/X 2018. findings emergence Multimodal Online Discourse Coalitions (MODCs) characterized distinct linguistic thematic orientations. English Spanish debates, MODCs were dominated technocratic which reflected decisions Mercosur. By contrast, Europe, French MODC adopted normative framing, emphasizing societal moral implications CRISPR-Cas. Visuals, images embryos genetic diagrams, played pivotal shaping discourse, particularly MODC, where they elicited emotional responses reinforced narratives. line previous studies, provides insights visuals not only encode values coalitions interact opinion (Clancy Clancy, 2016; Gommeh Krause Bucy, 2018). Taking Brazil's biofuels "RenovaBio" case study, Velloso Breviglieri Yamahaki behind eco-technological climate can be integrated sectoral builds Multiple Streams Framework (MSF, Herweg 2023) focuses actors, problems, politics positioning RenovaBio agenda raise approval. For this, adopt multi-method qualitative approach combines analysis semi-structured interviews experts from government, society, sector. highlight linking commitments part problem stream reduced opposition, facilitated rapid legislative Simultaneously, however, policy's diffusive multiple objectives address change, market challenges, energy security created lack coherence criticism (Howlett Rayner, other shows power entrepreneurs change (Arnold Biesbroek Candel, 2020; Cejudo Trein, Domorenok Graziano, Kassen an important up-to-date perspective innovative participatory approaches (Bogo Falanga, Royo Ruffing Brendler, 2024). examines potential blockchain transform e-government enhancing citizen decentralized analyzes various real-life hypothetical examples applications policy, ability democratize processes transparency governance. contributes framing tool shift understanding e-participation mere service collaborative process, thereby digital democracy. Ultimately, sets exploration blockchain's reforms enhancement civic engagement policy-making. A central takes administrations. Digital tools used make distribution (Considine 2022). street-level bureaucracy, scholars studied effect automation (de Boer Raaphorst, synthesize knowledge area, Johansson systematic effects transformation bureaucrats, both within administration interaction clients. Concerning former, enhance rational organization, including efficiency gains. regards latter, legal certainty, equality treatment aspects responsiveness put digitalization, dilemmas gray zone objective data-driven case-by-case profiting persist. Thereby, article highlights opportunities challenges bureaucracy.
Язык: Английский
