Here is the line-up (Berlin time, CEST): April 23, 2:15 pm. Akin Ünver (Özyeğin University), Title: "@Grok Is this True? Performative Fact-Checking During Contested Events in Polarized Digital Spaces" May 7, 2:15 pm. Rebecca Adler-Nissen (University of Copenhagen), Title: "Geopolitical Struggles of the Emerging Global Tech Order" June 11, 2:15 pm. Andreas Jungherr (University of Bamberg), Title: "Public Opinion on Military Uses of AI: Technology Beliefs, Moral Boundaries, and Security Contexts" June 24, 2:15 pm. Margaret E. Roberts (UC San Diego), Title: "How Partisanship Affects Preferences for Large Language Model Output"

At @scripts-berlin.eu, Genia Kostka and I are organizing an online speaker series on AI and the global order - join us! We have a rockstar line-up. Sign up here (all times are CEST): fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sit...

Join us for our new BCCN -SCRIPTS Online Lecture Series on AI Governance in China! Registration here: fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sit... @berlinbccn.bsky.social @scripts-berlin.eu

Screenshot of new article in regulation & governance that includes information on authors and article title, as well as abstract, as copied below. ABSTRACT Drawing on recent cases of digital technology adoption in China, this paper investigates changes in the digital reach of the Chinese state. We focus first on state capacity, a key dimension of state reach, and show that the adoption of digital technologies by central and local governments has increased coercive, administrative, and extractive capacity. We also examine the state's intrusiveness and show that digitalizing governance and regulatory processes has enabled new forms of power abuse, leading to resource waste and resistance among citizens. We contend that broader societal debate on the practices and outcomes of digital governance is essential to addressing these challenges. While digitalization poses unique challenges to regulators and societies worldwide, China's advanced experience offers important lessons.

New #earlyview #openaccess article.

The Expanding Digital Reach of the Chinese State: Digital Governance in China
by Genia Kostka, Anton Bogs

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Students - join our next online SinoCareers Forum on Thursday, 22nd May 12.15 noon, where we discuss how to find internships and your first job successfully ;). With Manuel Metschel (AA), Eva-Simona Fischkina (CHKD) and Felix aus der Fünften (Go Asia).

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!

"Mirrors and Mosaics: Deciphering Chinese and Russian Domestic Bloc-Building Narratives"
https://buff.ly/3PxA79W

By Ming Ma, Daniil Romanov, Alexander Libman & @geniakostka.bsky.social

Please share. Excellent #postdoc #job opportunity on privacy in China at Freie Uni Berlin. Mixed methods. 3yrs, FT. Work in Berlin in a friendly team! Ping me if you have questions. Deadline 1.4. More info: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

Please share. Excellent #postdoc #job opportunity on privacy in China at Freie Uni Berlin. Mixed methods. 3yrs, FT. Work in Berlin in a friendly team! Ping me if you have questions. Deadline 1.4. More info: www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

Join us on Jan 18 to discuss with Xiang Gao the dynamics of China's big data governance strategy! Thursday January 18, 14:15-15:45 CET
Register here: fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sit...

Join our next @BerlinBCCN event on Jan 11 to discuss how digital control and surveillance affect citizens' emotions in China. Register here: fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sit...

Join us next week to discuss with Xu Xu how digital surveillance in China legitimizes harsh government coercion by making uncertain threats appear certain! Thursday December 7, 14:15-15:45 CET
fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sit...

Join us online on Dec 1st for our BCCN talk on citizens' attitudes towards China in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia & Nigeria.

sign up for our BCCN lecture series!