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AI Governance, Democracy, & Technology in the Legal Field with Dr. Anjanette Raymond

AI Governance, Democracy, & Technology in the Legal Field with Dr. Anjanette Raymond

Interviewed and written by Shrinithi Venkatesan and Rachel Sleiman

Dr. Anjanette Raymond is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Law & Ethics at Indiana University and Director of the Program on Data Management and Information Governance at the Ostrom Workshop. Dr. Raymond’s primary research areas include online dispute resolution, data governance, privacy, and artificial intelligence. The Comparative Jurist interviewed Dr. Raymond to address technology’s consequences on U.S. elections, privacy concerns, and the implications of AI governance in the legal field. [. . .]

“Hope is not passive”: Constitutionalizing Youth Representation in Governance and Policymaking to Combat Climate Change

“Hope is not passive”: Constitutionalizing Youth Representation in Governance and Policymaking to Combat Climate Change

By Sharon Pia Hickey

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance’s (“International IDEA”) “Global State of Democracy Report 2021” has recently described how, while the number of democracies is increasing, the quality of democratic governance has fallen. Covid-19, in particular, has exacerbated the fault lines that were widening before the pandemic struck. For many (especially in the Global North), the experience of lockdowns, restrictions, fear, and scarcity was the first taste of what life might be like under emergency conditions caused by climate change. While the jury is still out on how the world handled the pandemic, it is clear that innovation, solidarity, and commitment will be needed to sustain democracy in the face of the ever-increasing manifestations of climate change. [. . .]