Overview
Join the Institute for Humane Studies for a two-day, in-person graduate papers workshop on “Technology and Authoritarianism,” hosted in partnership with Dr. Sergey Sanovich (Hoover Institution) and Dr. Erin Baggott Carter (University of Southern California). Held at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, California, on December 3–4, this workshop offers PhD students and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to present paper drafts and receive detailed, constructive feedback from peers and faculty discussants.
We welcome research examining how digital technology shapes authoritarian rule and the resistance to it. This includes work on state surveillance and censorship, propaganda and information control, artificial intelligence as an instrument of political repression, platform governance and content moderation under autocracy, the export and diffusion of authoritarian technologies, digital dissent and circumvention tools, and related topics exploring how emerging technology reshapes the relationship between rulers and their subjects.
Participants will deepen their research, engage in substantive discussions, and connect with a community of scholars investigating technology and political power. IHS will provide all participants with a $200 honorarium and a stipend to offset lodging, transportation, and travel-related meal expenses. All meals during the workshop itself will be provided by IHS.
Expert Panelists
Sergey Sanovich (Hoover Institution)
Erin Baggott Carter (University of Southern California)
Schedule
Thursday, December 3
6:30 PM | Welcome Dinner
Friday, December 4
9:00 AM | Breakfast and Opening Remarks
9:15 AM | Paper Sessions
12:15 PM | Lunch Break
1:15 PM | Paper Sessions / Coffee Breaks
5:00 PM | Closing Remarks
6:00 PM | Closing Dinner