Many studies have shown the limited effectiveness of factual corrections in changing deeply ingrained beliefs and attitudes. However, based on the results of his work, Yamil Velez is convinced that thanks to generative AI, researchers can create personalised rebuttals that adapt to individuals' stated positions. It may also be helpful to explore new ways to reduce polarisation and enhance critical thinking skills. A positive outlook explained by Yamil Velez (https://www.yamilrvelez.com/), an Assistant Professor at Columbia University, visiting faculty at CEVIPOF.Additional resources:Latino-Targeted Misinformation and The Power of Factual Corrections (https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/722345)with Ethan Porter and Thomas Wood, Journal of PoliticsCorrecting Covid-19 Misinformation in Ten Countries (https://osf.io/4stbm/) with Ethan Porter and Thomas Wood, Royal Society Open ScienceFactual Corrections Eliminate False Beliefs about Covid-19 Vaccines (https://osf.io/p47bt/) with Ethan Porter and Thomas Wood), Public Opinion QuarterlyRecorded on 16th February 2024.Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series, with the help of Jade SOULLARD, Sciences Po Master student. Sciences Po' studio produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

One thing is certain: discrimination is not only perpetuated by algorithms which reflect societal biases, but multiplied. If the constitution of databases and configuration of algorithms must be rethought, it will not be enough. It is essential to rely on law, especially the Europen one which prohibits a large number of discriminations. These legal protections must be adapted and developed, considering the specificities of algorithmic discrimination.Raphaele XENIDIS (https://www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-droit/en/xenidis-raphaele/), Assistant Professor at Sciences Po's Law School, helps us better understand the questions raised by these issues.Additional resourcesRaphaële Xenidis. Beyond bias: algorithmic machines, discrimination law and the analogy trap (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20414005.2024.2307200). Transnational Legal Theory, 2024, pp.1-35. Hilde Weerts, Raphaële Xenidis, Fabien Tarissan, Henrik Palmer Olsen, Mykola Pechenizkiy. Algorithmic Unfairness through the Lens of EU Non-Discrimination Law (https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3593013.3594044). FAccT Conference 2023, ACM, June 2023, Chicago. pp.805-816.Recorded on 24th January 2024Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series, with the help of Jade SOULLARD, Sciences Po Master student. Sciences Po' studio produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Over the last decades, identity is rising as a new ideology influenced by postmodernism, postcolonialism, and critical race theory. While acknowledging the value of recognising and respecting diverse identities, Yascha Mounk invites us to be vigilant about the potential pitfalls of rigidly defining individuals solely based on their identity groups. It is crucial to strike a balance between celebrating cultural diversity and avoiding essentialism that may inadvertently leads to exclusion and division, threatening democracy.Yascha Mounk (https://www.yaschamounk.com/) is professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, a contributing Editor at The Atlantic, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Moynihan Public Scholar at City College. Next spring he will be an Associate Professor at Sciences Po’s School of International Affairs.Additional resourcesThe Identity Trap:A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456408/the-identity-trap-by-mounk-yascha/9780241638293), Penguin Press (2023)The Great Experiment. Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665275/the-great-experiment-by-yascha-mounk/), Penguin Press (2022)The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674976825), Harvard University Press (2018)Recorded on 24th November 2023Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series., with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Political dynasties belong neither to the past nor only to authoritarian regimes. Think about the Trudeau family in Canada, Le Pen in France, or Kirchner in Argentina. An explanatory factor: having lived in a political environment provides skills.  Can the evolution of society towards a better level of education and more transparency put an end to these dynasties? Especially since we find a growing desire to reject the established political elites by implementing lotteries. Why this desire? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system? The research carried out indicates that lotteries can strengthen and improve our democratic systems.  Let’s see why.Brenda Van Coppenolle (https://www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etudes-europeennes/fr/node/38582.html) is a Senior Research Fellow affiliated with the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) at Sciences Po. She is the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant “Political Lotteries in European Democratisation”.Additional resourcesBrenda Van Coppenolle - Political Dynasties and Bicameralism: Direct Elections and Democratisation in the Netherlands (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102454), Electoral Studies, 2022Brenda Van Coppenolle  -  How do Political Elites Persist? Political Selection, Political Inequality, and Empirical Historical Research (https://rdcu.be/b18UQ), French Politics, 2020All publications (https://sites.google.com/site/brendavancoppenolle/research?authuser=0)Recorded on 17th November 2023Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series., with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

You could be driving home, on your usual route, and you are lost in thought. Next thing you know you are home, and you don’t remember having taken any of the turns. That is intuition, what many of us use to think about politics. But democratic politics requires that we say stop, you need to reassess and come to a different decision. That’s reflection.Are voters rational beings, choosing carefully whom to vote for based on their preferences and most desirable outcomes? Or are they more like cheerleaders, led by emotion and affect towards their preferred political parties? This heated and incredibly pertinent debate is the focus of this episode. Dr. Kevin Arceneaux delves into the topic of electoral choice, and revisits many of the arguments made in his book Taming Intuition, where he argues that every voter is different in the way he reaches a decision, and that some voters are more likely to be led astray by their gut feeling than others. Borrowing from social psychology, Arceneaux brings us through many interesting considerations of why voters behave the way they do, what connection that may have with increasing polarization, and how we can use reflection to, indeed, tame our intuition.Kevin (Vin) Arceneaux (https://www.sciencespo.fr/cevipof/en/researcher/kevin-arceneaux.html) is Professor of Political Science at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po Paris (CEVIPOF) since June 2021. He studies how people make political decisions. He has published articles on psychological biases, the influence of partisan campaigns on voting behavior, and the role of human biology in explaining individual variation in predispositions.Additional resourceKevin Arceneaux, Ryan J. Vander Wielen. Taming intuition: how reflection minimizes partisan reasoning and promotes democratic accountability (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/taming-intuition/8AB97A7DBDCC0AEE936E8E1BA8476EC5). Cambridge University Press, 2017.Recorded on 24th November 2023Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series., with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Does it matter who controls the media? What are the democratic implications of the increasing concentration of the media industry in the hands of oligarchs? Is this a result of the weakening of the industry? What changes can we expect in the upcoming years? To answer these burning questions, Julia Cagé lays out some democratic solutions that her research finds promising to break away from editorial political lines and protect the public good that is information. Additionally, she delves into the main conclusions of her latest work, “Une Histoire du Conflit Politique”, co-authored alongside Thomas Piketty, where she investigated geosocial factors of voting behavior and its consequences for current issues like EU membership or radical party voting. Julia Cagé (https://juliacage.com/fr/) is an associate professor at the Sciences Po's Deparment of economics. She is also member of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). Her main fields of study are political economy, organizational economics and economic history, with a particular focus on the media. Additional resources Media Competition, Information Provision and Political Participation: Evidence from French Local Newspapers and Elections, 1944-2014 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047272719301380), Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 85. Saving the Media. Capitalism, Crowdfunding and Democracy (http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674659759), Harvard University Press, 2016 Une histoire du conflit politique. Élections et inégalités sociales en France, 1789-2022 (https://unehistoireduconflitpolitique.fr/), with Thomas Piketty. Paris, Le Seuil, 2023. English translation: Harvard University Press, to be published in 2024 Recorded on 11th October 2023 Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series., with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Egypt, which for so long has been a great referent in the Arab World, seems to be entering decline, politically and economically. Could its authoritarian military regime have something to do with this? In this new episode of our series on Democracy and Populism, we have the pleasure of welcoming Egypt expert Eberhard Kienle. We discuss the particularities of Egypt’s authoritarianism and its institutions, the role of the military, the legacy of the Arab Spring, as well as some prospects for Al-Sissi in the upcoming December elections.  Eberhard Kienle (https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/en/cerispire-user/20230/34887.html) is a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and a director of research at Sciences Po’s Centre de Recherches Internationales (CERI). He focuses on state transformation, failed states and state varieties, political economy and sociology, and interstate relations in the Middle East.   Additional resource Eberhard Kienle. Egypt. A Fragile Power (https://www.routledge.com/Egypt-A-Fragile-Power/Kienle/p/book/9781138339170). Routledge, 2021 Eberhard Kienle. Why Have “Failed States” Failed to Disappear? (https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/content/dossiersduceri/why-have-failed-states-failed-disap21f8.html?d17). Les Dossiers du CERI, 2021 Eberhard Kienle. Revisiting the State, Again (https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/content/dossiersduceri/introduction-revisiting-state-again21f8.html?d17). Centre de recherches internationales. Les Dossiers du CERI Eberhard Kienle. A Grand Delusion. Democracy and Economic Reform in Egypt (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/grand-delusion-9780857713032/). Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001 Recorded on 4th October 2023 Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series., with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What encourages voters to support populist right parties? What has made Marine Le Pen’s discourse so powerful, especially with regards to its female vote share? What policies do radical right parties generally look for at the European Union level? Could support for the radical left and the radical right overlap? In this episode, Nonna Mayer, a specialist in radical ideologies and populism, answers these and many other questions regarding the rise of right-wing populism in France and Europe at large. Nonna Mayer is an emeritus researcher at France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). She is also a researcher at Sciences Po’s Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, and was president of the French Association of Political Science between 2005 and 2016. She focuses on the rise of the radical right in Europe and France, issues of antisemitism and racism, and the intercultural interplay between minorities and majority, and amongst minority groups.  Additional resources: Mayer, N. (2022). Undermining Democracy: Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour’s Populist Politics (https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/expressions/undermining-democracy-marine-le-pen-and-eric-zemmours-populist-politics). Institut Montaigne.    Durovic, A. & Mayer, N. (2022). Wind of change? The reconfiguration of gender gaps in the 2022 French presidential election. The reconfiguration of gender gaps in the 2022 French presidential election (https://www.cairn-int.info/journal-revue-francaise-de-science-politique-2022-4-page-463.htm). Revue française de science politique (72), p. 463-484.   Amengay, A., Durovic, A. & Mayer, N. (2017). The impact of gender on the Marine Le Pen vote (https://doi.org/10.3917/rfsp.676.1067). Revue française de science politique (67), p. 1067-1087.  Recorded on 15th September 2023 Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series, with the help of Blanca GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Sciences Po Master student in Political Science. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Social networks pose very complex challenges to governments. Those who want to sell news have become very good at creating clickbait on negative news, knowing that we are naturally more sensitive to this kind of news. Social media discourse also contributes to exaggerating minority positions. Even scientific knowledge, which is one of the factors informing good government policy, can be challenged that way, as we have seen during the pandemic. Even more worrying, social media has a feedback effect on traditional media and mainstream politicians are tempted to join in the populist drive. What can be done to counter this trend? Answers by Emiliano Grossman (https://www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etudes-europeennes/fr/chercheur/emiliano-grossman.html), a researcher at Sciences Po’s Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics. His research focuses on political  life  institutions in Europe and more specifically in France.  Additional resource Emiliano Grossman, Media and Policy Making in the Digital Age (https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-polisci-051120-103422), Annual Review of Political Science, vol. 25, pp. 443-46 Recorded on 14th September 2023. Conversations with Sergei GURIEV  is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène NAUDET supervised the production of this series. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this conversation, Alexander Etkind sets out the reasons why environmental challenges are largely ignored in Russia, by public authorities and more generally by society. If this is largely explained by the weight of fossil fuels in Russia's income, there are other factors to take into account, such as state ideology, education and demography. Alexander Etkind also presents his conception of the Anthropocene, based on the thinking of Bruno Latour on Gaia modernity. Alexander Etkind (https://people.ceu.edu/alexander_etkind), Professor of international relations at the Central European University. He has now launched a major project : “Politics of Anthropocene Interdisciplinary Hub”, jointly conducted by CEU and Sciences Po.  Additionnal ressources Russia Against Modernity (https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=russia-against-modernity--9781509556571), April 2023, Polity  Nature's Evil: A Cultural History of Natural Resources, Wiley, Oct. 2021    Recorded on 14 June 2023 Talk with Sergei is a podcast by Sciences Po. Hélène Naudet supervised the production of this series, accompanied by Anaelle Vergonjeanne. The Sciences Po audio department produced and mixed it.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.