July 2026
July AI Governance Roundup
AI Governance in Practice
This month’s featured articles explore AI governance from three connected perspectives. Together, these studies show how AI governance depends on public legitimacy, government practice, and state capacity.
Research Perspectives
AI & Public
Acceptance · Risk · Responsibility · Persuasion
How do publics decide when AI is acceptable?
AI & Government
Political Framing · Agenda Setting · Frontline Use
How is AI adopted and used within government practice?
AI & State
Institutions · Policy Tools · Coordination · Capacity
What institutional capacity is needed to sustain AI governance?
AI & Public
How do publics respond to AI in policy?
Acceptance · Risk · Responsibility · Persuasion
Four featured studies examine how citizens evaluate AI legitimacy, responsibility, and policy influence across different political contexts.
Citizens’ Acceptance of AI in Policymaking
How does public acceptance of AI vary across policy contexts?
Policy Studies Journal · 2026
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Digital Responsibility and Content Governance
Who should be responsible for governing digital content?
Politics & Policy · 2026
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Public Views on Risks and Governance
How do citizens evaluate AI risks and governance?
Policy & Internet · 2026
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AI and Persuasion
Can AI influence citizens’ policy support?
Policy Studies Journal · 2026
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AI & Government
How is AI adopted in government?
Political Framing · Agenda Setting · Frontline Use · Accountability
Three featured studies examine how AI moves from political debate into public-sector adoption.
Political Framing of AI
How did ChatGPT reshape parliamentary debates about AI?
Policy & Internet · 2025
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Predictive AI in Public Administration
When should AI support—but not replace—public decisions?
Policy & Internet · 2026
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AI Adoption in the Public Sector
How does AI move onto the public-sector policy agenda?
Policy & Internet · 2025
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AI & State
What institutions are needed?
Institutions · Policy Tools · Coordination · Capacity
The featured study examines institutional capacity for governing AI.
National AI Governance
How do governments govern AI?
Review of Policy Research · 2026
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ROUNDUP SUMMARY + RELATED LINKS
July’s featured research explores how AI governance is shaped by public response, government practice, and national institutional capacity.
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