Eduardo AlbrechtPolitical Anthropologist
My work uses ethnographically calibrated software specifically designed to predict future instances of political unrest. I am an Associate Professor at Mercy College in the Department of Social Sciences and a Senior Fellow at United Nations University's Centre for Policy Research.
Forthcoming Book:Political Automation
Governments increasingly use automated “bureaucratic bots” to produce policy decisions according to a set of programmed instructions. As AI edges up the ladder of cognitive skills, increasingly complex policy-making functions will be taken over from human supervision, including on matters of national security and international peacekeeping. This book, Political Automation: An Introduction to Driverless Government from Policing to Peacekeeping (forthcoming from Oxford University Press 2023), will explore expected effects on state-citizen relations. Image credit: Nicholas Albrecht.
Prosthetic Ethnography
Prosthetic ethnography is a term I use to describe the process of co-calibrating algorithmic technologies with ethnographic experience.
My Projects
I was the Chief Ethnographer and Co-Founder of Peloria Insights, a project that uses cutting edge social science and artificial intelligence methods to see unseeable patterns, enabling prediction, pre-emption, and preparation for social phenomena. Previously I was the founder of Ethnographic Edge, a multidisciplinary geopolitical risk forecasting project.
Blog
William F. Olson Chair in Civic and Cultural Studies for Academic Year 2021–22
From the Office of the Provost, Mercy College. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Eduardo Albrecht, Associate Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy in the Department…
Elections 2020
Many have done and are doing a great job describing the legal and political ways that the 2020 elections have been “historical” and “unique.” So I will steer away from that, and…
Can Diversity of Thought Coincide with Diversity of Cultures in the Classroom?
Today we will address this tough question, though perhaps not completely nor satisfactorily answer it. It may in fact not be solvable, as it is a tension, or rather a dilemma,…
Teaching and Affiliations
I am Associate Dean and Associate Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mercy College. Find out more about the classes I am currently teaching and my previous experience.
Refereed Journal Articles
Take a look at the articles I have published in refereed academic journals with abstracts and links to the full texts where available.
Conferences & Panels
Find information on all my conference and panel activity including upcoming appearances, and full presentations you can download where available.