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…
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.