Publications - IDHUS Institute

Series E — AI and Institutional Intelligence

WP-E-L01-001 — Human–AI Institutional Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is frequently presented either as a disruptive technological force destined to replace human decision-making or as an autonomous actor capable of assuming increasingly significant governance functions. This new…

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Research Articles

Why Institutions Must Learn

For most of history, institutions have been designed around the principle of stability. Governments, courts, universities, public administrations and international organisations have derived much of their legitimacy from their ability…

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Research Articles

What Is Institutional Cognition?

Public institutions are often described through their legal powers, organisational structures or administrative responsibilities. Yet beneath these visible characteristics lies another dimension that is rarely discussed: their capacity to perceive…

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Series D — Planetary Systems

WP-D-L01-001- Planetary Governance Systems

Planetary governance has traditionally been interpreted through political concepts centred upon international cooperation, multilateral institutions or hypothetical forms of global government. This new Working Paper we are now presenting proposes…

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Series C — Computational Governance

WP-C-L01-001 — Computational Governance Framework

The accelerating complexity of contemporary societies requires democratic institutions capable not only of exercising legitimate public authority but also of continuously understanding, interpreting and adapting to rapidly evolving social, technological,…

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Series B — Cognitive Architectures

WP-B-L01-001 – Cognitive Architectures of Institutions

Institutional Cognition begins by recognising that institutions are capable of organised cognitive activity. Our preceding Working Paper established the conceptual foundations of this proposition by demonstrating that institutions may be…

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Series A — Foundations of Institutional Cognition

WP-A-L01-001 – Foundations of Institutional Cognition

The completion of the constitutional phase of the IDHUS research programme established the conceptual foundations of Institutional Cognition as a new constitutional framework for understanding institutions as adaptive cognitive systems…

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