Fellow administrative politics scholars attending APSA, please share this widely: I co-organized an unofficial happy hour for scholars of administrative politics, broadly construed, at the upcoming APSA 2025 Annual Meeting with Maraam A. Dwidar, Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown.

I met some civic tech colleagues in San Francisco yesterday and was glad to hear that they found this memo useful:: jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/can-ai-red... In case you missed it, I’m sharing it again.

Can AI Reduce Administrative Burdens?

Six Heuristics for AI Adoption in Government

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Glad to be part of this meaningful effort!

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Read more about our analysis, done by @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social @mfgallo.bsky.social Betsy Pleasants & @jaspar.bsky.social here & ty to @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social @kalimurray.bsky.social @aaas.org @ucs.org @mmowens.bsky.social among others for taking a look www.statnews.com/2026/07/15/t...

Taking a break in Yosemite. Our national parks are our greatest treasures.

Morning run 🌄

Cliff swallows. I guess?

I've started working on a book chapter on Asian American and Latino suburbia. If you've written, or know of, books or articles that would be relevant, I'd be grateful for recommendations. Self-promotion is very welcome!

At the European Political Science Society meeting, seeing many papers where political scientists are rediscovering public administration on the assumption that service decline empowers democratic backsliding, with Cremaschi et al being a key reference. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Only Together With Us open.substack.com/pub/jaeyeonk... This post is a bit of a detour from my usual writing on public policy. Here, I reflect on something that democracy, education, and faith have in common: they are all shared projects.

Only Together With Us

Democracy, education, and faith have in common: they are all shared projects

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Morning walk in Park City, Utah

Last Friday in DC, I joinend the panel that brought together a brilliant group of experts: J.B. Branch of Public Citizen, Quinn Anex-Ries of Center for Democracy & Technology, Clara Langevin of Federation of American Scientists, and Rebecca Kern of The Capitol Forum.

Saturday run

Chicago from the air

My favorite policy book of the year is Reform as Process (Columbia University Press 2026) by Martin Williams from Michigan. I wrote a post on why I think this book deserves a wide audience, including scholars, students, and practitioners. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/my-favorit...

My favorite policy book of the year is Reform as Process (Columbia University Press 2026)

My favorite policy book of the year is Reform as Process: Implementing Change in Public Bureaucracies by Martin Williams, Associate Professor of Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan.

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New from me. To Improve Policy, Play the Whole Game. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/to-improve...

To Improve Policy, Play the Whole Game

We need full-stack policy scientists who can play the whole game

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New from me. Painting is a gift. Life is broken and fragile. You may be born with birth defects. You may lose your father far earlier than you expected. Still, you have a second chance. Still, you can find meaning and recover joy. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/parenting-...

Parenting Is a Gift

Unless I’m extremely tired, every night before going to bed I read books to my now eight-year-old daughter.

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DC folks: I’ll be in town this week from Wednesday late afternoon through Friday noon. If you’re in the area and want to catch up, connect, or just chat, please feel free to reach out!

The APSA Pres Task Force on AI, Politics, & Political Science's report comes in the form of an edited volume identifying questions & establishing a foundation for the empirical study of how politics & governance are affected by AI. Check out these early chapter drafts: shorturl.at/cMZzI #polisky

Research is not only about scientific discovery, but also about craftsmanship, especially writing. Here are my three very opinionated favorites on this subject. What are yours? What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Working by Robert Caro Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

As agentic AI rapidly transforms internet infrastructure, how do we ensure disabled people's needs are not displaced? In a new article by me and @frank.computer, we argue that accessibility must not be treated as an incidental benefit of rapid AI expansion. Read below:

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AI companies are now getting accommodations that disabled people spent decades fighting for. Jonathan Zong and Frank Elavsky argue this reflects a broader pattern, where accessibility gains become politically possible only once industry needs the same changes.

I share my heuristics for AI adoption in government as a way to expand the dialogue and learn from others. In a longer piece that I plan to write later, I also want to expand this discussion and develop typologies of current and potential use cases. All comments are welcome.

Can AI Reduce Administrative Burdens?

Six Heuristics for AI Adoption in Government

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If you haven't signed up yet, please register and join us for this year's first Data for Good Roundtables. It's happening this Friday, and we will bring together researchers and practitioners working to innovate responsible use of AI in the public sector. sites.google.com/view/d4g-rou...

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Spring 2026 How State and Local Governments Can Strengthen State Capacity Using AI and Data Science Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering government, creating both excitement and concern. Some w...

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Morning run. 5:40 am.

Saturday morning run. Sometimes you feel you can run forever.

DC friends: I will be in DC between June 10 and 12 for an event at the Federation of American Scientists on June 11. Please message me if you would like to catch up or connect while I’m in town.

When I reflect on what shaped me most as a scholar, one seminar stands out: Ruth Collier’s dissertation writing workshop at Berkeley. I wrote about its influence on my research, teaching, and scholarship in general. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/the-ruth-c...

The Ruth Collier Method

Think Clearly and Write Honestly

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In the past two years, I was invited by Berkeley (twice), Stanford, and USC to speak on panels about post-PhD career pathways. Here are my (highly opinionated) nine tips. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/9-tips-for...

9 Tips for Forging Your Own Path After the PhD (Especially for Policy-Oriented Social and Data Scientists)

This and last year I was invited to speak on panels for graduate students considering careers outside the traditional academic job market at Berkeley (twice), Stanford, and USC.

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Today is the anniversary of my father’s passing, many years ago, more than a decade. I have forgotten many things about him and our time together, but one memory remains. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/paths-deni...

Paths Denied, Paths Created

Some memories fade as we grow older; others come into sharper focus.

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New from me. Haruki Murakami’s new fiction is coming. This 77-year-old is still going strong, experimenting again and writing a major novel just three years after his last one. jaeyeonkim.substack.com/p/haruki-mur...

Haruki Murakami's New Fiction Is Coming

These are things I’ve learned from one of the most original and prolific writers of our time.

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New from me. I'm a Slow Runner, and I'm Grateful for It. This essay is a detour from my usual writing on politics and public policy. I guess that is fine sometimes. substack.com/home/post/p-...

I’m a Slow Runner, and I’m Grateful for It.

This essay is a detour from my usual writing on politics and public policy. I guess that is fine sometimes.

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