In my new essay in @jodemocracy.bsky.social, I look at why bureaucratic discretion matters for resistance to authoritarianism—and what may be lost as AI gives political leaders new ways to monitor bureaucrats’ decisions, communications, and behavior.

www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/wil...

I am excited to share that my paper, “Foreign Aid and the Performance of Bureaucrats,” is now out in @iojournal.bsky.social

In a study of bureaucrats in Uganda, I show how aid projects divert effort from government work and weaken organizational cohesion.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...