As someone who has a PhD in political science, let me put forward the hypothesis that political scientists tend not to be adventurous in their choice of research topic. EA would have to become a much bigger and more influential movement before it gets interesting.
There is a lot of political discussion in the EA Forum on institutional issues. There is even an organization (Effective Institutions), and social choice attracts interest. On the other hand, a moralistic Anglo group always tends to Calvinistic moralism, and personal redemption. Culture eats policy!
Have a look to my “complete works”, they are mostly political:
This was not the sorely-needed piece on the lack of political science expertise at Electronic Arts that the headline led me to expect.
As someone who has a PhD in political science, let me put forward the hypothesis that political scientists tend not to be adventurous in their choice of research topic. EA would have to become a much bigger and more influential movement before it gets interesting.
I am a political scientist -- this may be of interest https://kevinmunger.substack.com/p/everything-was-rational-and-nothing
I feel like Chris Blattman and Phillip Tetlock’s interviews on the 80k podcast should probably also count.
There is a lot of political discussion in the EA Forum on institutional issues. There is even an organization (Effective Institutions), and social choice attracts interest. On the other hand, a moralistic Anglo group always tends to Calvinistic moralism, and personal redemption. Culture eats policy!
Have a look to my “complete works”, they are mostly political:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/arturo-macias