Computational Politics Initiative

The Computational Politics Initiative brings computational methods to the study of political power, communication, and public opinion. Led by GPI Fellow Shuyuan Shen, the initiative examines how governments inform and persuade through large-scale analysis of state-sponsored social media posts and short videos. It also explores emerging uses of artificial intelligence in political research, including simulated survey responses known as “silicon samples.” Together, these projects investigate both what digital data can reveal about politics and the opportunities and limitations of new computational tools for studying political behavior.