{"product_id":"algorithmic-governance-and-power","title":"Algorithmic Governance and Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow is American government being reconfigured when public authority is exercised through code, platforms, and data systems as much as through statutes, agencies, and courts? \u003cem\u003eAlgorithmic Governance and Power: How AI is Reshaping American Democracy \u003c\/em\u003eshows how decisions about speech, benefits, policing, immigration, and elections are increasingly shaped by technological infrastructure and private governance operating alongside - and often inside - the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy S. Lind argues that public power now routinely operates through a government–private sector partnership she calls the “hybrid state.” Through case-based analysis of algorithmic screening, risk assessment tools, content moderation, and microtargeted political advertising, she traces how legal and policy judgments become embedded in system design - often in ways that are hard to see, contest, or appeal through conventional administrative and judicial channels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for scholars, students, and practitioners navigating a post-\u003cem\u003eChevron\u003c\/em\u003e landscape, the book offers a practical framework for judging accountability when decision-making is automated or outsourced, clarifying responsibilities for transparency, due process, and effective oversight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507723379061,"sku":"9781807916596","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781807916596.jpg?v=1787042863","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/algorithmic-governance-and-power","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}