Overview
Amelia C. Arsenault is a PhD candidate at Cornell University’s Department of Government, specializing in International Relations with a minor in Comparative Politics. She is also a Fellow at the Cornell Brooks School Tech Policy Institute.
Her doctoral research is supported by a Doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship and a Department of National Defense Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Scholarship. Amelia’s work has been published in the Oxford Handbook of AI Governance, Journal of Peace Research, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, and Harvard Business Review.
Research Focus
My research focuses on the implications of emerging technologies for international relations, particularly in the areas of AI, surveillance, and ‘smart city’ technologies. I have conducted research on public opinion about various surveillance tactics, the opportunities and risks of using large language models to enhance public participation in policymaking, and the global spread of smart city technologies. My dissertation explores the international political economy of surveillance technologies, investigating transfers of these tools between governments and private companies. I have also published several papers on pedagogy in political science and International Relations.