The Policy Umwelt: How AI Problem Representations Render Governance Alternatives Unthinkable
The International Journal of Press/Politics
Published online on August 15, 2026
Abstract
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This paper investigates how AI narratives actively constrain the horizon of conceivable governance options. Moving beyond the established finding that narratives influence policy, we argue they fundamentally prefigure the scope of the politically ...
This paper investigates how AI narratives actively constrain the horizon of conceivable governance options. Moving beyond the established finding that narratives influence policy, we argue they fundamentally prefigure the scope of the politically ...