SI Update – September 2021

As summer is coming to an end, we wanted to share an update with you.

Recent highlights from our blog:

• Building the field of long-term governance – SI’s research approach
• United Nations for the future – a collection of key international texts for long-term governance
• Setting expectations for extreme risk mitigation through policy change
• An overview of fields to improve decision-making in policy systems

Upcoming public events:

• September 6th: We are organizing a side event during the BWC Meeting of Experts on “long-term decision-making in the face of extreme biological risks” (13:15-14:45 CEST).
• November 22nd to 25th: We are piloting our tabletop exercise on pandemic resilience during the BWC Meeting of States Parties (details tbd)

What else we’re up to:

• Giving presentations on ”institutions for future generations”, ”behavioral solutions for evidence-based decision-making” and ”the philosophy, science and practice of long-term governance”
• Conducting a systematic review of the academic literature on the “psychology of extreme risk governance” and analyzing 28 corresponding expert interviews
• Finalizing our drafted ”very short guide to decision-making on wicked problems”
• Facilitating virtual meetings between extreme risk researchers and leadership of international security organizations
• Formalizing the concept of ”long-term institutional fit” in an academic paper and submitted a paper on ”computational policy process studies”
• Waiting on the end of the pandemic to properly engage our Longterm Governance Network and test more in-person event formats
• Raising funding to move full-time into SI and extend our planning horizon

Want to discuss how you can contribute? Get in touch or join our office hour any first Wednesday of the month from 12:30-13:30 CEST.

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