Events

On 4 February 2026, a special research seminar sponsored by the Comparative Politics Cluster (PAIS) and the Centre for the Study of Democratisation will be led by Adam Chalmers (University of Edinburgh) on AI and regulation. The seminar is based on a paper by Adam Chalmers examining how the EU AI Act is implemented in practice, with a focus on the role of consultancies and political intermediaries in shaping AI governance across Europe. Drawing on new data from 645 EU-based consultancy organisations, the paper explores how uneven regulatory readiness and institutional capacity affect transparency, accountability, and democratic oversight of AI regulation.