Public Policy, Political Campaigning, and Behavioral Science

As the rise of technology and AI has seemingly permeated every facet of society and continues to grow, it has got me thinking: how will AI influence governmental jobs, our justice system, and political campaigning? Will judges, political candidates, and government workers be replaced by robots, who are exempt from the unpredictable human emotions that can make politics and policy so complicated? How will artificial intelligence make governmental processes more efficient? This

What I was unaware of before interning for the Dini for Hoboken campaign is that a candidate needs a certain amount of signatures to actually get on the ballot. However, this signature collecting is after months and months of campaigning. In Hoboken, if an individual wants to run for mayor, they must first meet the basic criteria of being a registered voter in the state of New Jersey, and they must be a resident of Hoboken for at least one year before the election time(even t

Most Campaigns collect polls in order to have data that will let them know how they can adjust their strategy to the prevalent desires and concerns of citizens. Polling data can be collected in several ways. It can be collected through phone calls or sometimes, more efficiently, with automated calls whose messages are pre-recorded. Data can also be collected through online surveys and interviews.  One of the most important uses of polling data is to gain an understanding of

The mayor doesn’t reign full control over the budget: there is a lengthy process that revises and reviews the proposal. First, the budget process starts with a proposal from the mayor which includes a draft of the specific departments the money will be allocated to like healthcare, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and housing. Based on which issues are most pressing at a given time, there may be a necessity for more funds to be allocated to one sector over another.