https://anisbenbrik.net/podcast.html en-gb© 2026 Anis Ben Brik Public policy and public administration research, explained one peer-reviewed article at a time. The series is based on the published research articles of Dr Anis Ben Brik and covers crisis governance, policy design, administrative capacity, policy evaluation and the governance of artificial intelligence, with a focus on the Arab region and the Global South. Audio is generated with NotebookLM from the published articles. For more information, visit anisbenbrik.net. Public policy and public administration research, explained one peer-reviewed article at a time. The series is based on the published research articles of Dr Anis Ben Brik and covers crisis governance, policy design, administrative capacity, policy evaluation and the governance of artificial intelligence, with a focus on the Arab region and the Global South. Audio is generated with NotebookLM from the published articles. For more information, visit anisbenbrik.net. Public policy and administration research Dr Anis Ben Brik Dr Anis Ben Brikanis.ben.brik@usi.ch https://anisbenbrik.net/assets/podcast-cover-v2-en.jpghttps://anisbenbrik.net/podcast.html falseepisodic 4full Many developing countries adopt national AI strategies, ethics guidelines and regulators before the technical and administrative capabilities those instruments require exist. The episode explains the capability trap in AI governance and compares regulation-first and investment-first sequences across 29 Asian developing countries. Policy sequencing and the capability trap: AI governance instrument design across Asian developing countries. Journal of Asian Public Policy (2026). https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2026.2697934https://anisbenbrik.net/listen-capability-trap anisbenbrik-podcast-en-ep04 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 00:21:13 false 3full Evaluation laws, units and mandates now exist across the Middle East and North Africa, but few produce evaluations that inform decisions. The episode explains why formal institutionalisation decouples from practice, and introduces the concept of professional hollowness. Hollow by design: Why evaluation systems decouple in the MENA region. Evaluation Review (2026). https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X261479461https://anisbenbrik.net/listen-hollow-by-design anisbenbrik-podcast-en-ep03 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 00:20:56 false 2full Why the same policy design succeeds in one administration and fails in another. The episode explains Capacity-Design Fit, the match between what a design demands and what an administration can deliver, and what it means for designing policy under capacity constraints, with cash transfer programmes as the case. Policy design under capacity constraints: A comparative analysis of Capacity-Design Fit. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2026.2718253https://anisbenbrik.net/listen-capacity-design-fit anisbenbrik-podcast-en-ep02 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 00:21:41 false 1full How an administration calibrates, sequences and terminates policy instruments while under armed attack, when the relationship with the adversary is itself uncertain. Policy design under armed attack: Instrument calibration and termination under relational uncertainty. Policy Design and Practice (2026). https://doi.org/10.1080/25741292.2026.2739681https://anisbenbrik.net/listen-policy-in-the-dark anisbenbrik-podcast-en-ep01 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 00:09:27 false