# MIT political science

Published articles for MIT political science.

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## Naoki Egami's Research on Political Methodology and External Validity

DevFeed: [Naoki Egami's Research on Political Methodology and External Validity](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/measure-by-measure-studying-society-accurately-37981.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/studying-society-accurately-naoki-egami-0916>)

Author: Peter Dizikes | MIT News

Published: 2026-09-16T04:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [Statistics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/statistics.md>), [Data Science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-science.md>), [AI Research](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-research.md>)

Tags: [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [external-validity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/external-validity.md>), [faculty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/faculty.md>), [idss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/idss.md>), [mit-political-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-political-science.md>), [mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing.md>), [naoki-egami](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/naoki-egami.md>), [political-methodology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/political-methodology.md>), [political-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/political-science.md>), [profile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/profile.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences.md>), [science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/science.md>), [social-sciences](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-sciences.md>), [statistics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/statistics.md>), [technology-and-society](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology-and-society.md>), [voting-and-elections](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/voting-and-elections.md>)

### AI overview

An MIT profile of political scientist Naoki Egami, whose research examines research methodology, external validity, and the mathematical and statistical challenges of studying civic and political phenomena. It also discusses his work on the use of AI tools in research.

### Source excerpt

Naoki Egami has become a standout in political methodology, helping refine tools that give scholars durable results.

## Bailey Flanigan uses computational and mathematical tools to study democratic participation

DevFeed: [Bailey Flanigan uses computational and mathematical tools to study democratic participation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/following-the-questions-where-they-lead-37951.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/following-questions-where-they-lead-bailey-flanigan-0717>)

Author: Michaela Jarvis | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

Published: 2026-07-17T17:25:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [Computer science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-science.md>), [Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs.md>), [math](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/math.md>), [MIT Schwarzman College of Computing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing.md>)

Tags: [ai-and-democracy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-democracy.md>), [ai-in-politics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-in-politics.md>), [algorithms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/algorithms.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [bailey-flanigan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bailey-flanigan.md>), [computer-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-science.md>), [computer-science-and-technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-science-and-technology.md>), [defending-democracy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/defending-democracy.md>), [democracy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/democracy.md>), [democratic-decision-making](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/democratic-decision-making.md>), [electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs.md>), [faculty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/faculty.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [labor-and-jobs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/labor-and-jobs.md>), [laboratory-for-information-and-decision-systems-lids](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laboratory-for-information-and-decision-systems-lids.md>), [math](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/math.md>), [mit-eecs-faculty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-eecs-faculty.md>), [mit-faculty-profile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-faculty-profile.md>), [mit-lids](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-lids.md>), [mit-political-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-political-science.md>), [mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing.md>), [political-legitimacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/political-legitimacy.md>), [political-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/political-science.md>), [politics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/politics.md>), [profile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/profile.md>), [public-health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-health.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [school-of-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/school-of-engineering.md>), [school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences.md>), [science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/science.md>), [technology-and-society](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology-and-society.md>), [wisconsin-innocence-project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wisconsin-innocence-project.md>)

### AI overview

An MIT faculty member, Bailey Flanigan studies how computational and mathematical tools can create new avenues for meaningful democratic participation. The article describes her interdisciplinary path across computer science, political science, medicine, public health, economics, and related fields.

### Source excerpt

Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan has arrived at complex computational methods for helping democracy thrive.