Alexis Wichowski
Articles & essays
Wichowski, A. (2021). "Why Big Tech shouldn't govern citizens." Tech Policy Press
Wichowski, A. (2021). "Nations need ambassadors to Big Tech." WIRED
Wichowski, A. & Benjamin, K. (2021). "Public service as a service." Medium
Wichowski, A. (2020). "Let's Polarize Together," Public Books
Wichowski. A. (2020). "How to forge partnerships during crises (in 4 easy steps)," Apolitical
Wichowski, A. (2020). "The U.S. can’t regulate Big Tech companies when they act like nations," The Washington Post
Wichowski, A. (2020). "American needs a technology ambassador for the digital world." The Hill
Wichowski, A. (2018) “Misery loves bureaucracy: why technology hasn’t saved government.” GovExec
Wichowski, A. (2017) "Net states rule the world. Ignore them at your peril." WIRED
Wichowski, A. (2017) "How New York City invests in veterans." Medium
Wichowski, A. (2017) "Hack the bureaucracy: a user's guide to getting things done in government (with or without tech)" (abridged version published in GovExec)
Johnson, J. & Wichowski, A. (2015). “Immerse me: how to get lost in story (story not required).” TechCrunch
Wichowski, A. (2013). “What government can and should learn from hacker culture.” The Atlantic
Wichowski, A. (2013). “Social diplomacy: Or how diplomats learned to stop worrying and love the tweet.” Foreign Affairs [PDF]
Wichowski, A. (2009). “Survival of the fittest tag: folksonomies, findability, and the evolution of information organization.” First Monday, 14 (5-4)
Books & chapters
Wichowski, A. (2020). The Information Trade: How Big Tech Conquers Countries, Challenges our Rights & Transforms Our World. HarperCollins: New York
Wichowski, A. (2020). "'What unites us': How the angry few hijack public opinion and why institutions must intervene to save democracy." Chapter 1, editors Alberto de Farias, L.; Lemos, E.; Nociolini Recechi, C. Opinião Pública, Comunicação e Organizações: Convergencias e perspectivas Contemporâneas. Abrapcorp. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Wichowski, A. (2016). “So long, smoke and mirrors! Digital diplomats wear no clothes.” London School of Economics Review of Books
Wichowski, A. (2015). “‘Secrecy is for losers’: why diplomats should embrace openness to protect national security.” In M. Holmes & C. Bjola (Eds.) Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge.
Wichowski, A. (2010). "The myth of fragmentation: assessing political information online." (dissertation) University at Albany College of Computing & Information.
Proceedings & testimony
Wichowski, A. (2023). Submission of recommendations on artificial intelligence & emerging technologies on behalf of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy for the United Nations Summit of the Future and New Agenda of Peace, Geneva, Switzerland
Wichowski, A. (2021). Submission to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on tech and the future of UK foreign policy, United Kingdom
Wichowski, A. (2015). “Examining the future of the open and universal Internet.” Proceedings: Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber Security, May 14-15, 2015. Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs.
Wichowski, A. (2015). “Human rights, freedom of expression, and the Internet.” Proceedings: Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber Security, May 14-15, 2015. Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs.