Matthew AbbeyPostdoctoral Research AssistantProfileProfileMatthew Abbey is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in social theory on the UKRI funded project ‘What does artificial intelligence mean for the future of democratic society? Examining the social impact of AI and whether human rights can respond’. His research explores how notions of political subjectivity are changing in an era of algorithmic governance, mass surveillance, and data reductivism, drawing upon insights from queer theory, cultural studies, and psychoanalysis. He also has wider interests in border studies, the environment, and colonialism.Research