Federica Fusi

Federica Fusi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at VU Amsterdam, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the New Public Governance (NPG) program. She previously served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her PhD in Public Administration & Policy was awarded by Arizona State University in 2018.

Her research focuses on government digitalization, examining technologies like cybersecurity, open data portals, and e-voting, with an emphasis on equitable outcomes. Key interests include environmental justice, public interest technology, and governance. Her work has been supported by the US National Science Foundation and the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement.

Teaching highlights include leading the MSc Public Administration: Artificial Intelligence & Governance program, where she teaches courses such as Digital Encounters: Citizen-State Interactions in the Digital Age. She also instructs in public policy and data analytics.

• Grants:
  • Inclusive Open Government Data Implementation for Environmental Justice (2023)
  • Linking institutional logics and data sharing (2020)
  • Wellbeing in the Digital Era: Socio-technical Approach (2022)

Her research outputs span 25+ articles in journals like Public Administration Review and Public Management Review. She actively collaborates on projects addressing environmental justice and digital governance, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to equity and sustainability.