FUTURE INVESTIGATION
Research Proposals
Planned studies from the Academy's 80-project agenda. Each detailed page contains a research problem, hypothesis, proposed methods, work packages and sources.
P-021Research Proposal · Cu
What is preserved and lost when local memory becomes searchable digital content?
Working hypothesisCommunity-led description and permission systems may reduce extractive archiving.
P-022Research Proposal · Cu
Can generative systems support minority languages without appropriating them?
Working hypothesisCommunity-owned corpora and human review may improve usefulness while retaining cultural authority.
P-023Research Proposal · Cu
How should towns measure the value of creative industries beyond visitor spending?
Working hypothesisLocal production networks and resident participation may better predict durable cultural benefit.
P-024Research Proposal · Cu
How do recurring cultural practices influence trust and civic participation?
Working hypothesisParticipation and perceived procedural fairness may mediate the effects of public rituals on belonging.
P-025Research Proposal · Ph
Does automated personalisation strengthen autonomy or merely reduce friction?
Working hypothesisExcessive optimisation may narrow perceived choice even while improving short-term satisfaction.
P-044Research Proposal · Tr
Which business services become more tradable as AI alters delivery and verification costs?
Working hypothesisIncreased technical tradability may coexist with tighter demand for trust, assurance and compliance.
P-057Research Proposal · Ai
What evidence is needed to disclose and verify AI assistance in academic writing?
Working hypothesisProvenance logs and source-level verification may improve reproducibility more than blanket declarations.
P-058Research Proposal · Ai
Under what conditions does dynamic pricing improve matching or create exploitative outcomes?
Working hypothesisMarket structure and transparency may determine whether efficiency gains reach consumers.
P-060Research Proposal · Ai
How should creative businesses structure provenance and compensation when AI is used in production?
Working hypothesisRights-aware asset inventories may lower disputes and support legitimate licensing.