October 3, 2025-October 4, 2025 2025 Annual ALPA Conference The 2025 Annual ALPA Conference will take place on October 3 to 4, at the University of Pittsburgh in partnership with the Afghanistan Law & Political Science Association (ALPA). Learn more
October 3, 2025 • 11am-12:30pm Advancing the Middle East Peace Plan: What’s Next? This webinar explores how Palestinian state-building and multilateral frameworks must accompany ceasefires to ensure durable peace. Learn more
October 13, 2025 • 12pm-2pm Swing State(s) of Mind Kobby Barda shared his documentary, Swing State(s) of Mind, a film that follows the journey of Kobby Barda across five swing states in the month before the 2024 presidential election, including Pittsburgh. Learn more
October 14, 2025 • 12pm-2pm Let’s Get the Prince Back into Hamlet Lant Pritchett hosted the talk National Development: Let's get the Price Back into Hamlet. Pritchett is a development economist and co-founder and Research Director of Labor Mobility Partnerships. His research spans economic growth, state capability, education, labor mobility, and development assistance. Learn more
October 17, 2025 • 1pm-2:30pm FinTech and Capital Markets Development Carole Biau gives the talk FinTech and Capital Markets Development. Carole Biau is Director of Global Market Development at the Milken Institute, where she advances financial and economic policy in emerging markets. Learn more
October 20, 2025 • 4:30pm-6:30pm The Future of the Middle East Nadav Eyal will leads a discussion, “The Future of the Middle East.” He is a Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Faculty of International and Public Affairs. Learn more
October 31, 2025 • 11am-12:30pm Development in Crisis: Can Blockchain Save What’s Left of the Aid System Paul Wong discusses if blockchain can save what’s left of the aid system Learn more
November 6, 2025-November 7, 2025 2025 Qualitative Methods Symposium and Small Grant Program CGM hosted the 2025 Workshop on Qualitative Methods, bringing together researchers from around the world to launch new projects on the evolution of customary governance. Learn more
November 10, 2025 • 4pm-6pm Adapting to the Changing Landscape of DA: Bridging Policy and Reality in Development Implementation This conversation featuring Deji Olaore will explore how international development professionals can navigate a rapidly changing field. Learn more
November 21, 2025 • 11am-12:30pm Rethinking Aid Delivery: FinTech and the Future of Development The Center for Governance and Markets will host a webinar, “Rethinking Aid Delivery: FinTech and the Future of Development,” featuring Skyler Badenoch, Chief Executive Officer of Hope for Haiti. Learn more
December 1, 2025 • 5pm-6:30pm Book Panel Discussion: Becoming Nations Again: The Journey Toward Tribal Determination The Center for Governance and Markets will host Adam Crepelle for a conversation on tribal sovereignty, economic self-determination, and governance reform, drawing on his new book Becoming Nations Again: The Journey Toward Tribal Determination (Cambridge University Press, 2025). Learn more
December 11, 2025 • 9am-10:30am Book Talk: The Laissez-Faire Peasant: Post-Socialist Rural Development in Serbia The Laissez-Faire Peasant challenges the idea that rural residents are passive recipients of state development schemes, or that planning is the only path to prosperity. Instead, it shows that peasants actively shape their own wellbeing through autonomy, flexible cooperation, and spontaneous, locally driven practices. Learn more