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SUMMARY:The Social Construction of Race During Reconstruction
DESCRIPTION:On April 7 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host Richard Hornbeck for a talk: The Social Construction of Race During Reconstruction. The talk is part of the Institutions and Inequality Series that CGM is co-hosting with the Department of Economics. \nThis talk examines how race was socially constructed during the Reconstruction Era using skin tone records from the Freedman’s Savings Bank linked to the 1870 Census. The research shows that people with the same physical skin tone were classified differently by race based on their wealth and literacy\, revealing that racial categories were shaped by economic class in ways that set the stage for Jim Crow segregation and lasting racial stratification. \nRichard Hornbeck is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work as an economic historian examines the historical development of the American economy to understand why some places and people prosper while others do not. \nRegister here \nThis talk is part of the Inequality and Institutions series at the Center for Governance and Markets.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/social-race-reconstruction/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T183000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102153
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SUMMARY:A Modest Proposal for Making Higher Education Beneficial to the Public.
DESCRIPTION:On March 18 at 5:00 PM in the Teplitz Moot Courtroom\, the Center for Governance and Markets is co-sponsoring the event “A Modest Proposal for Making Higher Education Beneficial to the Public\,” by Brian Rosenberg. \nDr. Brian Rosenberg\, President Emeritus of Macalester College and Visiting Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Rosenberg is the author of the recent book\, “Whatever It Is\, I’m Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education” (Harvard Education Press\, 2023). The lecture is open to all Pitt faculty\, administrators\, and students\, as well as friends and colleagues in the Pittsburgh area. \nPre-registration is suggested. The lecture will be livestreamed; a Zoom link will be provided to registered attendees. Refreshments will be served at 5PM\, and the lecture will begin at 5:30PM. \nRegister here. \n  \n 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/higher-education-beneficial/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102153
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SUMMARY:Jim Crow and Economic Development
DESCRIPTION:On March 17 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host Jim Crow and Economic Development by Lukas Althoff in partnership with the Department of Economics. \nThis talk explores how Jim Crow laws\, while enriching white land-owning elites\, severely hindered overall Southern economic development\, and how the South only started to catch up with non-Southern economic development after the end of Jim Crow. \nLukas Althoff studies long-run economic progress and inequality\, using tools from applied microeconomics and economic history. He received his PhD from Princeton in 2023. After a Postdoctoral Fellowship at SIEPR\, he joined Stanford’s Department of Economics as an Assistant Professor in 2025. \nRegister here
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/jim-crow-and-economic-development/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102153
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SUMMARY:Mapping Inventions in Idea Space: Spreading Out Over an Expanding Frontier\, 1836-2023
DESCRIPTION:On February 10 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host Mapping Inventions in Idea Space: Spreading Out Over an Expanding Frontier\, 1836-2023 by Jeffery Lin in partnership with the Department of Economics. \nThis research seminar explores how inventors choose which ideas to pursue and how those choices have changed over time. Using U.S. patent data from 1836 to 2023\, the research shows that inventors today are spreading out across more diverse ideas\, which reduces collaboration and makes innovation more costly. These shifts help explain why research now requires greater investment while producing fewer major breakthroughs. \nJeffrey Lin is vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. He leads the regional and microeconomics section and the team responsible for producing the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey and other economic indicators. He is co-director of the Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center and co-editor of Regional Science and Urban Economics.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/mapping-inventions/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102153
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SUMMARY:The Origins of Generosity and Racial Exclusion in American Welfare
DESCRIPTION:On February 3 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host The Origins of Generosity and Racial Exclusion in American Welfare by Shari Eli in partnership with the Economics Department. \nDrawing on newly digitized welfare records from 1911–1935\, the talk examines why early U.S. welfare programs were unevenly administered across counties and how race\, immigration\, and local conditions shaped the generosity of Mothers’ Pensions. The findings reveal lasting patterns of inequality and show that states that were most generous historically remain the most generous today. \nShari Eli is a Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto\, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research\, and founder of the People’s History Lab. Her research focuses on economic history\, health\, and demography\, with widely recognized work on welfare\, health\, and intergenerational outcomes published in leading journals and featured in major media outlets.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/origins-racial-exclusion/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251222T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251222T170000
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SUMMARY:The Emerging Role of Digital Assets in Development
DESCRIPTION:On December 22\, the Center for Governance and Markets hosted “The Emerging Role of Digital Assets in Development\,” with Max DeGregorio (Milken Institute) and Jennifer Murtazashvili (University of Pittsburgh). \nThis was a wrap-up conversation on the topic of FinTech and Development.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/emerging-digital-assets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T120000
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SUMMARY:The Future of Aid: Rethinking Assistance in an Era of Global Change
DESCRIPTION:On December 18 at 11:00 AM ET\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host “The Future of Aid: Rethinking Assistance in an Era of Global Change\,” featuring Faisal Al Mutar\, Founder and President of Ideas Beyond Borders. \nDrawing on his work expanding access to knowledge across the Middle East\, Al Mutar will discuss new approaches to empowering local actors\, strengthening human capital\, and rethinking traditional models of aid and development. \nAbout the Speaker\nFaisal Al Mutar is the Founder and President of Ideas Beyond Borders\, an organization dedicated to empowering young people in the Middle East through access to knowledge. The organization translates books and articles on human rights\, science\, and critical thinking into Arabic and other languages\, expanding access to essential ideas in regions where information is often restricted. \nBorn in Baghdad and now based in New York\, Al Mutar is an Iraqi-born writer\, entrepreneur\, and human rights advocate. He resettled in the United States after surviving the Iraq War and extremist violence and has since become a prominent voice on freedom\, open access to knowledge\, and the future of global development.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/future-aid-rethinking/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T103000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Laissez-Faire Peasant: Post-Socialist Rural Development in Serbia
DESCRIPTION:On Dec 11 at 9:00 AM ET via Zoom\, The Center for Governance and Markets will host Jovana Diković for a book talk on rural development\, peasant agency\, and the limits of state-led planning\, drawing on her new book The Laissez-Faire Peasant: Post-Socialist Rural Development in Serbia.\nThe 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. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Jovana Diković is a rural and economic anthropologist whose work examines property\, economic life\, and social transformation in the rural Balkans. Her research focuses on how local virtues\, private ownership\, and everyday economic practices shape national economies and agricultural policies\, as well as on endogenous rural development in Serbia. \nRegister here \nDownload book here 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/book-talk-laissez-faire/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251206
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Aid from the Ground Up: Bottom-Up Approaches to Development Assistance Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh hosted Rethinking Aid from the Ground Up: Bottom-Up Approaches to Development Assistance on December 4–5\, 2025. The two-day research workshop brought together scholars and practitioners from across disciplines to examine how international development assistance can be reimagined in ways that prioritize community agency\, human dignity\, and sustainable local empowerment. \nAgainst the backdrop of the elimination of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)\, participants engaged in in-depth discussions on the limitations of top-down aid models and explored alternative approaches that shift power and resources closer to local communities. Workshop sessions addressed themes including community-led development\, accountability and governance\, new tools and technologies for local empowerment\, and evolving success metrics grounded in beneficiary perspectives. Through paper presentations and structured feedback\, the convening fostered collaborative exchange and advanced research aimed at informing more legitimate\, effective\, and locally driven development practices.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/rethinking-aid-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T183000
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SUMMARY:Book Panel Discussion: Becoming Nations Again: The Journey Toward Tribal Determination
DESCRIPTION: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). \nReacting to the book will be: \n\nJames Naranjo\, Governor of Santa Clara Pueblo\nSherry Treppa\, Former Chair\, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake\nIlia Murtazashvili\, Professor\, Public and International Affairs\, University of Pittsburgh\n\nAdam Crepelle is an assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. His research emphasizes how many problems in Indian country are a consequence of inefficient federally imposed rules. He serves as Associate Justice on the Court of Appeals for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and as Campbell Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. \nDownload an open-access copy of Becoming Nations Again.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/becoming-nations-again/
LOCATION:University Club\, 123 University Pl\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251113T182212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T190452Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Aid Delivery: FinTech and the Future of Development
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis webinar is part of our semester-long discussions on Fintech and Development\, co-hosted by Maxwell DeGregorio (SPIA ’21)\, Senior Associate for Finance at the Milken Institute. It is part of our broader Future of Development series. \nAbout the Speaker\nSkyler Badenoch is the Chief Executive Officer of Hope for Haiti\, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Haitian people through investments in education\, healthcare\, water\, infrastructure\, and the economy. \nBefore joining Hope for Haiti in 2017\, Badenoch spent a decade at buildOn\, where he managed participatory school construction programs in Haiti\, Nicaragua\, and Malawi\, and raised more than $10 million to support the construction of over 500 schools. \nA former Peace Corps Volunteer in Côte d’Ivoire\, holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Arizona and an M.A. in International Development Studies from George Washington University.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/rethinking-aid-delivery-fintech-and-the-future-of-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T180000
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SUMMARY:Adapting to the Changing Landscape of DA: Bridging Policy and Reality in Development Implementation
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 10 at 4:00 PM ET\, in Alcoa Room (Law 229)\, we are hosting “Adapting to the Changing Landscape of Development Assistance: Bridging Policy and Reality in Development Implementation.” This seminar series is featuring Deji Olaore. \nThis conversation will explore how international development professionals can navigate a rapidly changing field. Drawing on his experience bridging policy and implementation\, Deji will share insights and practical advice for students and practitioners rethinking their career paths amid evolving global realities. \nDeji Olaore is an international development and governance specialist with extensive experience supporting democratic institutions and civil society organizations across Africa and Asia. His work focuses on strengthening governance systems\, public financial management\, promoting accountability\, and enhancing the role of media and communication in democratic processes. \nPizza and beverages provided for all attendees. \nThis event is co-hosted with the Center for African Studies.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/adapting-changing-landscape-da/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251113T140705Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Qualitative Methods Symposium and Small Grant Program
DESCRIPTION: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. Each participant received a small grant to support original field research examining how tradition-based authority is adapting to address challenges of governance\, security\, and development. \nLed by Professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili\, this initiative seeks to deepen understanding of how customary and informal institutions are being reinvented to fill critical gaps in governance across diverse global contexts. \n2025 Small Grant Recipients: \n\nDenise Brown\, PhD Candidate\, University of Missouri\nGabriel Granato\, PhD Candidate\, University of California\, Berkeley\nKevin Grieco\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Institute for Advanced Study\nAkira Pinto Medeiros\, PhD Candidate\, University of Pittsburgh\nLiana Eustacia Reyes\, Assistant Professor\, Purdue University\nLucy Right\, Postdoctoral Associate\, Yale University\nNikhil Shankar\, PhD Candidate\, University of California\, Berkeley\nSarah Thompson\, Assistant Professor\, Cornell University\nIkromjon Tuhtasunov\, PhD Candidate\, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign\nFang Wu\, PhD Candidate\, University of Pittsburgh
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/customary-authority-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251028T142511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T171645Z
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SUMMARY:Development in Crisis: Can Blockchain Save What’s Left of the Aid System
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 31 at 11:00 AM ET\, the Center for Governance and Markets hosted “Development in Crisis: Can Blockchain Save What’s Left of the Aid System?” featuring Paul Wong of the Stellar Development Foundation. This event is part of the Future of Development Assistance series\, co-hosted by Maxwell DeGregorio (SPIA ’21) of the Milken Institute. This series will offer an accessible introduction to FinTech and development. \nPaul Wong leads strategic projects at the Stellar Development Foundation\, helping institutions harness blockchain for real-world impact. He has advanced innovations in global cash assistance for UNHCR\, instant payments for Ukrainian banks\, and tools for transparent\, traceable payments. Before joining Stellar\, he spent 17 years in central banking at the Federal Reserve Board and the Bank for International Settlements.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/development-crisis-blockchain/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T183000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
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SUMMARY:The Future of the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 20 at 4:30 PM ET\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host a timely discussion with acclaimed journalist and author Nadav Eyal on what the future holds for the Middle East. With the signing of the 20-Point Plan for the Future of the Middle East\, Eyal will discuss the prospects for regional integration\, the rebuilding of trust\, and the shifting political and economic dynamics shaping the region’s next chapter. \nNadav Eyal is a Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Faculty of International and Public Affairs\, and one of Israel’s leading journalists. A Sokolov Award winner\, he is a columnist for Yediot Ahronot and Ynet\, a senior commentator for Channel 12\, and chairman of the Movement for Freedom of Information. \nThis talk is part of the Governing Deep Difference Series at the Center for Governance and Markets and is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program \n \n.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/future-middle-east/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251010T181314Z
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SUMMARY:Let's Get the Prince Back into Hamlet
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, October 14 at 12:00 PM ET\, in Barco G12\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host “National Development: Let’s get the Prince back into Hamlet” a seminar featuring Lant Pritchett. Location to be determined later this week. \nLant Pritchett is a development economist and co-founder and Research Director of Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP)\, with prior roles at the World Bank\, Harvard Kennedy School of Government\, and the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. His research spans economic growth\, state capability\, education\, labor mobility\, and development assistance.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/national-development-hamlet/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T140000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
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SUMMARY:Swing State(s) of Mind
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 13 at 12:00 PM\, in Posvar 3800\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host a screening of Swing State(s) of Mind\, a documentary that follows the journey of Kobby Barda across five swing states in the month before the 2024 presidential election\, including Pittsburgh. The film documents his encounters with diverse experts and citizens\, including a discussion with Pitt Political Science Professor Kris Kanthak. \nDr. Barda is a lecturer at the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT)\, specializing in American political history\, grassroots movements\, and U.S.–Israel relations. His forthcoming book\, The Liberty Way (Anthem Press\, 2025)\, examines evangelical mobilization and its impact on U.S. policy. \n 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/swing-states-of-mind/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
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SUMMARY:Advancing the Middle East Peace Plan: What's Next?
DESCRIPTION:The U.S.-brokered 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan marks a significant breakthrough\, but true peace requires more than ceasefires alone. Lasting stability depends on strong institutions\, accountable governance\, and regional cooperation. This webinar will explore how Palestinian state-building and multilateral frameworks must accompany ceasefires to ensure durable peace. \nParticipants:  \nJacob Heilbrunn (moderator) is the editor of National Interest\, editor-at-Large of the Jerusalem Strategic Review\, and nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. \nSamer Sinijlawi is a Palestinian political activist and Chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund. He is recognized for his efforts to foster dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians\, advocate for reform and democracy\, and critically examine the viability of the two-state solution. He is the author of My Hope for Palestine (The Atlantic) \nRonit Levine is a Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University. Her research bridges legal theory\, political institutions\, and regional governance\, with a particular focus on the resilience\, legitimacy\, and distributional impacts of regimes under stress or in transition. She is the author of A Ceasefire Alone Won’t Result in Israeli-Palestinian Peace (The National Interest) \nJennifer Brick Murtazashvili is the Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets and Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on the intersection of security\, political economy\, and development.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/advancing-the-middle-east/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251005
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
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SUMMARY:2025 Annual ALPA Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Annual ALPA Conference will take place on October 3 to 4\, 2025 at the University of Pittsburgh in partnership with the Afghanistan Law & Political Science Association (ALPA). \nThis hybrid event aims to bring together Afghan and international scholars and policymakers to engage with Afghanistan’s evolving crises and support its scholarly and professional communities. \nRegister: https://wkf.ms/3K8YYlf  \nMore Information: RAF Events | ALPA 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/afghanistan-law-and-political-science-association-annual-conference/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T130000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20250924T152045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T171926Z
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SUMMARY:National Digital Currency Strategy
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 26 at 11:30 AM ET\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host\, “National Digital Currency Strategy\,” a discussion featuring Tristan Thomas. This is part of a series on the fintech and development\, which is part of our Future of Development assistance series. The series is hosted by Maxwell DeGregorio (SPIA ‘21)\, Senior Associate at Milken Institute Finance at the Milken Institute. \nTristan Thoma is the Executive Director at Impera Strategy\, where he builds national digital infrastructure\, with a focus on digital currency and financial inclusion. He led the re-implementation of the world’s first and only operating national crypto system in El Salvador and has worked with major banks across Latin America on crypto integrations. Tristan has designed over two dozen blockchain models for governments\, Fortune 500 companies\, and startups across five continents. With expertise in system design\, technical architecture\, and digital financial services\, his work supports responsible innovation to advance economic resilience and inclusive growth.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/national-digital-currency-strategy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20250924T151847Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of FinTech
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 19 at 11:00 AM ET\, the Center for Governance and Markets invites you to the launch of a new virtual series: The Future of Fintech and Development\, which explores how emerging financial technologies are reshaping global development and the delivery of foreign assistance. The series is hosted by Maxwell DeGregorio (SPIA ‘21)\, Senior Associate at Milken Institute Finance at the Milken Institute. \nOur first event\, “Future of FinTech\,” will feature Paul Brigner\, Head of Policy and Strategic Advocacy at Electric Coin Co. (ECC) and a distinguished leader in technology policy. With a career spanning over a decade in software development\, culminating in a senior technical managerial role at Verizon\, Brigner transitioned into policy. He has held significant positions in notable organizations including Verizon\, Internet Society\, the Motion Picture Association of America\, and the Chamber of Digital Commerce.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/the-future-of-fintech/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T163000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20250925T163605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T185213Z
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SUMMARY:Conference on Voluntary Governance
DESCRIPTION:A two-day event featuring expert talks\, panels\, and a keynote by David Sloan Wilson on voluntary\, decentralized\, and polycentric approaches to governance. \n\n\n\n\nAgenda\, below.\n\n\n\nSaturday\, September 6 \n08:00 AM – Registration and Breakfast \n09:00 AM – Opening Session \n\nWelcoming Remarks | Orientation | Thematic Overview\n\n09:45 AM – Panel 1 | Foundations of Polycentric Governance\nModerator: Paul Aligica\, George Mason University \n\nSlippery Slopes in Political Economy: The Hayek-Samuelson Debate – Vlad Tarko\, University of Arizona\nState Capacity Liberalism – Billy Christmas\, West Virginia University\nDeliberative Polycentricity: A Sketch – Adelin-Costin Dumitru\, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest\nThe Political-Comprehensive Collapse – Alec Crisman\, McGill University\n\n11:15 AM – Coffee Break \n11:30 AM – Panel 2 | Community\, Faith & Identity-Based Self-Governance\nModerator: Aylon Manor\, Center for Governance and Markets\, University of Pittsburgh \n\nFree to Be Unfree? Rights\, Autonomy & Contestation in a Religious Community – Nathan Goodman\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University\nVoluntary Governance of a Subversive Milieu: Intentional Communities – Mikayla Novak\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University\nCollective Action in the Sanctuary Movement: Polycentric Protection of Asylum-Seekers – Karla Segovia\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University\nPolycentric Governance in a Faith Based Field: Islamic Finance – Andrew Smith\, University of Birmingham\n\n01:00 PM – Lunch Break \n02:00 PM – Panel 3 | Designing Constitutional & Metaconstitutional Orders\nModerator: Mikayla Novak\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University \n\nThe Design of Non-Sovereign Orders – Ali Palida\, Center for Governance and Markets\, University of Pittsburgh\nSelf-Governance and the Rules for Constitutional Change – Eric Scorsone\, University of Virginia\nDoes Public Participation in Constitution-Making Strengthen Property Rights & the Rule of Law? – Jamie Pavlik\, Texas Tech University\nWho Decides What in Utopia? A Subsidiarist Case for Decentralised\, Transparent Decision-Making – Rebecca Lowe\, George Mason University\n\n03:30 PM – Coffee Break \n03:45 PM – Panel 4 | Digital\, Crypto & AI Frontiers in Voluntary Governance\nModerator: Ali Palida\, Center for Governance and Markets\, University of Pittsburgh \n\nPolycentric Digital Constitutionalism: Restraining Cognitive Power in AI-Intensive Markets – Pavel Kuchař\, Palacký University Olomouc\nVoluntary Constitutionalism and the Limits of Blockchain – Sinclair Davidson\, RMIT University\nCrypto Institutional Drift: A Non-Strategic Maximization of Economic Freedom – Marcos Lüdy\, Friedman Hayek Center\, University of CEMA\nVoluntary Governance of AI Models: A Bloomington-School Perspective – Simon Sun\, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University\n\n05:15 PM – Coffee Break \n05:30 PM – Author Meets Critics | The Polycentric Polity as an Infrastructure for the Good Life: Roundtable on David Thunder’s “Polycentric Republic” (2025) \n\nDavid Thunder\, University of Navarra\nPaul Dragos Aligica\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University\nKaveh Pourvand\, Universidad San Sebastian\n\n07:00 PM – Dinner & Keynote Address \n\nVoluntary Governance\, Viewed Through the Lens of a New Paradigm – David Sloan Wilson\, Prosocial World\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 7 \n08:00 AM – Breakfast \n08:30 AM – Panel 5 | Stewarding Commons: Environment\, Space & Heritage\nModerator: Vlad Tarko\, University of Arizona \n\nPanarchy – Aviezer Tucker\, Harvard University\, The University of Ostrava\nVoluntary Environmentalism: Acting Within the Space Created by Constitutional Orders – Ryan Yonk\, American Institute for Economic Research\nMetaconstitutional Rule-Making for Space Sustainability – Miguel Nkegbe\, City St. George’s\, University of London\nThe Success of Local\, Voluntary Organisations Prior to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 – Dominique Lazanski\, Center for Governance and Markets\, University of Pittsburgh\n\n10:00 AM – Coffee Break \n10:15 AM – Panel 6 | Policy Implementation & the Rule of Law in Polycentric Systems\nModerator: Nathan Goodman\, Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics \n\nEstablishment Federalism and the Enforcement of the Establishment Clause – David Golemboski\, Augustana University\nSocial Capital and Policy Compliance: An Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccination Rates – Kun Huang\, University of New Mexico\nPolycentric Expertise: Reconciling Democratic Values with Technocratic Necessities – Aylon Manor\, Center for Governance and Markets\, University of Pittsburgh\nCan the Interventionist State Comply with the Rule of Law? – Kaveh Pourvand\, Universidad San Sebastian\n\n11:45 AM – Lunch Break \n12:45 PM – Panel 7 | Normative Visions – Expertise\, Engagement & the Good Life\nModerator: David Diaconu\, University of Bucharest\, National University of Political Studies \n\nWhy People Engage (or Don’t) in Voluntary Governance – Zheng Yang\, California State University\, Dominguez Hills\nInfrastructures of Contention in a Bucharest Gated Community – Alexandru Dincovici\, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration\, Bucharest\nEthnicity\, Representation & Dissent in Romanian Society – David Diaconu\, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration\, Bucharest\n\n01:45 PM – Panel 8 | Free Cities & Autonomous Territories\nModerator: Paul Aligica\, George Mason University \n\nFree Cities: Experiments in Voluntary Governance & Constitutional Systems\, Paul Dragos Aligica\, Mercatus Center\, George Mason University\nSpecial Economic Zones\, Free Zones\, and Autonomous Cities  – Peter Young\, Free Cities Foundation\nMultiple Level Selection\, Institutional Evolution\, and Design Principles – David Sloan Wilson\, Prosocial World\n\n02:45 PM – Closing Remarks
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/conference-on-voluntary-governance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
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SUMMARY:2025 Pittsburgh Global Forum
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, August 29\, 2025\, CGM at the University of Pittsburgh is launching the Pittsburgh Global Forum. This is an annual gathering dedicated to advancing dialogue on governance and global affairs. The topic this year is Overcoming Deep Differences. At a moment marked by instability\, declining trust in institutions\, amid wars\, displacement\, and deepening polarization\, Pittsburgh offers an unexpected but compelling setting for global dialogue. The Forum is designed to foster meaningful exchange among scholars\, students\, policymakers\, and practitioners working on these challenges. \nThis one-day event will convene leading scholars and practitioners from around the world to explore how divided communities—across lines of identity\, belief\, culture\, and ideology. The program draws research conducted by CGM and its partners on these issues from the US and around the world. Participants will share field-based insights\, highlight emerging strategies for rebuilding trust\, and reflect on lessons for governance under pressure. The Forum will feature research mini-talks\, panels\, fireside conversations\, and a keynote address by a thought leader.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/2025-pittsburgh-global-forum/
LOCATION:University Club\, 123 University Pl\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250813
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251015T170146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T154637Z
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SUMMARY:The Governance and Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence 
DESCRIPTION:August 12\, 2025: The Governance and Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence\nCGM and the Stephenson Institute co-hosted a research workshop on the governance and societal implications of artificial intelligence. Scholars presented work on topics including regulatory frameworks\, economic impacts\, ethical challenges\, and institutional approaches to AI governance.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/societal-implications-ai/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250703
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250704
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251015T153201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T153201Z
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SUMMARY:Self Governance in Focus Workshop 
DESCRIPTION:CGM partnered with the Institute for Humane Studies for an online research workshop exploring federalism\, subsidiarity\, and self-governance. Scholars presented work on rural policy\, tribal governance\, administrative challenges\, and community empowerment through decentralized approaches.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/self-governance-in-focus-workshop/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20250812T143944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T173231Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Development Assistance
DESCRIPTION:On June 5th and 6th\, in the Alcoa Room (229) of the Barco Law Building at the University of Pittsburgh\, the Center for Governance and Markets will host The Future of Development Assistance\, a research workshop exploring how academic work can inform the evolving landscape of global aid. \nIn response to recent shifts in U.S. foreign policy and growing scrutiny of aid effectiveness\, this workshop will convene leading scholars to examine how development assistance can be restructured to promote human flourishing. Topics will include local ownership\, digital innovation\, market-based solutions\, and the role of geopolitical change in shaping aid priorities. \nThe workshop will be co-led by ⁠Kamran Hakiman\, PhD candidate at the School of Public and International Affairs and Agora Fellow at the Center for Governance and Markets\, and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili\, Professor at the School of Public and International Affairs and Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets. \nThe keynote address will be delivered by Michael Woolcock of the World Bank.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/the-future-of-development-assistance/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250531
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251015T170008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T170227Z
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SUMMARY:The Rust Belt Initiative: Explaining Community Rebound
DESCRIPTION:May 29-30\, 2025: The Rust Belt Initiative: Explaining Community Rebound  \nCGM hosted a workshop exploring how governance influences community resilience in post-industrial cities. Participants examined why some Rust Belt communities recover while others struggle\, with a focus on institutional effectiveness and policy responses to economic change. 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/the-rust-belt-initiative-comm-rebound/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T113000
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20250812T153345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T134510Z
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SUMMARY:Regulating Nonprofit Organizations in China: History and Present
DESCRIPTION:On May 13\, at 9:00 AM\, Xiaoyun Wang will present\, “Regulating Nonprofit Organizations in China: History and Present.” Existing literature emphasizes the roles of nonprofit regulations in maintaining political control but does not pay enough attention to the impact of privatization reform on these regulations. This talk explores the regulatory changes resulting from the privatization reforms\, which have facilitated a paradigm shift from command-and-control regulation towards a more sophisticated regulatory regime that involves rulemaking\, enforcement\, as well as self-regulation and third-party regulation. \nXiaoyun Wang is an Associate Professor for the School of Public Administration and Policy at Renmin University of China. Her research focuses on comparative studies of Chinese and American philanthropy.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/regulating-nonprofit-china/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250510
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251015T153407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T202620Z
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SUMMARY:Reimagining the Future of Foreign Assistance 
DESCRIPTION:May 8-9\, 2025: Reimagining the Future of Foreign Assistance  \nCGM hosted an interactive\, solutions-focused workshop in response to the elimination of USAID and broader uncertainty in the foreign aid landscape. Bringing together policymakers\, scholars\, and practitioners\, the event aimed to challenge outdated models and co-create new frameworks for foreign assistance. 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/reimagining-the-future-of-foreign-assistance/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250426
DTSTAMP:20260515T102154
CREATED:20251015T152951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T152951Z
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SUMMARY:Self Governance and Pluralism in Divided Times 
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Institute for Humane Studies\, CGM co-hosted an academic research symposium in Arlington\, VA\, exploring self-governance and pluralism in divided times. Sessions featured scholars discussing decentralization\, federalism\, and institutional reform. 
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/self-governance-and-pluralism-in-divided-times/
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