September 29, 2020 β’ 8am-5pm Lessons from the Prison Education Project Professor Chris Bonneau (University of Pittsburgh) presents his work co-founding and running the Prison Education Project at the University of Pittsburgh Learn more
September 30, 2020 β’ 8am-5pm Capitalism after Satoshi: On the Economic Organization of a Digital Economy Professor Potts illustrated how a blockchain economy destroys a corporate economy in the same way that a market economy destroyed the feudal economy. Learn more
September 30, 2020 β’ 2pm-3:30pm Land Use Regulation and Individual Welfare (with Brian Beach) As part of CGM's Virtual Seminar Series on the Economics of Race and Identity, Tate Twinam (College of William & Mary) presented Land Use Regulation and Individual Welfare and engaged in audience Q&A. Learn more
October 2, 2020 β’ 8am-5pm Admins, Mods, & Benevolent Dictators for Life: The Implicit Feudalism Professor Schneider presented on how implicit feudalism came to dominate online communities and discussed potentially better models of governance, including the current space for creative innovation. Learn more
October 2, 2020 β’ 12pm-1:30pm Roundtable on Police Reform in Pittsburgh In a virtual roundtable on police reform, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and his staff engaged with responses from Professors David Harris and Brandon Davis, highlighting challenges and possibilities for reimagining public safety and accountability Learn more
October 6, 2020 β’ 2pm-3:30pm Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket In Preying on the Poor, Joe Soss shows how revenue-centered practices like fines, fees, bail, and asset forfeiture turn criminal justice into a system of predatory governance that entrenches inequality and reshapes American citizenship Learn more
October 7, 2020 β’ 8am-5pm The Siren Song: Algorithmic Governance By Blockchain Professor argued that for blockchain-based networks and related services to succeed at scale, they must directly engage with governance issues Learn more
October 7, 2020 β’ 3pm-4:30pm Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling by Samuel Bazzi Learn more
October 13, 2020 β’ 2pm-3:30pm Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York In Presumed Criminal, Carl Suddler uncovers the deep historical roots of policies that bound Black youth to the justice system, exposing how racial perceptions of age and innocence have long driven stark disparities in punishment and incarceration Learn more
October 14, 2020 β’ 2pm-3:30pm Going the Extra Mile: the Cost of Complaint Filing, Accountability, and Law Enforcement Outcomes in Chicago Bocar Ba from the University of California, Irvine presents research showing that lowering the cost of filing complaints against police increases reporting, alters oversight outcomes, and reveals unequal burdens on non-white communities Learn more
October 15, 2020 β’ 12pm-1:30pm Francis Fukuyama and Tymofiy Mylovanov: Reform in Ukraine: Is There a Way Forward? CGM, with the Kyiv School of Economics, hosted a virtual conversation between Francis Fukuyama and Tymofiy Mylovanov. Learn more
October 16, 2020 β’ 10am-11:30am Governance Reform in Kazakhstan: What to Expect Next? CGM and the Eurasian Center for Economic and Legal Research, Narxoz University host a virtual conversation on the prospects of recently announced governance reforms in Kazakhstan. Learn more