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SUMMARY:Admins\, Mods\, & Benevolent Dictators for Life: The Implicit Feudalism
DESCRIPTION:Professor Schneider (University of Colorado) presented on how implicit feudalism came to dominate online communities and discussed potentially better models of governance\, including the current space for creative innovation. Schneider presented example visions that aim to incorporate good governance as a background logic to our digital interactions.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/admins-mods-benevolent-dictators-for-life-the-implicit-feudalism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T120000
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SUMMARY:Roundtable on Police Reform in Pittsburgh
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on police reform in Pittsburgh with Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and several key members of his staff. Responses were given by Professors David Harris\, School of Law\, University of Pittsburgh and Brandon Davis\, School of Public Affairs and Public Administration\, University of Kansas. \nWatch here: Police Reform in Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Mayor Peduto
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/roundtable-on-police-reform-in-pittsburgh/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T140000
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SUMMARY:Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket
DESCRIPTION:Part of CGM’s Virtual Seminar on Policing and Police Reform in the US\, Professor Joe Soss (Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, University of Minnesota) presents his research on Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket.\n\n\nWatch here: Preying on the Poor: Criminal Justice as Revenue Racket – Joe Soss
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/preying-on-the-poor-criminal-justice-as-revenue-racket/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T080000
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SUMMARY:The Siren Song: Algorithmic Governance By Blockchain
DESCRIPTION:Professor Werbach (University of Pennsylvania) argued that for blockchain-based networks and related services to succeed at scale\, they must directly engage with governance issues. Illustrating why interoperability and experimentation in various governance structures and protocols should be key considerations moving forward\, he explores toolkits for using blockchain as a governance mechanism.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/the-siren-song-algorithmic-governance-by-blockchain/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T150000
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SUMMARY:Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling
DESCRIPTION:Islam and the State: Religious Education in the Age of Mass Schooling by Samuel Bazzi from Boston University (with Masyhur Hilmy and Benjamin Marx)
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/islam-and-the-state/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T140000
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SUMMARY:Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York
DESCRIPTION:Carl Suddler from Emory University presents his Book\, Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York. A stark disparity exists between black and white youth experiences in the justice system today. Black youths are perceived to be older and less innocent than their white peers. When it comes to incarceration\, race trumps class\, and even as black youths articulate their own experiences with carceral authorities\, many Americans remain surprised by the inequalities they continue to endure. In this revealing book\, Carl Suddler brings to light a much longer history of the policies and strategies that tethered the lives of black youths to the justice system indefinitely.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/presumed-criminal-black-youth-and-the-justice-system-in-postwar-new-york/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T140000
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SUMMARY:Going the Extra Mile: the Cost of Complaint Filing\, Accountability\, and Law Enforcement Outcomes in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:By Bocar Ba\, from University of California\, Irvine. \nWhile much of the economic literature has centered on the impact of policing on crime\, there is little empirical evidence evaluating the effect of oversight on police misconduct and use of force. I use novel data from the Chicago Police Department and a policy change that generates exogenous variation in the cost of filing a complaint. I find that civilians facing higher travel costs are less likely to complete the complaint filing process and more likely to experience police use of force. These effects are larger for residents of non-white areas. I estimate civilians’ complaint valuation and construct counterfactual scenarios. I find that the individuals who benefit most from oversight are those with the lowest valuation of their complaints. Simulated counterfactual scenarios show that reducing the cost of filing a complaint increases the number of completed complaints\, and thus the number of investigations. Under a policy that reduces the cost of complaining\, the number of sustained complaints about failure to provide service increases by 8.1%; the rate of sustained allegations of police brutality\, however\, falls by 9.8%. Complainants who would benefit the most from this policy are the ones seeking help from the police\, and who live in the most violent neighborhood of the city. This research sheds light on the complex relationship between public safety and the cost of reporting police misconduct. \nRead full article: here
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/going-the-extra-mile/
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SUMMARY:Francis Fukuyama and Tymofiy Mylovanov: Reform in Ukraine: Is There a Way Forward?
DESCRIPTION:CGM\, with the Kyiv School of Economics\, hosted a virtual conversation between Francis Fukuyama and Tymofiy Mylovanov. Professor Fukuyama interviewed former Minister Mylovanov on his experiences serving as Minister of Economic Development\, Trade\, and Agriculture of Ukraine. They also discussed future prospects for economic and political reform. \n\nFrancis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)\, Mosbacher Director of FSI’s Center on Democracy\, Development\, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)\, and Director of Stanford’s Master’s in International Policy Program. He is also professor (by courtesy) of Political Science. \n\nTymofiy Mylovanov is the President of the Kyiv School of Economics\, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh\, and former minister of Economic Development\, Trade\, and Agriculture of Ukraine.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/francis-fukuyama-and-tymofiy-mylovanov-reform-in-ukraine-is-there-a-way-forward/
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SUMMARY:Governance Reform in Kazakhstan: What to Expect Next?
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFeaturing: \n\nSholpan Aitenova\, Director\, Zertteu Research Institute Aida\nAlzhanova\, President of Public Foundation ADAM DAMU\, Civic activist\, former Fulbright Scholar to the United States\nZauresh Battalova\, President of the Parliamentary Development Fund of Kazakhstan\nLeila Zhanuzakova\, Deputy Director of Law Institute\, Turan University and Senior Researcher\, Institute of Legislation and Legal Information of Kazakhstan\n\nModerated by: \n\nJennifer Brick Murtazashvili\, Director\, Center for Governance and Markets.\n\nThis event is supported by the Central Asia University Partnerships Program (UniCEN) funded by the US Embassy in Kazakhstan and administered by American Councils for International Education
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/governance-reform-in-kazakhstan-what-to-expect-next/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T153000
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SUMMARY:The Law and Economics of Crime on Indian Reservations
DESCRIPTION:Virtual talk presented by Adam Crepelle at the Southern University Law Center
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/the-law-and-economics-of-crime-on-indian-reservations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T140000
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SUMMARY:Racial Diversity\, Electoral Preferences\, and the Supply of Policy: The Great Migration and Civil Rights
DESCRIPTION:By\, Vicky Fouka from Stanford University. \nUnderstanding lack of political empowerment as a cause of racial inequality in the US\, Professor Vicky Fouka (Stanford University) explored the rise of the American Civil Rights Movement. She found causal links between the second Great Migration and increased support pro-civil rights activism and legislation.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nRead the article here.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/racial-diversity-electoral-preferences-and-the-supply-of-policy-the-great-migration-and-civil-rights/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T170000
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SUMMARY:The Rule of Code: Challenges in Regulating Decentralized Blockchain-based Systems
DESCRIPTION:Professor Wright (Cardozo Law\, Yeshiva University) presented on the emerging regulatory challenges surrounding public blockchains. He discussed how smart contracts are helping to create scarcity in the digital world and beginning to create a new commercial stack. Smart contracts tend to have designs that are alegal and are built on decentralized technologies that appear to have no center\, creating a host of regulatory issues. He argues that these challenges will require governments to adapt with new forms of laws\, regulations\, and rules outside of the typical bureaucratic approach.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/the-rule-of-code-challenges-in-regulating-decentralized-blockchain-based-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T080000
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UID:1770-1603872000-1603904400@cgm.pitt.edu
SUMMARY:Governance in Digitalized Electricity Systems: The Economics of Transactive Energy
DESCRIPTION:Professor Kiesling (Carnegie Mellon University)\, with her colleague Dave Chassin\, presented on the potential for transactive energy to create more efficient electricity usage and distribution. Their research focuses on leveraging the technological dynamism of distributed energy resources (DERs) with the goal of enabling decentralized coordination that makes better use of resources through eliminating the need for hierarchical control in traditional electric power networks.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/governance-in-digitalized-electricity-systems-the-economics-of-transactive-energy-lynne-kiesling/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T140000
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SUMMARY:The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe
DESCRIPTION:The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe by Desiree Desierto\, George Mason University and with Mark Koyama. \nView the talk here.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/political-economy-pre-europe/
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