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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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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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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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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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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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