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An Interview with Hasina Jalal
Jalal’s experiences outside of her liberal household, however, also played a role in her decision to pursue a life of social justice. She said that her experiences as a girl and young woman growing up in Afghanistan informed her activism and made her passionate about social change, especially regarding the rights of women.Â
An Interview with Omar Sadr
For Omar Sadr, the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) and its Afghanistan Project provides an opportunity to not only continue his academic career, but to contribute a uniquely Afghan voice to scholarship regarding the embattled country.
Center for Governance and Markets Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The Center for Governance and Markets is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellows beginning in September 2022Â for a one-year appointment, with a possible extension for a second year.
CGM Announces Afghanistan Project
On December 2, 2021, the Center for Governance and Markets launched the Afghanistan Project (AP), an initiative that provides an intellectual home to scholars and policy thinkers who fled Afghanistan following the United States withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover of the country.Â
New Seminar Series: Future of Law in Technology and Governance
This month CGM is launching a new virtual seminar series, Future of Law in Technology, co-sponsored by the Future Law Project at the University of Pittsburgh.Â
Agora Fellowships Available to Advanced PhD Students at Pitt
The Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) is seeking advanced doctoral students for PhD research fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic year. The ancient Greek word for public spaces is agora—a place for assembly.
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili Elected President Of Central Eurasian Studies Society
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Founding Director of CGM, has been elected by the members of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) to be its next president.Â
Institute for Human Studies Supports CGM Research on Coexistence in Pluralist Societies
Through generous support from the Institute for Human Studies (IHS), CGM will host a series of colloquia aimed at furthering research on coexistence in a pluralist society during the 2020-21 academic year.
