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.
In 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.
The 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.
The keynote address will be delivered by Michael Woolcock of the World Bank.