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SUMMARY:Expertise and Bad Predictions: How Can We Do Better?
DESCRIPTION:Gayle Rogers is an Andrew W. Mellon professor and chair of English at the Dietrich School Special Liaison for Outreach and Development. He is also an affiliated faculty with the Global Studies Center\, Center for Latin American Studies\, European Studies Center\, and Cultural Studies program. He works primarily on the topics of risk and prediction\, the history of ideas\, global modernisms\, translation theory\, comparative literature\, critical history\, and the intersections of literature\, economics\, and risk theory. \nZoom Recording
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/expertise-and-bad-predictions-how-can-we-do-better/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
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SUMMARY:Prospects of Good Governance and Inclusive Markets in Muslim-Majority Countries with Ali Salman
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, September 12 at 12 PM ET in the William Pitt Union Building Room 540 at the University of Pittsburgh for “Prospects of Good Governance and Inclusive Markets in Muslim Majority Countries” with Ali Salman. This lecture focuses on governance and market structures in Muslim-majority countries by presenting case studies from Pakistan\, Malaysia\, and Tunisia- representing three diverse regions. Ali Salman is CEO of Islam & Liberty Network\, a global network of researchers working on religious\, political and economic freedoms. \nAbout our Speaker:   \nAli Salman is a founding member and CEO of Islam and Liberty Network and works. He is an economist and public policy expert and is based in Pakistan\, where he heads an independent think tank\, PRIME. Ali has worked as a consultant and trainer for major international development organizations\, public sector organizations and non-profits; and has worked in the government\, academia and private sector. He has held a Fulbright scholarship\, a Royal Netherlands Fellowship and a Charles Wallace Fellowship. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics\, Public Policy and Business Administration\, and writes regularly for the Express Tribune\, a partner publication of the New York Times.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/prospects-of-good-governance-and-inclusive-markets-in-muslim-majority-countries-with-ali-salman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220810T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
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SUMMARY:The State of Academia and Afghanistan under Taliban Rule: A Virtual Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Academia in Afghanistan is facing a crisis. The Taliban have targeted and prosecuted scholars. There is no freedom of expression. Join us Wednesday\, August 17 at 11 am ET for a virtual webinar: The State of Academia in Afghanistan under Taliban Rule. Event moderated by Dr. Omar Sadr. \nThe webinar will feature insights from Dr. Haroun Rahimi (American University of Afghanistan)\, Dr. Omar Sharifi (University of Minnesota)\, and Munazza Ebtikar (Oxford University) on the current state of academia in Afghanistan. \nThis webinar will answer the following questions: \nHow has the re-establishment of the Taliban impacted academia in Afghanistan?\nHow have universities adopted alternative ways and methods to cope and survive?\nWhat are the key challenges and crises of academia under Taliban rule? \nAbout our Speakers:  \nDr. Omar Sadr (moderator) joined CGM as a senior research scholar in October of 2021. Prior to this\, he served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). He is the author of Negotiating Cultural Diversity in Afghanistan (2020). \nDr. Haroun Rahimi is an Assistant Professor of Law at the American University of Afghanistan. In his research\, Dr. Rahimi studies law and development\, institutional reform\, and Islam and politics. He is also an associate editor for the Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law & Practice\, as well as a member of the advisory board for the Porsesh Research and Studies Organization. \nDr. Omar Sharifi is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, University of Minnesota. He is also a Senior Research Fellow and Country Director of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS). Dr. Sharifi is a member of the advisory board of the Civil Society Development Center (CSDC) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Afghan Alumni Association and Afghanistan 1400. \nMunazza Ebtikar is a current PhD candidate at Oxford University\, where she is completing her thesis on war and memory. Ebtikar’s interests lie in history and historiography\, memory\, gender\, the Middle East and Afghanistan. She is the recipient of the St John’s College Graduate Academic Grant and the Oriental Institute Graduate Research Grant at Oxford.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-state-of-academia-and-afghanistan-under-taliban-rule-a-virtual-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T163927Z
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SUMMARY:The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity\, Identity\, and Love in the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Danielle Citron\, University of Virginia \nWatch the seminar here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-fight-for-privacy-protecting-dignity-identity-and-love-in-the-digital-age/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
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SUMMARY:Unpacking the Genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan: A Virtual Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday\, April 29 at 10 am ET for a virtual seminar: Unpacking the Genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan. Event co-hosted by CGM and the Porsesh Research and Studies Organization. \nSeminar will feature insights from Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari (Monash University)\, Dr. Melissa Chiovenda (Zayed University)\, and Dr. Nazif Shahrani (University of Indiana\, Bloomington) on the recent attacks on the Hazara population of Afghanistan. \nAbout our Panel:  \nDr. Nazif Shahrani is an Afghan-American anthropologist specializing in political anthropology and anthropological approached to the study of religion with a focus on Islam. Specifically he is interested in institutional dynamics and political culture of Muslims\, Islamist movements\, problems of state-failure\, role of nationalism in the social fragmentation of multi-ethnic nation-states\, and the political economy of international assistance to postcolonial failing states and its consequences. \nDr. Farkhondeh Akbari is a postdoctoral fellow at the Gender\, Peace and Security Centre at Monash University.  Farkhondeh completed her PhD in diplomatic studies at the Australian National University. Dr. Akbari has work experience at the United Nations Headquarters in New York\, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and Afghanistan’s Independent Directorate of Local Governance in Kabul. Farkhondeh is also an activist\, using her research to advocate for human rights – especially the rights of women and girls\, and vulnerable ethnic groups in Afghanistan. \nDr. Melissa Kerr Chiovenda is an assistant professor of anthropology at Zayed University\, AbuDhabi. She conducted ethnographic fieldwork with Hazara civil society activists in Bamyan\, Afghanistan from 2010-2013\, with follow-up visits in 2016 and 2019. She focuses on the transmission of collective and cultural trauma through the activists’ activities\, and how this affects political identity and subjectivity. She has currently been conducting ethnographic fieldwork with Afghan refugees in Athens\, Greece\, each summer since 2016 focusing on political and transnational placemaking. She has published extensive articles and chapters on these topics\, and has a completed book manuscript she is proposing to publishers. \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/unpacking-the-genocide-of-hazaras-in-afghanistan-a-virtual-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220422T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T200352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T175524Z
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming Local Control: School Finance Reforms and Housing Supply Restrictions
DESCRIPTION:PPApr. 14 2022 3:00pm ET Jake Krimmel: Reclaiming Local Control: School Finance Reforms and Housing Supply Restrictions
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/reclaiming-local-control-school-finance-reforms-and-housing-supply-restrictions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T200737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T175559Z
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SUMMARY:How Can State Governments Support Healthier Housing Markets?
DESCRIPTION:Apr. 21 2022 3:00pm ET Jenny Shuetz
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/how-can-state-governments-support-healthier-housing-markets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220418T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220418T133000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20250925T162925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T191355Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Patriarchal Hierarchy; Market Capitalism and Production in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
DESCRIPTION:The event discusses a book by Dr Kambaiz Rafi which is derived and builds on his PhD research on manufacturing activities in Afghanistan that he completed at UCL in mid-2021. The book is the product of Dr Rafi’s nearly four years of research which analyses extensive empirical data gathered in the field during a year in Afghanistan in 2018. The book’s theoretical contribution takes aim at the methodological foundations of market-led economic policy. This approach to economic development has been advocated by international financial institutions since the 1970s-80s\, and was implemented in Afghanistan as part of the state institution (re-)building during 2001–2021. \nThe book draws on debates in institutionalist political economy and economic sociology (mainly concepts developed by Pierre Bourdieu) but\, importantly\, deals critically with epistemological issues in how individual economic interest is theorized in contemporary economics\, with implications that are seen in practice. The book’s empirical component focuses on manufacturing activities as one area of investment\, examining individual motivation to invest in an environment marred by insecurity. It is of great importance to political economy of development to learn the implications of a market-oriented ‘non-intervention’ policy for manufacturing sector in a country which arguably witnessed the inflow of unprecedented international financial and human resources among least developed economies in the recent history of such outside assistance. \nWhile much attention has been devoted to the security aspects of the US-led campaign in Afghanistan\, the book attempts to fill a gap by focusing on the technical aspects of economic policy. The book event can be an opportunity to also discuss the wider implications of Afghanistan’s political economy during 2002-2021 after more than a year since the former political system’s collapse. \nAbout Kambaiz Rafi: Kambaiz Rafi is a postdoctoral fellow under the Economic and Social Research Council program of the UK Research and Innovation\, hosted at SOAS University of London. He finished his doctorate at UCL (University College London) in development policy\, where he also worked as Postgraduate Teaching Assistant. His research adapted an institutionalist framework to the study of private investments in manufacturing in a conflict-affected market economy\, taking Kabul\, Afghanistan during 2002-2018 as a case study. His doctoral thesis was published by Palgrave Macmillan under the title ‘Patriarchal Hierarchy; Market Capitalism and Production in Afghanistan’. Kambaiz’s independent work in English and Persian has been published in academic and online media. He has an MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London\, a BA majoring in Economics with minors in Political Science and Psychology from University of Pune\, India\, and a Diploma in National Security and International Relations from JRVGT Institute\, Pune\, India. He has worked as adviser to the Minister of Economy of Afghanistan on Sustainable Development Goals\, has experience working at the United Nations headquarters on ECOSOC and Security Council issues\, and has think-tank experience in Washington\, D.C. Kambaiz practices fine arts and has been taught at the Arts Students League of New York\, UCL Arts Society and most recently at the Université Populaire Européenne in Strasbourg\, France.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/book-talk-patriarchal-hierarchy-market-capitalism-and-production-in-afghanistan-2001-2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T164446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T164446Z
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SUMMARY:Information Privacy and the Inference Economy
DESCRIPTION:Alicia Solow-Niederman\, Harvard Law School
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/information-privacy-and-the-inference-economy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251113T194644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T194644Z
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SUMMARY:Information Privacy and the Inference Economy
DESCRIPTION:The event was on ‘Information Privacy and the Inference Economy’ featuring speaker Alicia Solow-Niederman. Michael Maddison for the Future Law Project will moderate.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/information-privacy-and-the-inference-economy-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T194114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T175651Z
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SUMMARY:The Contingency of Neighborhood Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Mar. 24 2022 3:00pm ET Wenfei Xu: The Contingency of Neighborhood Diversity
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-contingency-of-neighborhood-diversity/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T163000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T193143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T175708Z
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SUMMARY:Redlined Forever: The Racist Past of Today's Land Use Regulations
DESCRIPTION:Mar. 17 2022 3:00pm ET Jessica Trounstine: Redlined Forever: The Racist Past of Today’s Land Use Regulations
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/redlined-forever-the-racist-past-of-todays-land-use-regulations/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T163302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T163302Z
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SUMMARY:The Surveillant University
DESCRIPTION:Teresa Scassa\, University of Ottawa \nCovid-19 exacerbated the issues surrounding surveillance by universities that have been present since the introduction of remote proctoring. How do remote learning technologies implemented by universities affect personal privacy? How does remote proctoring effect student performance\, and is there inequity in how these technologies effect different students? Teresa Scassa of the University of Ottawa Law School examines all of these factors during her talk\, “The Surveillant University.” \nWatch the seminar here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-surveillant-university/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T103000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T191328Z
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SUMMARY:War in Ukraine: Voices From Kyiv
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh for a conversation about the unfolding events in Ukraine from leading voices of reform in the country. \nSpeakers: Tymofiy Mylovanov – President\, Kyiv School of Economics; Associate Professor of Economics\, University of Pittsburgh Former Minister of Economic Development\, Trade\, and Agriculture\, Ukraine Nataliia Shapoval – Chair\, Kyiv School of Economics Institute\, Vice President for Policy Research\, Kyiv School of Economics \nModerated: Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili \nThe event is co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies- REEES
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/war-in-ukraine-voices-from-kyiv/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T162711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T162711Z
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SUMMARY:Every Rotten Idea Since Adam: How ERISA Reform Made Modern Venture Capital
DESCRIPTION:M. R. Sauter\, University of Maryland \nThis seminar offers a fascinating exposition on the forces shaping modern venture capital. The discussion explores how discrete changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act transformed the financial sector creating new institutional incentives that shape the modern economy. \nWatch it here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/every-rotten-idea-since-adam-how-erisa-reform-made-modern-venture-capital/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T153000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T135914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T185748Z
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SUMMARY:Unassailable Ideas: How Unwritten Rules and Social Media Shape Discourse in American Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted the official launch of the book\, Unassailable Ideas: How Unwritten Rules and Social Media Shape Discourse in American Higher Education (Oxford University Press).\n\n Speakers include the authors Ilana Redstone (University of Illinois) and John Villasenor (UCLA) as well as John McWhorter (Columbia University) who provided a response.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/unassailable-ideas-how-unwritten-rules-and-social-media-shape-discourse-in-american-higher-education/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T170959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T171136Z
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SUMMARY:The Institutional Grammar Research Initiative\, Institutional Grammar 2.0: A specification for encoding and analyzing institutional design
DESCRIPTION:Saba Siddiki\, Syracuse University and Christopher Frantz\, Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology \nUsing the case of the USDA and organic farming legislation\, the panelists discuss the systemic understanding of institutional language through “institutional syntax” in policy. \nWatch the seminar here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-institutional-grammar-research-initiative-institutional-grammar-2-0-a-specification-for-encoding-and-analyzing-institutional-design/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T170525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T185741Z
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SUMMARY:Coding the Code: Catala and Computationally Accessible Tax Law
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Lawsky\, Northwestern University \nWatch the seminar here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/coding-the-code-catala-and-computationally-accessible-tax-law/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251106T191252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T192510Z
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SUMMARY:Haroun Rahimi: Afghanistan's Informal Economy
DESCRIPTION:Haroun Rahimi\, Assistant Professor of Law\, American University of Afghanistan\, will present his research on the hawala\, the informal finance system in Afghanistan. He will also discuss economic dynamics in the country under Taliban rule.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/haroun-rahimi-afghanistans-informal-economy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T165426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T194114Z
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SUMMARY:NFTs\, Digital Scarcity\, and the Computational Aura
DESCRIPTION:Annette Vee (University of Pittsburgh) presented NFTs\, Digital Scarcity\, and the Computational Aura\, as part of our fall seminar series on the Future of Law in Technology and Governance. The series is co-hosted by Michael Madison and the Future Law Project. \nWatch the seminar here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/nfts-digital-scarcity-and-the-computational-aura/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
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SUMMARY:The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
DESCRIPTION:Ryan Abbott\, University of Surrey
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-reasonable-robot-artificial-intelligence-and-the-law/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T133000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
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SUMMARY:(Book Launch) Doing Global Fieldwork: A Social Scientist's Guide to Mixed-Methods Research Far from Home
DESCRIPTION:CGM hosted a book launch of Doing Global Fieldwork: A Social Scientist’s Guide to Mixed-Methods Research Far from Home (Columbia University Press\, 2021). Author Jesse Driscoll (University of California – San Diego) presented the major themes of his book\, a practical and honest how-to guide for new and seasoned researchers alike. \nHe discussed some of the major stages and key questions common to the research process including the abstract planning phase to the unavoidable stage where you are forced to change something in your research plan. Drawing on years of his own field research in political science across several countries\, Driscoll drilled down to what he feels is the key to successful fieldwork: improvisational pluralism. Ana Arjona (Northwestern) provided remarks and comments on the book.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/doing-global-fieldwork-a-social-scientists-guide-to-mixed-methods-research-far-from-home/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251029T144934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T145001Z
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SUMMARY:Smart City Governance Presentations by Associate Director Martin Weiss
DESCRIPTION:More than half of the world’s population live in cities and that number is expected to grow to nearly three quarters by 2050. Increasingly\, cities are eager to position themselves as the ‘Smart Cities’ of the future\, but what qualifies a city to be designated as ‘smart’? How can communities better design their cities\, harnessing tech solutions to address congestion\, environmental degradation\, inequality\, accessibility\, data privacy\, and many other challenges? CGM has an ongoing research collaboration with Seoul National University on these very questions and the governance implications of smart city design. CGM works closely with SNU on their Global Open Innovation Networks and Groups (GOING) initiative to foster international collaboration around these technologies. \nCGM Associate Director Martin Weiss discussed this research at two conferences co-hosted by SNU. First\, on the topic of Governance Capacity Development and co-hosted with the UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs. The series was part of their larger initiative: Strengthening Public Governance & Accelerating Innovation to Achieve Agenda 2030. Weiss was featured at the April 9 session with his talk\, Smart for Whom? On the Governance of the Smart City. \nSNU also co-hosted the Virtual Knowledge Exchange on Smart Cities for Sustainable Development organized with the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus and the Korea Program for Operational Knowledge (KPOK). The month-long conference was structured around four thematic areas: Green\, Smart\, Development\, and Vision. It gathered together global experts to promote knowledge sharing and foster a community of practice for smart city development worldwide. Weiss joined an expert panel with Dr. Jun-seok Hwang from SNU\, sharing his research into radio spectrum sharing\, coordinating stakeholders within network design\, and standardizing processes to solve major city challenges through innovative use of technology\, data\, and available resources. Watch the panel.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/smart-city-governance-presentations-by-associate-director-martin-weiss/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T171828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T185626Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Data Constitution
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Hu\, Pennsylvania State University
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-big-data-constitution/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T133000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251113T152835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T190434Z
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SUMMARY:Possessive Individualism: A Crisis of Capitalism
DESCRIPTION:Democracies around the world are confronting growing mistrust and alienation among citizens\, often thought to be caused by rising economic inequality and stagnant wages. On March 23\, 2021\, the Center for Governance and Markets welcomed Daniel Bromley\, Anderson-Bascom Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, for a conversation about his recent book\, Possessive Individualism: A Crisis of Capitalism (Oxford University Press\, 2019)\, as part of the Coexistence in Pluralistic Society seminar. \nPossessive individualism\, Bromley argues\, is dually shaped by untethered individually driven consumption and managerial capitalism which produces men and women who do not believe they owe anything to their communities or societies. This leads to rising societal alienation and mistrust in institutions\, which Bromley believes will grow exponentially if not adequately addressed. Central to this vision is a reimagining of the firm as a public trust in which we are as concerned about workers as we are with CEOs who\, in the US\, make nearly 300 times the pay of the average worker. \nMark Pennington\, Professor of Political Economy at King’s College London\, served as the featured discussant\, offering a principled and thought-provoking reply to Bromley’s argument. Professor Pennington agreed that inequality and alienation are problematic and should be addressed. However\, Pennington argues that these phenomena are not directly linked to possessive individualism and that they should be weighed against the significant positive impacts of capitalism. He points to the global reduction in poverty around the world and the overall increases in human well-being across diverse communities. Given this progress\, Pennington asks if we should be concerned with slightly rising income inequality in the UK or the US if\, on average\, individuals are much better off today than at any other point in history? \nTogether\, these contrasting perspectives offer much food for thought as to the origins of the current discontent with capitalism and what ought to be done about it\, as well as insights into the future of democracy and capitalism. \n\n\nSpeakers\nDaniel Bromley is emeritus Professor of applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and for decades served as the editor of Land Economics. His research contributes to institutional economics\, natural resource management\, environmental economics\, and democratic theory. He has written over 15 books\, including Sufficient Reason: Volitional Pragmatism and the Meaning of Economic Institutions (Princeton University Press\, 2009).\nMark Pennington is Professor of political economy and public policy at King’s College London\, where he directs the Centre for the Study of Governance and Society at King’s College London and recently served as head of the Department of Political Economy. Along with numerous books and articles on classical liberalism\, environmental policy and planning\, and political economy\, Pennington is the author of Robust Political Economy: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy (Edward Elgar Publishing\, 2011) which provides a comprehensive defense of classical liberalism.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/possessive-individualism-a-crisis-of-capitalism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T163000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T141032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T190528Z
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SUMMARY:The Socio-Historical Conditions of Sharing Sacred Sites: Reflections on Contemporary Cases Across the Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:How can peaceful coexistence and cooperation be encouraged in deeply divided societies\, especially when those divisions stem from religion? CGM hosted a talk by Karen Barkey (UC-Berkeley) addressing this question. This event is part of CGM’s Coexistence in Pluralistic Societies virtual seminar series.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-socio-historical-conditions-of-sharing-sacred-sites-reflections-on-contemporary-cases-across-the-mediterranean/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251028T171629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T194028Z
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SUMMARY:To What End? On Infrastructural Governance
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Governance and Markets hosted a talk by Brett Frischmann (Villanova University)\, on March 4\, 2021\, as part of the Future of Law in Technology and Governance virtual seminar series. Frischmann presented his research on infrastructure theory\, “To What End? On Infrastructural Governance.”  \nHis research focuses on the intersection of governance of the knowledge commons\, engineering human choices\, and the social value of infrastructure. When looking at new infrastructure possibilities\, especially those deemed as smart technology\, many designs aim for frictionless transactions for speed and efficiency. Frischmann strongly cautions against this\, arguing that purposefully building friction into systems allows for humans to deliberately engage with normative questions including how smart should infrastructure be? Should it be a CEO or software programmer who decides the value or logic system of a particular smart technology? These questions don’t have a right answer and the answers will likely vary from community to community. As such\, he shows\, a polycentric and careful approach to designing smart infrastructure is necessary.  
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/to-what-end-on-infrastructural-governance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T133000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20251014T140137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T190653Z
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SUMMARY:Community and Belonging in Fracturing Societies
DESCRIPTION:Universal human rights have long been regarded as a foundation to peaceful societies. Despite nearly three quarters of a century of this being the dominant theory within liberal governance and legal systems\, sustained peaceful coexistence between communities remains an ongoing global challenge. \nCGM hosted a discussion exploring whether the human rights regime approach structures peaceful societies. This event is part of CGM’s Coexistence in Pluralistic Societies virtual seminar series. \nAbout the Speakers \nAdam Seligman is Professor of Religion at Boston University and Director of CEDAR–Communities Engaging with Difference and Religion. \nDavid Montgomery is Associate Research Professor of Government and Politics at University of Maryland and Director of Program Development of CEDAR–Communities Engaging with Difference and Religion. \nJohn Holmwood is emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at University of Nottingham and Senior Researcher in the Centre for Science Technology and Society Studies of the Institute for Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Science.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/community-and-belonging-in-fracturing-societies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T170000
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CREATED:20251028T171413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T193933Z
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SUMMARY:Competing Algorithms for Law: Sentencing\, Admissions\, and Employment
DESCRIPTION:Frank Fagan (EDHEC Business School) presented on his recent paper with Saul Levmore\, “Competing Algorithms for Law: Sentencing\, Admissions\, and Employment.” Algorithms increasingly pervade economic and social organization but their legal applications are just emerging. Fagan’s research explores the growing nexus of artificial intelligence and law\, specifically the use of sentencing algorithms to predict rates of recidivism. He argues that state-run competitions for sentencing algorithms could mitigate problems with retrofitting and disclosure. Fagan postulates that the powerful synthesis of competitive advantages for algorithms and human judges will guide innovation in law.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/competing-algorithms-for-law-sentencing-admissions-and-employment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T153000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113752
CREATED:20250923T165818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T190723Z
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Nations and the Development of the US Economy
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Nations and the Development of the US Economy (w Ann Carlos and Angela Redish) by Donna Feir\, University of Victoria
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/indigenous-nations-and-the-development-of-the-us-economy/
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