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SUMMARY:We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 4 at 4:30 pm ET\, Musa al-Gharbi will discuss his new book\, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite (Princeton University Press). Al-Gharbi explores how the rise of “symbolic capitalists”—professionals in fields like education\, media\, law\, and NGOs—contribute to social and economic inequalities\, despite commitments to social justice.    \nMusa al-Gharbi is a sociologist and assistant professor at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on the political economy of knowledge production and the societal impact of scholarly and journalistic outputs.    \nCarissa Slotterback\, Dean and Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs\, will provide some opening remarks.  The first 10 people to register using the link below\, and attend on the day will get a free copy of the book. There will also be pizza provided for all attendees.  \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/woke-contradictions-new-elite/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Who Fills the Seats? Publicly Employed Women in Russian Municipal Politics
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 30 at 1:30 pm ET\, Valeria Umanets will present\, “Who Fills the Seats? Publicly Employed Women in Russian Municipal Politics\,” based on her research on women’s political engagement in Russia’s local politics. Her study explores how women’s involvement in municipal governance helps stabilize authoritarian regimes by enhancing the delivery of essential welfare services. The research draws on interviews with municipal representatives\, fieldwork observations\, and electoral data analysis.  \nValeria Umanets is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MPhil from the University of Oxford.   \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/who-fills-the-seats-russia/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Navigating Modernity: Contemporary Religiosities of Muslim and Druze Students in Israel
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 21 at 3 pm\, Sawsan Kheir will present\, “Navigating Modernity: Contemporary Religiosities of Muslim and Druze Students in Israel.” The paper examines how young adult Muslim and Druze university students in Israel navigate the interaction between their religious beliefs and contemporary societal norms. Using psychological and comparative methods\, her research explores how socio-political and cultural contexts shape religious identities and expressions among these minority communities.   \nSawsan Kheir is a doctoral candidate at the University of Haifa (Israel) and Åbo Akademi University (Finland). She is a teaching fellow and lecturer with CGM partner The Haifa Laboratory for Religious Studies at the University of Haifa.  \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/navigating-modernity-israel/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:The Judeo-Islamic Tradition: A Forgotten Story
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Governance and Markets will host Mustafa Akyol\, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute\, to discuss: The Judeo-Islamic Tradition: A Forgotten Story. \nAkyol will discuss key ideas from his recent book\, The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World. The talk will address historical episodes of coexistence and collaboration between Jewish and Muslim communities\, drawing attention to how these experiences can inform current perspectives on governance and pluralism. This event is part of the Center’s Governing Deep Differences Speaker Series\, which explores the ways individuals and communities create governance systems that promote peaceful coexistence and productive cooperation in diverse societies. \nThe first 10 people to register for the event (in person) and attend on the day will get a free copy of Akyol’s book. \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-judeo-islamic-forgotten/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T110000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:NGOs as Policy Entrepreneurs: Transnational Advocacy and Mechanisms for Greening the Belt and Road Initiative
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Governance and Markets will host Hui Li\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong\, and May Farid\, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies\, University of San Diego\, to discuss: “Greening the Belt and Road Initiative: The Role of NGOs in Environmental Governance”.  \nLi and Farid will examine how international and Chinese nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) influence environmental policy within China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Their talk will highlight the crucial role of NGOs in shaping environmental governance and offer insights for fostering sustainability in large-scale infrastructure projects.  \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/ngos-as-policy/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241013
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SUMMARY:2024 ALPA Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2024 Afghanistan Law and Political Science Association (ALPA) Annual Conference: Law\, Society\, and Politics in Afghanistan: Prospects for Dialogue\, Inclusion\, and Representation. This hybrid event\, hosted in Washington\, D.C.\, on October 11-12\, will convene Afghan and international experts to discuss legal and socio-political challenges in Afghanistan under the Taliban and beyond. The conference provides a platform for collaborative research and discussion on key issues of dialogue\, inclusion\, and representation\, offering valuable insights into Afghanistan’s evolving legal and political landscape. \nAs a global network of researchers focused on pluralism\, intellectual diversity and bridging the gap between theory and real-world challenges\, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Governance and Markets is proud to be a co-host of this event. \nMore information on the conference can be found HERE.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/2024-alpa-annual-conference/
LOCATION:American University: SIS Building\, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T184500
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Overcoming Polarization: Beginning with How We Think
DESCRIPTION:On October 10th\, the Center for Governance and Markets is excited to host a book talk featuring Dr. Ilana Redstone\, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and author of The Certainty Trap: Why We Need to Question Ourselves More and How We Can Judge Others Less. Co-hosted by the Year of Discourse and Dialogue\, the Institute of Politics (IOP)\, and All Angles at GSPIA\, this event will take place at the William Pitt Union\, Lower Lounge\, from 3:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. \nAt 5:00 p.m.\, the event will open to faculty\, staff\, and the public. Dr. Jennifer Murtazashvili will facilitate a fireside chat with Dr. Redstone\, followed by a Q&A session. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage in a thoughtful conversation on how we can overcome polarization by rethinking our approach to certainty and judgment. \nThe first hour of the event\, starting at 3:45 p.m.\, is designed exclusively for students and includes a meal. Dr. Redstone will engage students with interactive exercises that bring the concepts from The Certainty Trap to life. The first 100 students to register will also receive a free copy of the book. Don’t miss this unique event! \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/overcoming-polarization/
LOCATION:William Pitt Union\, 3959 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T183000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Bohemia\, Prague\, and Franz Kafka – Intercultural Contexts in Central Europe
DESCRIPTION:The lecture by Prof. Dr. Steffen Höhne\, “Bohemia\, Prague\, and Franz Kafka – Intercultural Contexts in Central Europe\,” will explore Franz Kafka’s work in relation to the cultural and political dynamics of Bohemia and Prague. The event will also include a discussion with students from Prof. Dr. Amy Colin’s Kafka seminar. \nLearn more here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/kafka-central-europe/
LOCATION:Cathedral of Learning\, 4200 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240922
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:WINIR 2024 Conference
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 19-21\, 2024 \nLocation: Pittsburgh\, PA\, USA \nThe Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to co-host the Ninth WINIR Conference: Institutional Resilience and Recovery\, organized in collaboration with the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR). This conference will explore the resilience of governance systems and their ability to respond to and recover from crises such as economic downturns\, political instability\, and environmental calamities. Given recent global events\, the need for a deeper interdisciplinary understanding of how institutions rebuild and adapt in the face of crises is more critical than ever. \nConference Overview: \nThis event will focus on the processes and mechanisms through which institutions recover and adapt\, using Pittsburgh and the broader Rust Belt region as a case study of economic reinvention and social adaptation. The conference will feature a mix of empirical analyses\, theoretical advancements\, and case studies\, drawing parallels with Pittsburgh’s journey and offering contrasting narratives of change from around the world. \nKeynote Speakers: \nJennifer Lackey (Northwestern University\, USA)\nTymofiy Mylovanov (Kyiv School of Economics\, Ukraine & University of Pittsburgh\, USA) \nAdditional Information: \nThe conference will open in the afternoon of Thursday\, September 19\, and conclude with a dinner on Saturday\, September 21\, where the 2024 Elinor Ostrom Prize and the JOIE Reviewer of the Year Award will be announced. An optional tour will be available on Sunday\, September 22. \nThe conference will be preceded by a WINIR Young Scholars Workshop on Wednesday\, September 18\, with a separate call for papers to be circulated. \nOrganizing Committee: \nPaul Dragos Aligica: pdragos@mercatus.gmu.edu\nJennifer Brick Murtazashvili: jmurtaz@pitt.edu\nFrancesca Gagliardi: f.gagliardi@herts.ac.uk\nDavid Gindis: david.gindis@warwick.ac.uk\nLyndal Keeton: lyndal.keeton@wits.ac.za\nIlia Murtazashvili: ilia.murtazashvili@pitt.edu \nGenerous support for the WINIR Conference on Institutional Resilience and Recovery is provided by various partners and sponsors. \nFor more information\, visit the official WINIR 2024 event page or contact the organizing committee.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/winir-2024-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T170000
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SUMMARY:Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey Into the Heart of American Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Frank Barry \nThe Center for Governance and Markets is hosting a special event featuring Bloomberg Opinion columnist Frank Barry. He will discuss his new book\, Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey Into the Heart of American Democracy\, which explores America’s deep political and cultural divides through a reflective journey along the Lincoln Highway. By engaging with everyday citizens\, Barry uncovers personal stories that offer insights into how Americans can find common ground. Kristin Kanthak\, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh\, will provide commentary. \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/back-road-american-democracy/
LOCATION:Barco Law Building\, 3900 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240919
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:WINIR 2024 Young Scholars Pre-Conference Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 18\, 2024 \nLocation: Pittsburgh\, PA\, USA \nThe WINIR 2024 Young Scholars Pre-Conference Workshop on Bridging Divides will be hosted at the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) at the University of Pittsburgh. This workshop is designed to support emerging scholars by providing them with a platform to present their research\, receive feedback from experienced academics\, and engage in discussions that explore how institutional theory can help societies with deep cultural and political differences coexist peacefully and thrive. \nWorkshop Focus: \nThis year’s workshop will delve into the complexities of bridging divides within societies\, focusing on institutional frameworks that promote peaceful coexistence and the resolution of deep-rooted conflicts. Young scholars will present papers that offer fresh perspectives on how institutions can be leveraged to foster social cohesion\, reduce tensions\, and build inclusive governance structures. \nWhy Attend? \nGuidance and Mentorship: Participants will benefit from direct engagement with senior scholars who will provide valuable insights and guidance to help refine their research.\nNetworking Opportunities: The workshop offers a unique chance to connect with peers and established scholars\, building relationships that can support future research collaborations.\nPresentation Experience: Young scholars will have the opportunity to present their work in a supportive environment\, gaining critical feedback that can enhance their research. \nImportant Information: \nThis workshop is a prelude to the Ninth WINIR Conference on Institutional Resilience and Recovery\, offering young scholars an early opportunity to engage with the conference theme and broader institutional research community. \nFor more details about the workshop and how to participate\, please visit the official WINIR Young Scholars Workshop page.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/winir-2024-young-pre-conference-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T100000
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SUMMARY:Enforcing Boundaries: China's Overseas NGO Law and Operational Constraints for Global Civil Society
DESCRIPTION:Meng Ye\, Georgia State University & Andrew Heiss\, Georgia State University \nChina’s 2016 Overseas NGO (ONGO) Law is part of a larger global trend of increased legal restrictions on international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs). A growing body of research analyzes the broad effects of this crackdown on INGOs\, finding a divergence in formal de jure laws and the de facto implementation of those laws. The causes and mechanisms of this divergence remain less explored. \nIn a recent paper authored by Meng Ye and Andrew Heiss\, they use the case of China to explore how political demands to both restrict and embrace INGOs have shaped the international nonprofit sector in the five years since the ONGO Law came into effect. They argue that to bolster regime stability\, governments use civil society laws as policy tools to influence INGO behavior. They test this argument through Bayesian analysis of administrative data from all formally registered INGOs\, complemented by a comparative case study of two environmental INGOs. They find that INGO issue areas\, missions\, and pre-existing relationships with local government officials influence the degree of operating space available for INGOs. Their findings offer insights into the practical effects of INGO restrictions and the dynamics of closing civic space worldwide. \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/enforcing-boundaries-china/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240914
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Local Governance and the Path to Peace in Myanmar
DESCRIPTION:Date: September 12-13\, 2024 \nLocation: Center for Governance and Markets\, University of Pittsburgh \nJoin us for a critical workshop titled “Local Governance and the Path to Peace in Myanmar\,” organized by the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh. This event is a timely response to the rapidly evolving situation in Myanmar\, aiming to foster discussions and strategies for resolving long-standing conflicts and building trust among diverse ethnic and regional groups in the country. \nWorkshop Overview: \nThis workshop will bring together scholars\, practitioners\, and civil society leaders\, along with US-based academics and political scientists\, to exchange experiences and strategies for tackling local challenges and fostering trust across ethnic and regional divides. The discussions will focus on alternative governance arrangements developed by civil society groups in Myanmar\, with particular attention to: \n\nGovernance and Conflict Resolution: Exploring innovative governance models and strategies that address the root causes of conflicts in Myanmar.\nRegional Stability: Analyzing the role of local governance in promoting regional stability and democratic governance.\nPublic Service Delivery: Discussing the organization of representation and public service delivery at local\, regional\, and national levels.\n\nWhy Attend? \nThe participation of ‘on the ground’ stakeholders from Myanmar is crucial for the success of this workshop. Their insights will significantly contribute to academic research and policy recommendations related to governance\, conflict resolution\, and regional stability. This event offers a unique opportunity to engage with experts and practitioners working towards peace and stability in Myanmar\, making it a must-attend for anyone invested in these issues. \nContact: \nFor more information\, please contact the Center for Governance and Markets at (412) 648-7394 or info@cgm.pitt.edu.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/workshop-peace-myanmar-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:The Impact of Digital Management on Volunteer Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Hui Yin\, Zhejiang University \nDigital technologies have been widely used for volunteer management\, but their impact on volunteer outcomes has rarely been studied. Based on the motivation-hygiene theory\, this study divides digital management into two categories – monitoring and empowering\, and further applies the psychological contract theory to study the mechanism through which digital management affects volunteer outcomes. \nThrough a questionnaire survey of 1\,980 Chinese volunteers on digital platforms\, the results show that: empowerment-oriented digital management positively affects volunteer outcomes by positively influencing volunteers’ relational psychological contracts; monitoring-oriented digital management negatively affects volunteer outcomes by positively influencing volunteers’ transaction psychological contracts. The complexity of volunteer service weakens the mediating role of psychological contracts in the impact of digital management on volunteer outcomes. The research reveals differentiated influence mechanisms of various digital management strategies on volunteer productivity\, providing insights to advance the digital management for volunteers. \nRegister HERE.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/digital-management-china/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T110000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240807T184326Z
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SUMMARY:Government Funding and Nonprofit Performance: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Private Donations\, Volunteers and Network Quality
DESCRIPTION:Shen Yongdong\, Zhejiang University \nThere is a general consensus in the existing literature that government funding plays an important role in improving the performance of human services nonprofit organizations. However\, most of these studies focus on Western countries and we do not know the mechanisms through which such impacts take place in non-Western contexts. Taking advantage of a unique dataset of central government funding to nonprofits in China\, we find that private donations (Treasure)\, volunteers (Time)\, and network quality (Tie) are important mediators in this government funding–nonprofit performance relationship. While private donations mediate the impact of government funding on both types of nonprofit performance\, volunteers and network quality only have a mediating impact on service delivery and policy advocacy\, respectively. These findings suggest that government funding leverages divergent resources to influence nonprofit performance adapting local contexts.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/government-funding-china/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T133000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Harnessing Religion for Social Cohesion: Managing Ethnic Diversity in Haifa
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 28\, at 12 PM in Posvar 4130\, Uriel Simonsohn will present “Harnessing Religion for Social Cohesion: Managing Ethnic Diversity in Haifa.” This presentation will explore the fragility of intercommunal relations in Israel\, particularly in mixed cities\, where economic disparities and social divisions have historically fueled unrest. Drawing comparisons with the events of May 2021\, Simonsohn will highlight the role of interreligious dialogue in mitigating conflict and fostering coexistence. \nUriel Simonsohn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Haifa and the founding director of the Haifa Laboratory for Religious Studies (HLRS). His work focuses on fostering religious pluralism\, interfaith dialogue\, and the practical application of religious studies to contemporary challenges. \nThis talk is part of the Governing Deep Differences Series at the Center for Governance and Markets and is co-hosted with the Jewish Studies Program.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/religion-in-haifa/
LOCATION:Wesley W. Posvar Hall\, 230 S Bouquet St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T110000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240320T233353Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Philanthropy and Volunteerism in China
DESCRIPTION:Reza Hasmath\, University of Alberta \nChina is experiencing increased socio-economic inequalities and reported social discontent in the 2020s. At the same time\, the Chinese state has reimagined the desired characteristics of a model citizen in the domain of philanthropy and volunteerism. Given the Chinese state’s signaling to suggest that a morally good citizen is one who engages in charity work and volunteerism\, the question remains why do we witness relatively high levels of citizen inaction in this domain? Leveraging data from the 2023 Chinese Altruistic Behaviour Survey\, a national survey conducted by the speaker that develops a socio-psychological profile of the altruistic citizen\, this talk delineates behavioral attributes of the citizenry that accounts for their philanthropic and voluntary action or inaction. The talk further discusses the implications of these findings for the future of state and civil society relations\, and more acutely\, for the state’s strategies for increasing philanthropic and voluntary action amongst the citizenry.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/the-future-of-philanthropy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T160000
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SUMMARY:Copyright Enforcement Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION:Kristelia Garcia\, Georgetown University\nIn private law\, private rights of action afford rights holders the authority—but not the obligation—to enforce a claim for remedies against a wrongdoer. This allows different rights holders to make different enforcement decisions in different circumstances and vis-à-vis different wrongdoers. In copyright law\, the enforcement decision can be especially variable. Some copyright owners enforce against one alleged infringer\, while declining to enforce against another. Some copyright owners delegate their enforcement decisions to an algorithm\, which may or may not consistently apply the criteria it is given (and which criteria may or may not comply with legal requirements). Others wield the threat of enforcement to accomplish ends either wholly or largely unrelated to the alleged infringement.  Relatively little scholarly attention has been paid to the enforcement decision-making process. \nPart of the challenge for study in this area is that private rights of action do not require an explanation; copyright owners may elect to enforce\, or forbear\, for a variety of reasons\, or for no reason.  Does enforcement necessarily imply wrongdoing? Does lack of enforcement necessarily suggest no harm? Is infringement necessarily harmful? Should we be as concerned about enforcement abuses in private law as we are in public law? More concerned?  The theory of selective enforcement developed here reveals the underappreciated role that private parties play in policymaking. \nRegister HERE.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/copyright-enforcement-decision-making-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T183000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:America Last: The Right's Century Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
DESCRIPTION:Jacob Heilbrunn & Damir Marusic \nOn Thursday\, March 28 at 4:30 PM in Lawrence Hall Room 105\, Damir Marusic\, Assignment Editor at the Washington Post and host of the podcast and Substack Wisdom of Crowds will interview and debate Jacob Heilbrunn on his new book\, America Last (Liveright\, 2024). \nIn America Last\, Heilbrunn\, a leading observer of the right\, explains the long history behind Donald Trump’s admiration for Vladimir Putin and Ron DeSantis’s veneration of Victor Orban. Why is today’s Republican Party\, so drawn to the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the brazenly illiberal Victor Orban\, who has crushed an independent judiciary and political dissent in Hungary? As Heilbrunn shows\, the affection conservatives display for foreign autocrats dates to the First World War. Since that time\, leading intellectuals\, journalists\, and politicians on the right have always been drawn to what they perceive as the impressive strength of authoritarians abroad―including Kaiser Wilhelm\, Francisco Franco\, Adolf Hitler\, and Augusto Pinochet―who offered models of how to fight back against liberalism and progressivism domestically. For decades\, conservatives railed against communist fellow travelers in America\, but have their own delusional history of apologetics. In this fast-paced\, often-droll account\, Heilbrunn argues that dictator worship is a longstanding romantic impulse that fits firmly within the modern American political tradition―and shows what it means for us today. \nHeilbrunn is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and editor of the National Interest\, a foreign policy magazine that was founded by Irving Kristol in 1985. He began his career as an assistant editor at the magazine\, where his first issue was one featuring Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History?” essay. He went on to become a senior editor at the New Republic and an editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times. He has written on both foreign and domestic issues for numerous publications including the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, the Wall Street Journal\, Financial Times\, Foreign Affairs\, Reuters\, Washington Monthly\, and the Weekly Standard.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/america-last/
LOCATION:Lawrence Hall\, 3942 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T110000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
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SUMMARY:Creating a Culture of Philanthropy and Volunteerism in Contemporary China
DESCRIPTION:Jessica Teets\, Middlebury College \nIn contrast to previous regimes\, under Xi Jinping the Chinese Communist Party has pushed citizens to engage philanthropy and volunteerism. State messaging about “common prosperity” and “tertiary distribution” posits these prosocial behaviors as a way to alleviate inequality. Is this propaganda working in changing citizen behavior? This study uses national survey data from the 2018\, 2020\, and 2022 waves of the Civic Participation in China Survey (CPCS). It finds that Chinese citizens are donating and volunteering more than in the past\, and that they view these activities more positively. We find some evidence that the state propaganda may be a motivating factor for cadres\, who are exposed to these messages sooner and in higher doses than non-members. However\, there is less evidence that behavior and views of non-cadres has been influenced by propaganda\, as the uptick in philanthropy and volunteerism mostly precedes the new state discourse. Register here.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/culture-philanthropy-volunteerism-china/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20241007T145910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T171725Z
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SUMMARY:Liability Aspects of Using Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Sara Gerke\, Penn State University \nArtificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering healthcare and changing the practice of medicine. But who will likely be held liable for patient harm caused by AI? The physician\, hospital\, manufacturer\, and/or no one? This presentation tries to answer these questions\, looking at U.S. tort liability and new developments in the European Union.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/liability-aspects-of-using-ai-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T143000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240320T235403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T172344Z
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SUMMARY:All the Kingdoms of the World: Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Vallier\, Bowling Green State University in Posvar 4130 \nThe 20th century had an unusual feature: global secularizing movements. In the 19th century\, those movements were confined mostly to Western Europe\, but in the 20th century\, they exploded\, suppressing the influence of religion around the world. In some milder cases\, these movements only suppressed the political expression of the great religions\, such as in Turkey and India. In other cases\, ferocious religious persecution was a daily occurrence\, such as in the USSR and Mao’s China. But today\, older religious influences are taking back their political influence as these regimes have receded. And they are doing so by rejecting the doctrine of liberalism that they have seen as their oppressors. Kevin Vallier will discuss these different movements\, critique them\, and explain how defenders of liberal democracy can respond. \nDr. Kevin Vallier\, an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University (BGSU)\, specializes in political philosophy. Hailing from Fairhope\, Alabama\, he possesses a unique background rooted in the Georgist philosophy of public land ownership. With a PNP degree from Washington University in St. Louis and another degree in philosophy of religion at St. Louis University\, Dr. Vallier completed his PhD in political philosophy at Arizona. He held a post-doctoral position at Brown University’s Political Theory Project before joining BGSU. Currently\, he serves as the director of BGSU’s Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law (PPEL) program and contributes to insightful discussions on cooperation and reconciliation through his blog\, Reconciled.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/alternatives-to-liberalism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240304T000119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T172528Z
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SUMMARY:Freedoms Delayed: Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Timur Kuran\, Duke University in Alcoa Room\n \nAccording to diverse indices of political performance\, the Middle East is the world’s least free region. Some believe that it is Islam that hinders liberalization. Others retort that Islam cannot be a factor because the region is no longer governed under Islamic law. This book by Timur Kuran\, author of the influential Long Divergence\, explores the lasting political effects of the Middle East’s lengthy exposure to Islamic law. It identifies several channels through which Islamic institutions\, both defunct and still active\, have limited the expansion of basic freedoms under political regimes of all stripes: secular dictatorships\, electoral democracies\, monarchies legitimated through Islam\, and theocracies. Kuran suggests that Islam’s rich history carries within it the seeds of liberalization on many fronts; and that the Middle East has already established certain prerequisites for a liberal order. But there is no quick fix for the region’s prevailing record of human freedoms.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/freedoms-delayed/
LOCATION:Venue Name\, 252 Gross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15224\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T130000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20251015T135350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T135350Z
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SUMMARY:Policy Workshop: Powerlessness and Populism: Does America Need a New Governing Vision?
DESCRIPTION:Powerlessness and Populism: Does America Need a New Governing Vision? A forum to explore overhaul of broken government operating structures. \n 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/policy-workshop-powerlessness-and-populism-does-america-need-a-new-governing-vision/
LOCATION:William Pitt Union\, 3959 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15260\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T130000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240316T013624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T172703Z
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SUMMARY:Powerlessness and Populism: Does America Need a New Governing Vision?
DESCRIPTION:A forum to explore overhaul of broken government operating structures\nThis forum will address the broad resentment at government and social institutions and debate the provocative overhaul thesis of the new book by Philip K. Howard\, Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society (Rodin 2024). Howard argues that post-1960s governing frameworks disempower Americans in their daily choices\, causing public failure and alienation\, and must be replaced by simpler frameworks activated by human responsibility. \n  \nThe half-day forum will have three panels:\n\nPowerlessness in Government and Society: Is the problem political or structural?\nHelping Institutions Flourish Again: How to re-empower responsible cultures\nIs Change Impossible or Inevitable?: Proposing new public operating visions\n\n  \nPanelists include:\nPhilip K. Howard\, Common Good \nDonald Kettl\, University of Texas at Austin \nKevin Kosar\, American Enterprise Institute \nWill Marshall\, Progressive Policy Institute \nMichael Mazarr\, RAND \nMegan McArdle\, Washington Post \nJennifer Brick Murtazashvili\, University of Pittsburgh \nSally Satel\, American Enterprise Institute \nMene Ukueberuwa\, Wall Street Journal \nMichael Wear\, Center for Christianity and Public Life \nJason Willick\, Washington Post \nMichele Zanini\, Management Lab
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/powerlessness-and-populism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20241007T145708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T164210Z
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SUMMARY:Gametes: Commodification and The Fertility Industry
DESCRIPTION:Kim Krawiec\, University of Virginia  \nIn August of 2021\, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine published its most recent opinion on the financial compensation of oocyte (egg) donors. For those not steeped in the historical controversy surrounding egg donor compensation in the United States\, the document likely appears unexceptional. Within historical context\, however\, the guidelines represent an important change in conceptions of oocyte commodification. \nFirst\, and most importantly\, the most recent guidelines contain no mention of acceptable or recommended compensation levels\, nor do they analogize egg donation to sperm donation for purposes of payment comparison. The guidelines thus showcase the final abandonment of a decades-long attempt by the fertility industry to control egg donor compensation. Second\, after more than twenty years of promoting ethical worries about oocyte commodification\, the guidelines explicitly acknowledge — for the first time — that commodification concerns are rarely raised in the context of sperm donation. Finally\, the guidelines emphasize that a failure to treat egg donors as adult women capable of making their own risk-return tradeoffs regarding their bodies and livelihoods would be demeaning and unfair. \nThis chapter uses the development and eventual abandonment of these ASRM pricing guidelines over more than twenty-five years as a lens through which to understand commodification debates in both the sperm and egg markets.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/gametes-commodification-and-the-fertility-industry-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20251015T135023Z
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SUMMARY:Overcoming Deep Differences
DESCRIPTION:Feb. 21-23\, 2024: Overcoming Deep Differences  \nThis manuscript workshop explored how individuals\, communities\, and societies address deep divisions caused by polarization\, economic\, social\, and cultural cleavages. 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/overcoming-deep-differences/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240320T235208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T173115Z
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SUMMARY:Two Cheers for Optimism: Liberal Democracy\, Its Critics and Virtues
DESCRIPTION:Aurelian Crăiuțu\, Indiana University Bloomington\nAlcoa Room \nThe crisis of liberal democracy and the question what we should do to save it would have been hardly conceivable three decades ago\, when the Berlin Wall was falling\, and we hailed the triumph of liberal democracy around the entire world. The mood is very different today: around the world liberal democracy is in crisis. The agents and causes of democratic decline are many. They range from antiliberal populist movements of the far-right which damage democracies internally through their dismissive attitude toward core civil and political rights\, to radical movements on the far Left whose push for radical reforms and endorsement of the controversial cancel culture erode the belief in the legitimacy of key liberal norms and values such as free speech and equality under the law. \nThis presentation\, based on a book manuscript in progress on liberal democracy that Crăiuțu is co-writing with Dan Cole and Michael McGinnis at Indiana University\, explores the reasons for which liberalism is under attack and revisits the diversity and eclecticism of the liberal family\, with emphasis on the relationship between liberalism and political moderation. They show that the doom industry has a long history and discuss the conceptual fluidity of liberalism and its implications for students of liberalism. They argue that by acknowledging the polysemantic nature of liberalism we can better answer its critics. After examining a few tropes in the anti-liberal literature\, the presentation concludes with a few practical recommendations for defending liberal democracy and rethinking liberal governance by drawing on the ideas of Karl Popper and the Bloomington School created by Elinor and Vincent Ostrom.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/liberal-democracy-critics/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240213
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20251015T145256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T145256Z
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SUMMARY:Myanmar and Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in Regional Relations  
DESCRIPTION:February 9-12\, 2025: Myanmar and Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in Regional Relations  CGM and the Hollings Center co-hosted a regional dialogue in Kuala Lumpur focused on the challenges and opportunities in Myanmar–Southeast Asia relations. The event convened regional experts and stakeholders to discuss political dynamics\, economic ties\, and pathways for greater cooperation amid ongoing instability. 
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/myanmar-regional-relations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T183543
CREATED:20240320T234848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T173248Z
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SUMMARY:A Political Theory of Governance of Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Omar Sadr\, University of Pittsburgh\nPosvar 3911 \nThis talk presents a political theory of governance of cultural diversity developed in Sadr’s book\, Negotiating Cultural Diversity. It argues that a pluralistic society should forge a balance between three key elements: individual autonomy\, counter-homogenization measures\, and intercultural dialogue. \nContemporary societies are increasingly facing a tremendous challenge in terms of finding social cohesion. A major challenge comes from disagreement over the issues related to social justice and other fundamental principles and ethical issues that should govern our societies. The challenge compounds when these disagreements intertwine with group and cultural identities such as race\, ethnicity\, religion\, and sexual orientation. This leads to a conflict between individual rights such as freedom of speech\, freedom to practice religion\, or equal opportunity with group or community preferences. A theory of governance of diversity should not only present a solution on how to peacefully accommodate deep differences\, but should also present a way out on how to adjudicate disagreement between universal values and particularistic aspirations.
URL:https://pitt-cgm.dotfoundry.co/event/a-political-theory-of-governance-of-diversity/
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