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Mapping Inventions in Idea Space: Spreading Out Over an Expanding Frontier, 1836-2023

On February 10 at 3:15 PM in Posvar 4940, Jeffery Lin will discuss Mapping Inventions in Idea Space: Spreading Out Over an Expanding Frontier, 1836-2023.
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Our Work

The Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh is a place where scholars can explore and exchange ideas about governance and its impact on peaceful coexistence, freedom, and well-being.

Our research areas include:

Political Order

Exploring how various governance institutions behave and perform, with a special interest in post-conflict and disaster recovery scenarios.

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Economic Opportunity

Analyzing how property rights, decision-making, and other economic institutions impact well-being and prosperity throughout the world.

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Emerging Technologies

Studying how artificial intelligence, radio spectrum management, blockchain, and other innovations can be effectively governed.

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“Start with a small act. Fix something broken with someone who disagrees wi
th you. Meet face to face. Make the project the purpose, not the politics.”

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili

From Big Think, “America already has the tools to heal division — we just need to relearn how to use them”
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“Disagreements on campus are rarely just about politics. They reflect deeper differ
ences in values including moral, religious, philosophical and cultural commitments.”

Chuck Finder

From Pittwire, “Pitt’s Center for Governance and Markets received a $2.7M grant to promote civil discourse”
Abdesalam Soudi and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
“We are two professors at the University of Pittsburgh—one Jewish, one Muslim. We are also close friends. We have seen Ame
rican college campuses torn apart by conflict this fall, but we believe there is another way. A way for us to move forward.”

Abdesalam Soudi and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili

From Tablet magazine, “Two Friends — One Jewish, One Muslim — Have an Answer to Campus Conflict”

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Pitt’s Center for Governance and Markets received a $2.7M grant to promote civil discourse

CGM has received a four-year $2.7 million grant to launch Pluralism360.
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Rethinking Aid from the Ground Up: Bottom-Up Approaches to Development Assistance

CGM invites paper submissions for a two-day research workshop focused on reimagining international development assistance.
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Customary Authority and Informal Institutions: Qualitative Methods Symposium and Grant Submission

CGM invites proposals for small grants of up to $5,000 as part of a research project on the evolution of customary governance.
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