Governance and the State of Afghanistan

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A lecture by Dr. Jennifer Murtazashvili, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

This one credit mini-course is part of a series organized by regions around world based on their role on the world stage, their importance within the Muslim world, and the critical influence they play in the global community, The series and course seeks to illuminate the various perspectives of the Muslim Community around the world. Drawing upon the expertise and research of participating faculty from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh and our partners at institutions around the world the mini course series seeks to have students gain understanding of the religious, culture, economics and political influences of Muslims in a global context.

Dr. Jennifer Murtazashvili, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Jennifer Murtazashvili’s research interests broadly focus on questions of institutional design and state building. Specifically, she explores the relationship between customary and formal state institutions in the state-building process, the political economy of development, sub-national and local governance, as well as electoral design and reconstruction in fragile states.

In addition to her academic experience, she has extensive professional experience working for a wide array of government and development agencies including managing democracy and governance assistance for the USAID mission in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and providing assistance to the newly elected Afghan Parliament for the United Nations Development Program. She also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Murtazashvili holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University as well as a M.A. in Agricultural and Applied Economics and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

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