University of Pittsburgh
3806 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
Tel.: +1-412-877-8763
jmurtaz@pitt.edu
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PPOINTMENTS2009 - Present Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Pittsburgh
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DUCATION2009 Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison - Subfields: Comparative Politics, Research Methodology
- Ph.d. Minor in Law, University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School
Dissertation: The Microfoundations of State Building: Informal Institutions and Local Public Goods in Rural Afghanistan
2006 M.A., Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Wisconsin–Madison
2003 M.A., Political Science
University of Wisconsin–Madison 1997 B.S.F.S, International Politics
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University - Certificate in Eurasian, Russian, and Eastern European Studies 1995 Moscow Institute for Social and Political Studies
Coursework in Russian Politics and History (in Russian) Moscow, Russia
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ANUSCRIPTSThe Political Economy of Customary Governance: Informal Order and State Building in Rural Afghanistan, (submitted for review)
Property Rights and Political Violence: The Political Economy of Land and State in Afghanistan
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EVIEWEDP
UBLICATIONS“Colored by Revolution: The Political Economy of Autocratic Stability in Uzbekistan.” 2012.
Democratization 19 (1): 78–97.
“Armed with Practice: Learning to Engage with the Military.” 2010. The Forum. Volume 8, Number 3.
“Rangeland Administration in (Post) Conflict Conditions: The Case of Afghanistan,” in Innovations in Land Rights Recognition, Administration, and Governance, ed. Klaus Deininger et al.
(Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 2010), 225-241. With J. David Stanfield, Muhammad Yasin Safar, and Akram Salam.
“Land Tenure Reform in Afghanistan,” with J. David Stanfield, M. Y. Safar, and Akram Salam in
Strengthening Post-Conflict Peacebuilding through Natural Resource Management, Volume 2, Environmental Law Initiative, forthcoming.
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UBLICATIONSSurvey on Political Institutions, Elections, and Democracy in Afghanistan. United States Agency for International Development (Democracy International), Washington, DC, 2012.
Tribalism, Governance, and Development, Co-editor and Contributor. United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, 2010.
An Investigation into the Sustainability of Community Development Councils. April 2008. Final Report, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul, Afghanistan.
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UBLICATIONS“Soviet Union in Central Asia,” in Volume 4: Cultural Sociology of West, Central, and South Asia; Part 3, 1900 to Present: Soviet Union in Central Asia, 2012
“Osama bin Laden,”in Volume 4: Cultural Sociology of West, Central, and South Asia; Part 3, 1900 to Present: Soviet Union in Central Asia, 2012
Book Review, “Changing Poverty, Changing Policy,” Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger, eds,
Comparative Policy Analysis, 2010.
“Community Governance and State Building in Rural Afghanistan,” 2009. Central Eurasian Studies Review, 7 (2): 12-16.
“Report from Samarkand: Uzbekistan through the Eyes of Its Youth,” 1999. Central Asia Monitor, No. 3: 20–24.
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APERS “A Good Government is Limited Government”: Understanding Perceptions of the Role of State in Society in Rural Afghanistan (Under review)
Informal Federalism (under review)
Electoral System Choice, Representation, and Accountability: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan (with Torsten Jochem and Ilia Murtazashvili)
Political Parties, State Building and Credible Commitment: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Afghanistan (with Torsten Jochem and Ilia Murtazashvili)
The Political Economy of Local Elections: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Afghanistan (with Torsten Jochem and Ilia Murtazashvili)
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ESEARCH ANDE
XPERIENCEResearch Projects
Local Governance in Tajikistan (2013-2015): Co-Principal Investigator (with Daniel
Rubenson) Three year impact evaluation of local governance reform efforts at sub-district level (jamoat) in rural Tajikistan. Supported by USAID and Government of Tajikistan.
Subnational Governance in Afghanistan (Summer 2012): Interviews and focus group
discussions with Afghan government officials at national and subnational levels, civil society groups, customary governance representatives, diplomats, and international donor community.
Electoral Reform in Afghanistan (2011-2012): Principal Investigator. Designed
nationally-representative survey, population based-survey experiment, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions for a research project that explored the impact of national and local electoral reform on representation and state building in Afghanistan . Supported by USAID/Democracy International).
Village Governance and Public Goods Provision in Rural Afghanistan (2006-8): Principal Investigator. Qualitative field work in 32 villages across six provinces of rural Afghanistan, supported by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit.
Field Experience: Afghanistan (three years), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia (one year), Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan (five years)
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ESEARCH ANDP
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OSITIONSSenior Research Officer, Political Economy and Governance, Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2007–08
Democracy Specialist, United States Agency for International Development, Central Asia Regional Mission, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1999–2002.
Secondary School Instructor, United States Peace Corps, Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 1997-99 Project Assistant, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CRDF), Arlington, VA, 1996-7
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ALKS ANDP
RESENTATIONS2012 U.S. Army, Human Terrain System, Ft. Leavenworth, KS
2011 Workshop on Policy Analysis and Political Theory, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2010 Australian National University, Graduate School of International Affairs, Canberra, Australia
United Nations Development Program, Conference on Traditional Justice and Development, Bangkok, Thailand
Conference on Violent Armed Groups, Ridgway Center for Security Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Department of Defense, Washington, DC
National Defense Science Board, Counterinsurgency Task Force, Washington, DC National Intelligence Council, Washington, DC
2009 St. Norbert College, Green Bay WI
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WARDSAmerican Institute for Afghanistan Studies, Top Prize, Annual Student Paper Competition, 2008. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Political Science, Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005.
United States Agency for International Development, Superior Unit Citation for “Designing and implementing post-September 11 conflict mitigation programs vital to the stability of Central Asia and critical to the achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives,” 2002.
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RANTS Democracy International/United States Agency for International Development, 2011-2 ($20,000)
Faculty Development Grant, Center for Global Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2011 ($2,500)
Faculty Research Grant, Center for Global Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2011 ($4,000)
Bradley Foundation, Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2008, Fall 2008 (full tuition funding and stipend)
University of Wisconsin School of Law - Institute for Legal Studies Graduate Fellow, 2005–2007
Vilas Travel Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006–2007, 2008-9
International Research and Exchange Program, International Advanced Research Opportunity Grant, 2006–2007 (declined)
National Security Education Program, Boren Graduate Fellowship, 2006–2007 (declined)
Bradley Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, Summer 2005
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship - Persian Language Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2003–2004 (declined 2004–2005)
American Institute of Iranian Studies Summer Language Studies, Dekhoda Institute - Tehran, Iran, 2003 (declined, visa denied)
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ONFERENCEP
RESENTATIONS ANDI
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ORKSHOPSInvited Workshop: “The Afghan Crisis in Perspective: Understanding the Vectors of Social Change,” Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2013.
“Electoral System Choice, Representation, and Accountability: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan,” Workshop on Ethnic Politics and Electoral Democracy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2012 (with Torsten Jochem). (invited workshop)
“The Formal-Informal Nexus in Rural Afghanistan,” Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, April 2011
“Tribes, Governance, and Development in Afghanistan,” United States Institute for Peace/United States Agency for International Development, Research Workshop on Tribes, States, and
Development, Washington, DC, 2010 (invited workshop)
“Ungovernable Afghanistan? The Role of Customary Authority and International Assistance in Generating State Support,” Law and Society Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, May 2009.
“The Politics of Property Rights in Afghanistan” with Ilia Murtazashvili, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2009.
“Demand Driven State Building in Fragile States: Inter-communal Cooperation for the Provision of Public Goods in Rural Afghanistan,” Political Economy section, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA , September 2011.
“The Formal-Informal Nexus in Rural Afghanistan,” Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, April 2011.
“Informal Ties that Bind: Interest Aggregation and Representation in the Absence of the State,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2009.
“Customary Organizations and Community Development in Rural Afghanistan,” Conference on Afghan Development, Center for Global Studies and Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska, Omaha, October 2008.
“Customary Organizations and the Foundations of State Building in Afghanistan: The Role of
Maliks, Mullahs, and Jirgas in Local Governance,” Sponsored by the Political Economy
Colloquium and the Centers for Russian, Eastern European, and Central Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, and Global Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, September 2008.
“Local Governance as an Instrument of State Building,” Central Eurasian Studies Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, September 2008.
”The Political Economy of Customary Organizations in Rural Afghanistan,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2008.
“The Political Foundations of State Building and Limited Government in Afghanistan,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2008.
“The Sustainability of Community Development Councils in Afghanistan,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kabul, Afghanistan, January 2008. (workshop organizer)
“Investigating the Sustainability of Community Development Councils in Afghanistan: Research Methodology,” Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Workshop, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2007. (workshop organizer)
“Governance in the Shadow of the Law? The Political Economy of Informal Institutions and Local Government in Central Asia,” Social Science Research Council, Dissertation Development
Workshop, April 2006. (invited workshop)
“The 2005 Parliamentary Elections in Afghanistan: From the Campaign to the First Session – A Preliminary Assessment,” Center for Middle East Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, February 2006.
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XPERIENCEPh.D. Level Coursework
Politics of Central Asia
State-Building
Institutions and Development Qualitative Research Methods
M.A. Level Coursework
Political Islam
Global Governance
Post-Conflict Reconstruction Administration of Public Affairs
Capstone Seminar: Marcellus Shale Policy and Governance
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ONSULTANCIESUnited States Agency for International Development. Afghanistan Governance Assessment, 2012. Local Governance Expert. Drafted strategy assessment on subnational governance for USAID/Kabul as part of a three-person policy team.
Internews, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2005-6
United Nations Development Program, Support to the Establishment of the Afghan Legislature (UNDP/SEAL), Kabul, Afghanistan, 2006
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ERVICELeadership Development and Education for Sustained Peace, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, Faculty Mentor, 2011-Present. Provide training to military officers about issues related to subnational and customary governance in Afghanistan.
Independent expert witness (written affidavits and expert witness testimony), in support of applicants seeking political asylum in the United States, 2005—present.
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Election Observer, Presidential Elections, Kazakhstan, 2005.
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NIVERSITY OFP
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ERVICEGraduate School of Public and International Affairs
Vice President, Faculty Assembly (2011-12) elected
Member, Faculty Advisory Committee (2010-11), (2012-13) elected
Member, Curriculum Review and Evaluation Committee (2011-present) Professional Development Fund Committee (2009-10, F2010)
Other University Service Appointments
Co-convener, University of Pittsburgh Governance Group (2011-present)
Faculty Advisory Board, Center for Russian and East European Studies (2010-present) FLAS Selection Committee, Center for Russian and East European Studies (2010-11) FLAS Selection Committee, Member, Center for Global Studies (2010-11)
Provost’s Committee on Information Technology (2010-Present)
Ridgway Center for Security Studies, Faculty Steering Committee (2011-Present)
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FFILIATIONSAmerican Political Science Association Central Eurasian Studies Society Association for Asian Studies
American Institute for Afghanistan Studies
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NIVERSITY OFP
ITTSBURGHA
FFILIATIONSCenter for Russian and East European Studies Center for Asian Studies
Global Studies Center
University of Pittsburgh Governance Group Ridgway Center for Security Studies
Ford Institute for Human Security World History Center