Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili

Research Initiatives

Funded research & programs · Principal Investigator
2026–2029 U.S. Department of Education

Pluralism360@Pitt

A university- and region-wide model for civil discourse and civic leadership, building durable habits of pluralism across campus and the surrounding region.

2022–2025 John Templeton Foundation

Governing Deep Difference

Modus vivendi, polycentrism, and institutional diversity: how societies marked by deep moral and political difference can govern themselves without coercion.

2023–2025 Rising Tide Foundation

New Approaches to Development Assistance

Rethinking foreign aid after two decades of state-building — toward more locally grounded, accountable engagement.

2023–2026 Templeton World Charitable Foundation

Alternative Orders

Developing and deploying cutting-edge methods to analyze the evolution of customary governance in a modern world.

2020 Center for International Private Enterprise

Subnational Governance in Nepal

Decentralization and subnational governance in Nepal's federal transition.

2022 American Councils · U.S. Department of State

Central Asian Governance Knowledge Hub

Building a regional knowledge network on governance across Central Asia.

2020 American Councils · U.S. Department of State

Public Administration Education in Kazakhstan

Developing graduate public-administration curricula and capacity in Kazakhstan.

Full list of grants & gifts in CV