Past Events

Each year The Pearson Institute hosts a variety of lectures, workshops and seminars. Unless noted otherwise, all events are held on the University of Chicago campus.

02.21.24

Ukraine at the Crossroads: A Conversation with Tymofiy Mylovanov on the 2nd Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion

Nearly two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine stands at a crossroads. Russia is again on the offensive. International assistance is uncertain. New technologies are changing the nature of war. Where does the conflict go from here? Join The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies for a conversation between Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics and former Ukrainian Minister of Economy, and University of Chicago professors Scott Gehlbach, Monika Nalepa, and Konstantin Sonin.

Wednesday, February 21
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT
Keller Center, Room 1022 (In person only)

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02.12.24

Colonizing Kashmir: State-Building Under Indian Occupation

Join The Pearson Institute as Dr. Hafsa Kanjwal discusses her new book Colonizing Kashmir: State-building Under Indian Occupation. The book interrogates how Kashmir was made "integral" to India through a study of the decade long rule (1953-1963) of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, the second Prime Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Drawing upon a wide array of bureaucratic documents, propaganda materials, memoirs, literary sources, and oral interviews in English, Urdu, and Kashmiri, Kanjwal examines the intentions, tensions, and unintended consequences of Bakshi's state-building policies in the context of India's colonial occupation.

February 12, 2024
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Keller Center, Sky Suite

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01.30.24

Humanitarian and Gendered Dimensions of the Conflict in Gaza

Join The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion for a panel discussion on Tuesday, January 30. The panel will feature experts and academics, including Pearson Associate Maliha Chishti, President of Telos Gregory Khalil, University of Chicago’s Associate Dean of the College for Academic Affairs Dina Rashed, and Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch Omar Shakir.

Keller Center, Sky Suite
1307 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60614

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James Robinson in Ukraine

Institute Director James Robinson presents themes from his internationally bestselling book, Why Nations Fail, at an event in Ukraine.