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Events

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.

04.01.22

Congo Calling: A Documentary

Join The Pearson Institute and Harris Public Policy's International Development Policy Association for the North American premiere of the documentary film Congo Calling and a conversation with Director Stephan Hilpert and Harris Professor and film protagonist Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra.

About the Film: In crisis-ridden eastern Congo, three European development aid workers are forced to question what it means to help. Featuring deeply personal insights from its subjects, the film asks a myriad of questions, helping to nuance, humanize, and problematize the question of the Global North's relationship with Africa. Watch the trailer here. 

Friday, April 1, 2022

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

Harris School of Public Policy (Keller Center), Forum 

*This event will be presented in the in-person format only. 

Free

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03.07.22

Explaining the Outcome of the Afghan War

The Pearson Institute's March Speaker Series will feature leading scholar-practitioner Carter Malkasian who will share insights from his latest book, The American War in Afghanistan: A History. 

Monday, March 7, 2022

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Keller Center, Sky Suite

Free

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02.17.22

Crisis in Ukraine

Join The Pearson Institute, the Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CEERES), and the Kyiv School of Economics for a roundtable discussion covering the unfolding situation in Ukraine. A panel of academic and legal experts will examine the origins of current tensions and discuss their potential outcomes.

Thursday, February 17, 2022

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Keller Center, Sky Suite

Free

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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.