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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.

03.31.21

Criminal Leviathans: How Prison Gangs Organize Crime and Threaten the State from Behind Bars

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Ben Lessing will present with coauthor in this edition of "Violence and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean," a series from the Becker Friedman Institute, Innovations for Poverty Action, and Princeton University.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

9:00 AM CDT

Virtual

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03.24.21

How Do We Build Collaborative Models for a Transitional Justice Process?

The Pearson Institute will cosponsor a five-part series on transitional justice held by The Center for International Law and Policy at New England Law. 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

4:30 PM EST

Virtual

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03.11.21

Queen's Annual Politics Lecture

James A. Robinson will present themes from The Narrow Corridor in the inaugural Queen’s Annual Politics Lecture. The lecture showcases cutting edge research by world-leading scholars and practitioners whose expertise is widely disseminated and prominent in public discourses worldwide. 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Virtual

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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.