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.

10.15.20

The power to move forward

Institute Director James Robinson will give a keynote lecture at ProPacífico's 5th Anniversary Conference.

Thursday, October 15, 2020

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10.06.20 - 10.06.20

The Third Annual Pearson Global Forum

The third annual Pearson Global Forum will take place virtually October 6 - 8, 2020. 

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09.26.20

Library of Congress National Book Festival

James A. Robinson, author of The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and the Fate of Liberty, will join Jared Diamond, author of Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, in a conversation titled "How Liberty Flourishes," moderated by Moira Shourie, executive director of Zócalo Public Square, at the 2020 National Book Festival of the U.S. Library of Congress.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

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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.