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Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.

Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute

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U Chicago News / 10.14.24

James A. Robinson shares 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson shares the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking research on the root causes of global conflict and inequality, including what affects’ countries economic prosperity. 

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James A. Robinson
New York Times / 10.14.24

Three Receive Nobel in Economics for Research on Global Inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. 

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Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson at Nobel press conference.
Harris News / 10.02.24

2024 Pearson Global Forum Asks: Can Negotiation Still Help to Move Us Toward Peace?

Learn more about this year's Forum from the Institute Director, Forum Executive Director, and Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy. 

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Hands of Agreement

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

10.15.24

Bangladesh Is Well-Positioned to Build a New Political Area. Can It Seize the Moment?

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Staniland considers the future for Bangladesh. 

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Hyde Park Herald

10.15.24

U. of C. professor James Robinson wins Nobel Prize

Coverage of Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson's Nobel award. 

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WGN

10.15.24

Nobel Prize Winner James Robinson: You Need Everyone’s Voice at the Table for an Inclusive Economy

Pearson Institute Director and Nobel laureate James A. Robinson discusses winning the Nobel prize in economic sciences with WGN. 

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Western Wall

Harris Public Policy students visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem as part of the 2019 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Israel and the West Bank.

Ramin Kohanteb / The Pearson Institute