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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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UChicago News / 12.05.24

Nobel Laureate Finds his ‘Calling’ in Studying the World

UChicago Professor James A. Robinson’s decades of research have shaped our understanding of economic inequality. 

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Professor Robinson in his home
Harris News / 11.06.24

The 2024 Pearson Global Forum Spotlighted Negotiation and Agreement Around the Globe

The seventh annual forum dove into conflicts past and present, unpacking the steps policymakers can take toward lasting peace.

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Panel at the Pearson Global Forum
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.

Prodavinci

12.08.24

James Robinson: “Es fascinante que la América Latina democrática reproduzca proyectos políticos similares a los de Trujillo o Somoza”

Read the interview with Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson for Prodavinci. 

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World Politics Review

12.06.24

The Rebel Offensive in Syria Has Global Connections

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast's latest World Politics Review column emphasizes the interconnectedness of current global conflicts. 

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Arnold Ventures

12.05.24

Studying Restorative Justice in Schools: A Q&A with Anjali Adukia and Benjamin Feigenberg

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Anjali Adukia and Benjamin Feigenberg discussed their recent research on restorative justice practices in Chicago Public Schools. 

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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