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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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VoxDev / 01.09.23

The importance of trust in health systems during crises: Evidence from Sierra Leone

Pearson Professor Oeindrila Dube and colleagues show that improving the performance of health workers and building trust in health facilities is a critical policy priority.

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Healthcare worker taking temperature
Herald and News / 12.07.22

Big U.S. tech firms, companies faulted for silence on China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, protests

Pearson Institute Associate and Human Rights Watch China Director Sophie Richardson comments on the weak reactions from the White House and big tech companies on authoritarian crackdowns in China.

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protests in China
National Bureau of Economic Research / 11.22.22

Measuring Religion from Behavior: Climate Shocks and Religious Adherence in Afghanistan

Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies Oeindrila Dube's working paper with Joshua Bloomenstock and Michael Callen for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Measuring Religion From Behavior: Climate Shocks And Religious Adherence In Afghanistan, shows how religious adherence increases with economic adversity due to crop failure from climate change. 

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Cracked earth from drought

Wired

11.01.22

When Your Neighbor Turns You In

Pearson Institute Faculty Affiliate Tom Ginsberg worries democracy is being eroded in some states in the U.S.

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New Books Network

10.05.22

After Authoritarianism: Transitional Justice and Democratic Stability

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Monika Nalepa discusses how transitional justice – the act of reckoning with a former authoritarian regime after it has ceased to exist – has direct implications for democratic processes. Mechanisms of transitional justice have the power to influence who decides to go into politics, can shape politicians' behavior while in office, and can affect how politicians delegate policy decisions.

 

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Harris News

09.29.22

Fifth Annual Pearson Global Forum to Explore the Cause and Effects of Discrimination and Marginalization on Global Conflicts

Forum Executive Director Sheila Kohanteb and Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson discuss the importance of hosting the fifth annual Pearson Global Forum to explore the cause and effects of discrimination and marginalization on global conflicts. Read the Harris Public Policy article for more information. 

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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