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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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The Chicago Maroon / 10.28.24

Seventh Annual Pearson Global Forum Looks to Past Conflicts to Envision Future of Gaza, Sudan

“Negotiation and Agreement” was the theme of this year’s forum, which addressed who should be in the room for peace talks and why the language of negotiation matters.

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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.
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

The Hill

10.19.23

Most in new poll see Mexico as partner in stopping drug trafficking, illegal border crossings

 A recent Pearson Institute and AP-NORC poll measured American attitudes toward Mexico. 

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Center for Global Development

10.12.23

Most Out-of-School Children Are in Rural Areas. Education Systems Must Serve Them Better.

​​​​​​Providing education in rural areas is challenging, but recent research from Pearson Faculty Affiliate Anjali Adukia and co-authors proposes potential solutions.

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World Politics Review

10.06.23

The War in Ukraine Is Fraying the Global Security Order

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast points to three reasons the War in Ukraine is breaking down the international security order. 

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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