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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 Pie: An Economics Podcast

10.03.23

A New Tactic for Police Reform: Using Behavioral Economics to Curb Unnecessary Arrests

Pearson Professor Oeindrila Dube joined The Pie Economics Podcast to discuss her recent research. 

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PBS News Weekend

09.24.23

WTA returns to China despite unresolved questions about tennis star Peng Shuai

With the China Open beginning this week, Pearson Associate Sophie Richardson comments on the Women's Tennis Association's decision to resume holding tournaments in China. 

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World Politics Review

09.22.23

No One Could Have Predicted Russia’s Military Failure in Ukraine

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast discusses three ways war's inherent uncertainty manifests. 

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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