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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 Diplomat

08.01.23

What Are the Future Implications of Russia-Ukraine Cyber Conflict for East Asia?

Pearson Fellow Jose Macias and co-author Brandon Valeriano use research from their Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report to discuss cyber warfare in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Reuters

07.28.23

Hong Kong court rejects government bid to ban protest song

Pearson Associate Sophie Richardson commented on the recent ruling of the Hong Kong High Court not to ban the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong." 

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The Atlantic

07.26.23

The Dictator Myth that Refuses to Die

Research by Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson and Pearson Faculty Affiliate Luis Martinez is cited by Brian Klaas for the Atlantic.  

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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