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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

World Politics Review

11.01.24

Russia’s North Korea Gambit Could Make the War in Ukraine Go Global

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast's weekly World Politics Review column considers Russia's North Korea gambit. 

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Última Hora

10.28.24

Lo que dijo el premio Nobel de Economía sobre Paraguay en una conferencia en EEUU

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson's presentation, "Understanding the key factors for economic development: The Paraguayan case," was profiled by Última Hora.

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Kazinform News Agency

10.24.24

Nobel Economist Discusses the Role of Political Institutions, Global Dynamics and his Upcoming Works - James A. Robinson in an Exclusive Interview

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson's interview with Kazinform News Agency covered economic inequality, his future research, and his work in Africa.

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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