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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 Washington Post

07.04.23

Hong Kong police offer hefty reward for information on dissidents in exile

Pearson Associate Sophie Richardson commented on the recent arrest warrants the Hong Kong authorities issued for prominent activists. Paywall. 

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Novaya Gazeta

06.29.23

‘Warfare often coincides with movements towards democracy’ James A. Robinson, economist and co-author of ‘Why Nations Fail?’, discusses the origins of Russia’s vulnerable dictatorship

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson spoke with Novaya Gazeta to discuss autocracy, democracy, institutions, and more. 

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World Politics Review

06.16.23

Taiwan’s Fate Doesn’t Hang on Defeating Russia in Ukraine

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast discusses the potential implications of the war in Ukraine.  
 

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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