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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

Chicago Tribune

03.27.23

Jens Ludwig: Public safety inequality is growing in Chicago and across America

In an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Jens Ludwig discusses rising safety inequality in Chicago neighborhoods and across cities in America. 

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University of Chicago News

03.24.23

Q&A: Interim Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita on His Goals, UChicago Roots, Research, and Interests

Harris School of Public Policy's Interim Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita sat down to discuss his new role, research, and hobbies. 

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World Politics Review

03.24.23

The ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin Could Do More Harm Than Good

What are the implications of the ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin? Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast provides some insight in his latest piece for World Politics Review. 

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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