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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

ProMarket

02.24.23

What Has the World Learned from a Year of War in Ukraine?

ProMarket sat down with Pearson Professor Chris Blattman to discuss the War in Ukraine, what we have learned, and the importance of ideology and reputation. 

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World Politics Review

02.24.23

At One Year and Counting, the War in Ukraine Is Set to Last

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has reached its first anniversary. Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast discusses three reasons the war will likely last for years to come. Read more in his latest column for World Politics Review.

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The Guardian

02.20.23

El Salvador crackdown breaks the gangs – at huge cost to human rights

El Salvador has continued its crackdown on gangs, but Pearson Faculty Affiliate Ben Lessing says the long-term consequences are still unclear.  

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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