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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

SocArXiv

01.12.23

Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago

Chris Blattman and coauthors released new research on the efficacy of the READI Chicago program, which engages at-risk men with paid economic opportunities, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Utilizing a randomized control trial, the data shows that participants were 64% less likely than their peers to be arrested for shooting or a homicide.

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Reason

11.16.22

Enforcing the First Amendment on Campus Won't, by Itself, Address the Problem of Academic Freedom

Pearson Institute Faculty Affiliate Anup Malani argues that universities need to develop cultures of civil disagreement to really get free speech on campuses.

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Wired

11.01.22

When Your Neighbor Turns You In

Pearson Institute Faculty Affiliate Tom Ginsberg worries democracy is being eroded in some states in the U.S.

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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