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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

Harris News

06.13.22

Q&A: Luis Martinez Exposes the Way Dictators Exaggerate Economic Performance

Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy shares his research and a novel method to expose the extent to which autocratic governments exaggerate their economic growth.

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WBEZ Chicago

05.31.22

What do Black people need from governments and society to feel safe?

As gun violence continues to take a toll on Chicago and the U.S., Black Chicagoans discuss solutions they’d like to see in their community.

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Vox

05.31.22

A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.

Liberia found a stunningly effective way to reduce violent crimes. Now the US is trying a similar experiment.

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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