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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

News
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VoxDev / 04.30.25

What Mobile Data Can Tell Us about Religion in Conflict Zones

Pearson Professor Oeindrila Dube and co-authors discuss their research measuring religious adherence with cell phone data in Afghanistan. 

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Kabul, Afghanistan
Harris News / 02.17.25

Research on Campaign to Eliminate Chagas Disease

Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero explores the results of a Chagas disease campaign in Brazil in new working paper. 

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Eduardo Montero Headshot
UChicago News / 12.05.24

Nobel Laureate Finds his ‘Calling’ in Studying the World

UChicago Professor James A. Robinson’s decades of research have shaped our understanding of economic inequality. 

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Professor Robinson in his home

Harris News

09.29.22

Fifth Annual Pearson Global Forum to Explore the Cause and Effects of Discrimination and Marginalization on Global Conflicts

Forum Executive Director Sheila Kohanteb and Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson discuss the importance of hosting the fifth annual Pearson Global Forum to explore the cause and effects of discrimination and marginalization on global conflicts. Read the Harris Public Policy article for more information. 

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World Politics Review

09.16.22

The West Is Now a Co-Belligerent in the War in Ukraine

Is the West a co-belligerent in the Russia-Ukraine War? In a World Politics Review article, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast discusses Ukraine's counteroffensive and the role of the western coalition.

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Plain English

09.12.22

How Ukraine's New Offensive Could Win the War Against Russia

Paul Poast of the University of Chicago returns to the Plain English podcast to break down Ukraine's extraordinary counteroffensive. He explains why this counterattack is reminiscent of D-Day, why President Vladimir Putin continues to struggle to achieve his objectives, and whether the end of the war could be within sight.

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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