Our Global Network

The Pearson Institute and its researchers collaborate with organizations around the world to achieve its mission through research, education, and engagement. Our partners include:

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence, with a focus on violence prevention through its Crime, Violence, and Conflict sector.

 

DT Institute

DT Institute is both a funder and an implementer focused on co-creation, co-investment, measurable impact, and sustainability, committed to global peace and prosperity. 

 

Empirical Studies of Conflict

The Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC), based at Princeton University, supports research on insurgency, civil war, and other politically motivated violence, worldwide. 

 

Fambul Tok International

Fambul Tok International is an NGO dedicated to advancing peace by mobilizing ordinary people—entire communities ravaged by war—in the hard work of reconciliation.

 

Innovations for Poverty Action

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems, with a focus on conflict and stability through its Peace and Recovery initiative.

 

Institute for Governance Reform 

The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) is an independent, multi-disciplinary, policy-oriented research organization in Freetown, Sierra Leone focused on driving forward institutional reform.

 

International Growth Centre

The International Growth Centre (IGC), based at LSE in partnership with the University of Oxford, aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research.

 

Office of the Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government

The Kurdistan Regional Government is the official executive body of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, was appointed in July 2019.

 

Queen's University Belfast

The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice responds to the unprecedented global challenge of building a peaceful, inclusive and secure world by bringing together the unparalleled expertise at Queen’s University Belfast.

 

Universidad de los Andes

Universidad de los Andes is a private research institution in Bogotá, Colombia that fosters pluralism, tolerance, and respect for ideas.

 

Universidad EAFIT

Universidad EAFIT is a private university in Medellín, Colombia that inspires current generations to embark on a life project that maximizes their potential.

 

Upland Advisors

Upland Advisors is a nonprofit organization that supports sustainable peacebuilding initiatives by providing trusted advice on strategy, policy, and law-related matters.

Becker Friedman Institute

The Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago (BFI) inspires, refines, and shares research that illuminates our most challenging economic and societal problems. 

 

Center for Latin American Studies

The University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) brings together faculty and students across the University in research, teaching, and public engagement.

 

Crime Lab

The Crime Lab, part of the University of Chicago Urban Labs, partners with civic and community leaders to design, test, and scale promising programs and policies to reduce crime and violence. 

 

NORC at the University of Chicago

An independent research organization at the University of Chicago, NORC delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. 

 

Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge

The Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge (SIFK) unites scholars to study the process of knowledge formation and transmittal from antiquity to the present day and to explore how this history shapes the modern world.

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