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What can the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone teach us about how to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic? Plenty, according to Professor Oeindrila Dube of UChicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. Dube and her co-authors examined social sentiments toward government-run health care operations in Sierra Leone, and subsequent effects on the public’s use of health care services.

For the launch of the Spanish version of his book, Making Peace in Drug Wars, Pearson Faculty Affiliate Ben Lessing presented themes from his research.

On November 17, 2020 the Mortara Center at Georgetown University hosted 2019 Lepgold Book Prize winning authors Marina E. Henke and Paul Poast for a discussion on alliance politics, the topic of their winning books. The discussion was moderated by Professor Andrew Bennett with comments by Professor Abraham Newman.

María Teresa Ronderos, Director and Co-Founder of the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism, joined Institute Director James A. Robinson for a conversation on "Inequality in Colombia: Beyond the Reach of Numbers" as the November edition of The Pearson Institute's Lunch and Learn series. 

Just as millions of Americans will be eyeing the result of their presidential election, so too will world leaders; nowhere more so than in Europe - where the result will shape politics on this side of the Atlantic for the next four years, or more.