No peace prizes for politicians (written by Stephen Kinzer)
October 15, 2018 The Boston Globe
Policy in Perspective
Master of Public Affairs
Early application deadline: December 14
Watson Expansion
Updates on the Watson Expansion Project
In The News
'Saudi Arabia is Joining the Orgy of Destruction if the Rule-Bound Order,' Former U.S. Ambassador Says on Khashoggi (interview with Chas Freeman)
October 12, 2018 TIME
John Kerry: No student is exempt from the responsibility of citizenship
October 11, 2018 News from Brown
News from Watson
Brazil Elections: Who's in Play and What’s at Stake
September 24, 2018
Study Groups Led by Tom Perez '83 and Michael Steele
August 30, 2018
Watson Faculty to Present Cutting-edge Research at National Meeting
August 29, 2018
Research Briefs
The Opportunity Atlas
October 1, 2018
Opportunities
The Watson Institute offers a variety of research and funding opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate and graduate students.
Events
October 15
Shenila Khoja-Moolji – Forging the Ideal Educated Girl: The Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia
12 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
October 15
Rose McDermott – The Evils of Polygyny: Evidence of Its Harm to Women, Men and Society
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
October 16
Paul Tucker – Unelected Power: The Quest for Legitimacy in Central Banking and the Regulatory State
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Julian Jacobs '19
August 1, 2018
Webcasts
Dana Mitra – A Scholar's Journey from Life at Brown to Research on Youth Engagement in Educational Change
October 11, 2018
John Kerry ─ Every Day is Extra
October 10, 2018
Dani Rodrik – From Globalization to Hyper-Globalization and Back
October 10, 2018
Current Research
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