December 18, 2017
In a new article, Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Barnes dives into the world of organized criminal violence, arguing that this violence should no longer be separated from related forms of organized violence, and should be incorporated within political violence literature.
December 8, 2017
"Preelection Mobilization and Electoral Outcome in Authoritarian Regimes," a new paper written by Postdoctoral Fellow M. Ali Kadivar, studies the effect of preelection protest on the outcomes of authoritarian elections.
November 30, 2017
In his new book, Faculty Fellow Daniel Jordan Smith draws on twenty-five years of experience in southeastern Nigeria to analyze masculinity and society in Nigeria.
November 17, 2017
In a new article, political scientist Jim Morone deconstructs Senator Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" health plan, suggesting that it can win out in the end.
November 8, 2017
Susan Moffitt, Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, and Margot Jackson, Associate Professor of Sociology, recently co-edited a special issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.
November 3, 2017
International Relations professor Rose McDermott joins two colleagues to explain the psychology of revenge and deterrence in a new article in the Texas National Security Review.
October 27, 2017
In a new systematic review, Faculty Fellow and Director of the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, Adam Levine, joins colleagues to offer insight on 31 research studies that explore nutritional interventions for children during humanitarian emergencies.
October 10, 2017
In a new article, Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Greenburg studies the gendered forms of labor in the United States military, in post-September 11 wars.
October 3, 2017
Economist Emily Oster examines economic experiments in new research “Weighting for External Validity” in the National Bureau of Economic Research.
September 27, 2017
Political Scientist Prerna Singh, with co-author Matthias vom Hau, receives the 2016 Best Paper Award from the Comparative Political Studies Editorial Board for their article “Ethnicity in Time Politics, History, and the Relationship between Ethnic Diversity and Public Goods Provision.”
September 20, 2017
In "India's Democracy at 70: Growth, Inequality, and nationalism," Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences, deconstructs the benefits and disadvantages of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
September 13, 2017
In a new study, CLACS Director Jessaca Leinaweaver and colleagues Diana Marre and Susan Frekko examine the transnational adoption screening process in Spain.
July 11, 2017
Watson postdoctoral fellows release a working paper on fallen authoritarian regimes and the democracies that replaced them.
July 7, 2017
Jayanti Owens, an assistant professor of international and public affairs and sociology, was chosen as one of 30 2017 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows.
June 12, 2017
Anthropology Professor and BIARI Director Matthew Gutmann recently received a two-year grant from The Virgina B. Toulmin Foundation.
May 31, 2017
Senior Fellow Brian Atwood recently traveled to Germany to present the 23rd Kate Hamburger Lecture at the Global Development Research Center.
April 20, 2017
Susan Moffitt, Associate Professor of Political Science, is one of six Brown faculty members to be awarded the inaugural Brown Research Achievement Award, presented by the University's Office of the Vice President for Research.
March 15, 2017
Two Brown University economists, including Watson Institute faculty member Justine Hastings, recently published a study on the overall household spending on groceries for families that use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
January 24, 2017
In 2015, Middle East Studies organized The Politics of Human Shielding workshop, allowing scholars and human rights experts to discuss the role of human shielding in warfare. Recently, some of those contributions were published in the American Journal of International Law Unbound.