The Economic Sociology of Development
December 19, 2022
Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs Andrew Schrank recently released a new book titled, "The Economic Sociology of Development" published by Wiley.
Development
News
The Maelstrom of Geopolitics (interview with Chas Freeman)
December 8, 2022 Radio Open Source
Senior Fellow Ambassador Chas Freeman on the power dynamics of the US and China for Radio Open Source.
More Than Shortages: The Unequal Distribution of Substitute Teaching
December 6, 2022
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb recently co-authored a paper titled, "More Than Shortages: The Unequal Distribution of Substitute Teaching" in Education, Finance and Policy published by MIT Press Direct.
The Pentagon Is Sounding The Alarm On China’s Massive Nuclear Build-Out, But Experts Disagree About How To Respond (comments by Lyle Goldstein)
December 5, 2022 The Daily Caller
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments on the US-China rivalry for The Daily Caller, “China is doing a response to what we are doing."
Exit Wounds: American Guns, Mexican Lives, and the Vicious Circle of Violence
December 2, 2022
Associate Professor Ieva Jusionyte discussed the impact of the United States gun industry on violence in Mexico during a lecture titled, "Exit Wounds: American Guns, Mexican Lives, and the Vicious Circle of Violence" at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
Next Stop for Climate Action: Making Emissions Visible and Pricing Them
December 1, 2022
Senior fellow Deborah Gordon recently co-authored an article for Rocky Mountain Institute titled, "Next Stop for Climate Action: Making Emissions Visible and Pricing Them."
The Hard School of Amphibious Warfare: Examining the Lessons of the 20th Century’s Major Amphibious Campaigns for Contemporary Chinese Strategy
December 1, 2022
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein recently published a paper in the journal Asian Security titled, "The Hard School of Amphibious Warfare: Examining the Lessons of the 20th Century’s Major Amphibious Campaigns for Contemporary Chinese Strategy."
Global cooperation is not necessary to fight climate change (written by Arvind Subramanian)
November 29, 2022 The Daily Star
Senior Fellow Arvind Subramanian wrote an opinion piece for The Daily Star advocating for competitive technological progress as a tool to fight climate change.
How Instagram turned a Holocaust memoir into a self-help manifesto (comments by Omer Bartov)
November 28, 2022 Vox
Omer Bartov comments for Vox on the misappropriation of the writings of Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl.
Tutoring can come in many forms — almost all of them good, panel says (comments by Susanna Loeb)
November 17, 2022 EdSource
Director of the Annenberg Institute Susanna Loeb comments for EdSource that tutoring, either online or in-person, is the best way to accelerate student learning.
Should the United States Pledge to Defend Taiwan? (comments by Lyle Goldstein)
November 15, 2022 Foreign Affairs
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein comments for Foreign Affairs, "It would be reckless to adopt this policy of 'strategic clarity.' In fact, this move away from 'strategic ambiguity' might well spark the war that it is aiming to prevent."
In The Wake of George Floyd
November 14, 2022
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Center for Digital Scholarship recently launched a project titled, "In The Wake of George Floyd: Mapping Social Movements Related to Systemic Racism in Rhode Island," that focuses on social movements around systemic racism, particularly efforts to end anti-Black racism, in communities in RI and at Brown.
The Biden-Xi meeting was long overdue (comments by Lyle Goldstein)
November 14, 2022 The Spectator
Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein explains for The Spectator that US-China relations, “will require a robust follow-up and a determination on both sides to break with the new tendencies toward vitriolic critiques and ever-escalating competitions in all domains.”
A startling split in the Iranian American community (written by Stephen Kinzer)
November 13, 2022 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "While brave young women are being shot by polic in Iran, their compatriots in America are being attacked for even suggesting negotiations with the regime."
U.S. election outcome unlikely to impact climate change fight, experts say (comments by Jeff Colgan)
November 12, 2022 The Japan Times
Jeffrey Colgan comments for The Japan Times, on the impact of the midterm election results for President Joe Biden's climate policies.
They Only Hate the Term: Explaining Opposition to History Curriculum Policy and Critical Race Theory
November 10, 2022
Assistant Professor Jonathan Collins recently published a paper for the Annenberg Institute at Brown University titled, "They Only Hate the Term: Explaining Opposition to History Curriculum Policy and Critical Race Theory."
From New York to Texas, climate candidates are gaining momentum in local races (comments by Jeff Colgan)
November 9, 2022 Grist
Director of Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan comments for Grist, “It’s really been remarkable how much climate change has risen on the political agenda."
‘The old UK growth model is dead’: What a long-term weak pound means for Britain (comments by Mark Blyth)
November 7, 2022 CNBC
Mark Blyth comments for CNBC, “The U.K. is a heavily consumption-based economy, and such a shift is equivalent to a tax on consumption. That means less fuel in the economic engine. The U.K. already has low growth and even lower productivity growth.”
The Right Choices in Parenting (interview with Emily Oster)
November 7, 2022 The Atlantic
Professor of Economics Emily Oster discussed understanding the nuances of choice-making in parenthood during an interview for The Atlantic podcast How to Build a Happy Life.
Should we declare a pandemic amnesty? (interview with Emily Oster)
November 4, 2022 NPR
Professor of Economics Emily Oster interviewed for NPR's All Things Considered on the opinion piece she authored in the Atlantic about "pandemic amnesty."