Research Briefs
Delve deeper into the most recent research published by Watson faculty.
Research Briefs
Delve deeper into the most recent research published by Watson faculty.
News from Watson
Labour's search for credibility
Mark Blyth recently authored a paper published in the IPPR Progressive Review journal.
Studying the Superintendency: A Call for Research
Susan Moffitt recently co-authored a report for the Annenberg Institute.
Reforming the Reform: Problems of Public Schooling in the American Welfare State
Susan Moffitt recently co-authored a new book published by The University of Chicago Press.
We Thought It Would Be Heaven: Refugees in an Unequal America
Blair Sackett has recently co-authored a book discussing the challenges encountered by refugees who have been resettled in the United States.
Evaluating net life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions intensities from gas and coal at varying methane leakage rates
Deborah Gordon recently co-authored a paper for Environmental Research Letters.
Letting Europe’s Energy Crisis Go to Waste: The Ukraine War’s Massive Fossil Fuel Costs Fail to Accelerate Renewables
Jeff Colgan recently co-authored a report builds on CSL’s research that estimated the cost of the energy crisis.
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges
John Friedman recently co-authored a paper that revealed college admissions preferences for wealthy students.
Wendy Schiller recently co-authored a paper in Perspectives on Politics.
The Rich Have Peers, the Poor Have Patrons: Engaging the State in a South Indian City
Patrick Heller and Ashutosh Varshney recently co-authored a paper published in the American Journal of Sociology titled "The Rich Have Peers, the Poor Have Patrons: Engaging the State in a South Indian City."
Democracy's Price Tag: Analyzing Changes in Election Laws and their Effects on Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections
The Taubman Center's latest research focuses on how election laws have affected voter turnout.
Watson Postdoctoral Fellow awarded the 2023 Kenneth Waltz Outstanding Dissertation Award
Donald Casler received an award from the American Political Science Association for his dissertation.
Watson Postdoctoral Fellow awarded the Horowitz Foundation Trustees' Award
Liana Woskie was awarded for most innovative approach to theory and/or methodology.
Parties, Civil Society and Democratic Deepening: Comparing India, Brazil and South Africa
Patrick Heller recently authored a paper published in the Studies in Indian Politics.
International Energy Politics in an Age of Climate Change
Jeff Colgan recently authored a paper published in Annual Review of Political Science.
We Get What We Pay For: The Cycle of Military Spending, Industry Power, and Economic Dependence
Heidi Peltier recently authored a paper for the Costs of War project.
Debunking Four Myths about the Prison Building Boom Supporting Mass Incarceration
John Eason recently co-authored an article published by the Urban Institute.
Glomag Sanctions Database: Baseline Data on Human Rights Sanctions
A new report developed by scholars at the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies was designed to assist researchers in studying the utilization of sanctions for human rights abuses and corruption.
Little evidence that military policing reduces crime or improves human security
Robert Blair recently co-authored an article published in Nature Human Behaviour.
Civilian-Military Coordination During the U.S. National Response to COVID-19
A report released by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies examines civilian-military interaction during the first year and a half of the U.S.'s national response to COVID-19.
How Death Outlives War: The Reverberating Impact of the Post-9/11 Wars on Human Health
A new report released by the Costs of War project sheds light on the devastating indirect toll of war on human health since 2001.
‘Then, We Lost Everything:’ Afghan Evacuee Experiences of Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome
The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies and the Refugee Dream Center released a new report titled, "'Then, We Lost Everything:' Afghan Evacuee Experiences of Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome."
Entrenchment and Health Equity
Eric Patashnik recently edited the volume Entrenchment and Health Equity in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Moving humanitarian-military relations forward: a new typology
Adam Levine and Alexandria Nylen recently co-authored an article titled 'Moving Humanitarian-Military Relations Forward: A New Typology.'
A roadmap for immigration reform
Dany Bahar recently co-authored a report titled "A roadmap for immigration reform: Identifying weak links in the labor supply chain."
Inequality Across State Lines: How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States
Wendy Schiller recently co-authored a new book titled, Inequality Across State Lines: How Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States.
The trouble with Taiwan
Lyle Goldstein authored an essay published in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists titled, "The trouble with Taiwan."
The Future of India
Ashutosh Varshey and Arvind Subramanian were panelists during the annual Hauser Symposium on "The Future of India".
Global Liberty Institute presents 2023 Liberty Award to Glenn C. Loury
The Global Liberty Institute presented its 2023 Liberty Award to Glenn C. Loury during a ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida on February 17, 2023.
Professor Robert Blair granted a seed award
Professor Rob Blair has been granted a 2023 Seed Award for his social sciences proposal titled "Understanding and preventing violence against environmental activists in the Amazon."
All (cautiously) hail—and scale—community!
Professor Prerna Singh recently published an essay in Dædalus Journal on the potential of community to promote human flourishing.
Brexit and the ties that bind: how global finance shapes city-level growth models
Mark Blyth recently co-authored a paper published in the Journal of European Public Policy.
On the scientific study of small samples: Challenges confronting quantitative and qualitative methodologies
Rose McDermott recently authored a paper published in The Leadership Quarterly.
The impact of carceral churn and healthcare organizations on HIV/AIDS incidence in Arkansas
John Eason recently co-authored an article published in the latest issue of SSM - Population Health on how penal and healthcare institutions generate and mitigate community-level health inequality.
Globalizing Knowledge and Nationalisms’ Reactions in the Articulation of Universities
Michael Kennedy recently authored an article for Global Perspectives published by University of California Press on decolonizing global knowledge.
The Psychology of Nuclear Brinkmanship
Reid Pauly and Rose McDermott recently co-authored a paper published in the January issue of International Security titled, "The Psychology of Nuclear Brinkmanship."
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Matters: A Knowledge Cultural Sociology
Professor Michael Kennedy recently published a paper in the American Sociological Association's Footnotes Magazine titled, "How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Matters: A Knowledge Cultural Sociology."
The Pope at War longlisted for the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards biography book prize
David Kertzer's book The Pope at War has been longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld award for biography.
Watson postdoctoral fellow recognized in the 2022 Andrew W. Marshall Paper Prize
Don Casler named a finalist in the 2022 Andrew W. Marshall Paper Prize.
Watson Scholars Recognized in the 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Watson Faculty Emily Oster and Jonathan Collins were among those recognized in the 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.
Uncompensated Allies: How Contracting Companies and U.S. Government Agencies Failed Third-Country Nationals in Afghanistan.
The Costs of War Project has recently released a new study titled "Uncompensated Allies: How Contracting Companies and U.S. Government Agencies Failed Third-Country Nationals in Afghanistan."
The Economic Sociology of Development
Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs Andrew Schrank recently released a new book titled, "The Economic Sociology of Development" published by Wiley.
More Than Shortages: The Unequal Distribution of Substitute Teaching
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.
Exit Wounds: American Guns, Mexican Lives, and the Vicious Circle of Violence
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
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."
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."
In The Wake of George Floyd: Mapping Social Movements Related to Systemic Racism in Rhode Island
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.
They Only Hate the Term: Explaining Opposition to History Curriculum Policy and Critical Race Theory
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."
The Economic Effects of Immigration Pardons: Evidence from Venezuelan Entrepreneurs
Associate Professor and Faculty Affiliate of the Economics Department, Dany Bahar recently published a paper in The National Bureau of Economic Research titled, "The Economic Effects of Immigration Pardons: Evidence from Venezulan Entrepreneurs."
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