Two Watson scholars, Ashutosh Varshney and Patrick Heller, along with fellow experts, recently released a working paper on the quality of urban citizenship and access to services in Bangalore.

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science, and International and Public Affairs, examines the current race for Senate in Florida, comparing it to that of the 1891 election in the state.

A team of researchers from three universities around the nation recently received grant funding to study the impact of the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS). Susan Moffitt, Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, is among those researchers and discusses the goals of the three-year study.

In two essays recently published in the American Sociological Association's Comparative and Historical Sociology blog, Michael Kennedy, Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, and co-author Linda Gusia (University of Prishtina), explain how context shapes the dialogue between sociology and policy making.

Emily Oster, Associate Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, recently released a working paper on childhood vaccinations and the declining rates over the last few years.

The Choices Program, a nationally recognized education initiative and non-profit organization affiliated with the Watson Institute, recently released their newest curricula that provides students and their teachers with the tools they need to learn about Brazil in their social studies classes.

Associate Professor of Anthropology and Watson Faculty Fellow Sherine Hamdy, along with Soha Bayoumi (Harvard University), discuss their new article "Egypt's Popular Uprising and the Stakes of Medical Neutrality," which appears in the journal Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry.

Prerna Singh's World Politics article, "Subnationalism and Social Development: A Comparative Analysis of Indian States" was awarded the Luebbert prize for the best article in comparative politics published in the last two years by the Comparative Politics section of the American Political Science Association.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International and Public Affairs Sarah Besky has recently begun a new project that examines the lives and work of professional tea tasters and brokers in India.

A new book by Associate Director of Middle East Studies Sarah Tobin provides a first-hand look into the lives of middle-class Muslims living in Amman, Jordan, surveying the intersection of globalization and Islamic religious life.

A panel survey organized by Robert Blair aims to help the recovery and response to the Ebola epidemic in communities throughout Liberia that needed it most.

A potential new series of workshops organized by Andrew Schrank and Patrick Heller aims to promote good governance in the Global South.

A new book edited by Watson Senior Fellow Sue Eckert offers a look into the international sanctions that policymakers are using to deal with challenges around the globe.

In a graphic novel to be released next year, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Watson Faculty Fellow Sherine Hamdy reimagines her research on kidney failure and organ transplants in Cairo, Egypt.

In new work, Richard Holbrooke Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs Jeff Colgan explores how informal governance occurs in international organizations.

In a new working paper, “Renewable Futures and Industrial Legacies: Wind and Solar Sectors in China, Germany, and the US,” postdoctoral fellow Jonas Nahm offers a new explanation for patterns of industrial specialization in highly globalized industries.