Robert Blair recently co-authored a paper finding that randomized military patrols in Cali, Colombia, reduced citizens' commitment to democracy and the rule of law.
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A new paper co-authored by Jennifer Hadden for the Climate Solutions Lab examines why communities in developing countries oppose wind power projects and how that opposition could hinder clean energy expansion.
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Dany Bahar co-authored a paper examining the impact of economic sanctions on Venezuelan migration, finding that higher oil income — not lower — correlates with increased crossings of Venezuelan migrants at the U.S. southwest border.
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Renowned human rights attorney and Watson Senior Fellow Malika Saada Saar has organized a series of events for the spring 2025 semester called Fireside Chats on Building AI for Humanity, featuring conversations with tech industry leaders about AI and human rights.
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Costs of War's latest research links debris from bombardments in Fallujah, Iraq to poor health outcomes for returnees.
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On Thursday, February 27, seven Master of Public Affairs (MPA) Director's Fellows presented the results of a semester of research working with Watson faculty and other international and public affairs professionals.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jillian Harvey ’19 MPA
After witnessing systematic inequalities first-hand while working two jobs supporting at-risk communities, Jillian Harvey decided she needed to further her education in public policy to make a real impact in her community. After graduating from the Watson Institute's Master of Public Affairs Program in 2019, Harvey became a leader in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the state of Massachusetts.
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Alumni Spotlight: Graham Sheridan ’14 MPA
Graham Sheridan's success demonstrates that while the shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, it's not always the best career path. After earning his Master of Public Affairs degree from Brown in 2014, Sheridan took a winding route to his current position as a clean communities and economic development director at Virginia Clean Cities.
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Medicaid at 60
A special issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law was edited by Eric Patashnik and examines the past, present and future of Medicaid as it reaches its sixtieth year, featuring papers originally presented at a Watson conference in 2023.
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The Militarization of Movies and Television
A recent Costs of War report titled, "The Militarization of Movies and Television" looks at the militarization of pop culture.
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In July, Brown University's new school of international and public affairs will welcome its first cohort of Ph.D. Fellows in an expanded program. Watson is now accepting pre-dissertation and dissertation fellowship applications from Ph.D. students who are working on development, governance and security-related topics in its five core departments.
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Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring It Back
Marc Dunkelman’s new book, "Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back," explores the architecture of power and how to restore confidence in democratically elected government.
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Ieva Jusionyte’s book, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border," received an honorable mention in the Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award.
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"Looming in the Shadows of Lodz," a new exhibition by photographer Leslie Starobin, opens at 280 Brook St. on February 13. Sponsored by Art at Watson, the show features Starobin's photographs from a "roots journey" to Poland. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, "Looming in the Shadows of Lodz" illustrates how traumatic memories are passed down through generations.
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Mark Blyth co-authored a paper for Socio-Economic Review titled, "There is more to national economies than the national economy: extending the Growth Model research programme in comparative political economy."
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Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Rogers ’12 MPP
Kelly Rogers earned her master's degree in public policy from Brown in 2012. Since then, she has leveraged the knowledge she acquired and the connections she made at the Watson Institute into a career that has seen her make a significant impact on the state of Rhode Island.
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Robert Blair co-authored a paper for Political Behavior titled, "Couples Therapy for a Divided America: Assessing the Effects of Reciprocal Group Reflection on Partisan Polarization."
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Student Spotlight: Charles Alaimo ’25
Charles Alaimo, a junior concentrating in International and Public Affairs (IAPA), credits Watson's multidisciplinary approach to learning and its extraordinary professors for fully preparing him for a career in emerging technical policy and foreign policy research.
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Wendy Schiller told the Brown Daily Herald that the new school will unify programs, expand research opportunities, and better integrate undergraduate and master’s programs for greater interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Spring 2025 events at Watson
This spring, an engaging lineup of events will offer diverse perspectives on today’s most pressing issues.
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Ieva Jusionyte has received the 2025 Juan E. Méndez Book Award from the Duke Human Rights Center for her recent book “Exit Wounds.”
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Spring 2025 practitioner-led study groups
These not-for-credit study groups provide an opportunity for students to delve deeply into topics and apply theory and research to real world challenges. Enrollment in each group is limited to 25 students.
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Alumni Spotlight: Hamidou "Hammi" Sylla ’23 MPA
Hamidou "Hammi" Sylla, who earned his MPA from the Watson Institute at Brown University in 2023, found Watson faculty and staff enormously supportive of his YouTube talk show, "Let's Just Talk with Hammi." Many of Sylla's interviewees became valuable professional and personal mentors.
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Tomás Gold and Benjamin Bradlow co-authored a paper titled “A Processual Framework for Understanding the Rise of the Populist Right: The Case of Brazil (2013–2018)” that was published in the sociology journal Social Forces.
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Susan Moffitt named the 2025 winner of the Herbert Simon award, which is given annually to a mid-career scholar who has made significant contributions to the scientific study of bureaucracy.
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