Research Themes

Global Security

Poverty, Inequality, and Development

Global Governance

 

Teaching and Training

Undergraduate Studies

Graduate Program in Development

Watson International Scholars of the Environment

 

Partnering at Brown

Indian IT and Global Change
A recent lecture by Infosys Technologies Ltd. Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy pointed to a sweeping array of global challenges and their technological solutions. Among them: green technology to combat global warming; e-government to increase democratic accountability; computer mapping to ensure water security; remote medical services to lower healthcare costs.

 

Institutional Partnerships

International Writers Project

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Rhodes Center

Choices Program

Open Source

Office of International Affairs

 

News

Tuesday: Public Intellectuals Gather to Address 'India Abroad, India Within'

This Tuesday, the "India Abroad, India Within" conference will explore central issues in contemporary India's domestic and international policies, including relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan; Islam in India; climate change and energy strategy; and local governance. The day-long conference features four noted public intellectuals – former cabinet minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, former senior administrator Sunjoy Joshi, and senior journalists Saeed Naqvi and Siddharth Varadarajan.

 

March 1 Innovative Global MBA Program to Tap into Watson Knowledge

February 17 Rushdie Talk Recasts Role of Public and Private in Politics and Literature

 

Research Updates

March 15 'Review of International Political Economy' Makes Watson its Home

March 15 Eckert Advises G8 on Terrorist Sanctions

March 3 Andreas Awarded Salomon Grant to Research History of Smuggling