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<em>Bootstrapping Democracy: Transforming Local Governance and Civil Society in Brazil</em> - Baiocchi and Heller by Patrick Heller

 

This Week's Events

2/13/12 at 4:00 PM
Also Happening at Brown
Vitaly Komar -- My Experience as an Artist in Russia and in the West

2/13/12 at 5:30 PM
Year of China
Elizabeth J. Perry -- Anyuan: Mining China's Revolutionary Tradition

2/15/12 at 5:00 PM
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture Series
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Graduate Student Workshop

2/16/12 at 5:00 PM
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture Series
Ruben Oliven -- Nation and Region in Brazil: The Peculiarities of Rio Grande do Sul

2/16/12 at 5:00 PM
The Future of East Asian Security
Colonel Randy Lawrence -- The Future of U.S.-China Relations: Cooperation or Competition?


Next Week's Events

2/22/12 at 5:00 PM
Colloquium on Comparative Research
Siddharth Swaminathan -- Political Capacity, Democracy, and Development: Comparing India's States (1981-2008)

2/22/12 at 7:00 PM
Also Happening at Brown
The Global Poverty Project presents 1.4 Billion Reasons

2/23/12 at 5:00 PM
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture Series
Agustina Giraudy -- Subnational Undemocratic Regime Continuity After National Democratization: Evidence from Latin America

 

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News

In Memoriam: Betty Garrison

The Brown community is remembering with fondness and gratitude Elizabeth (Betty) Garrison, who passed away on Monday. Her involvement with the Watson Institute began with the creation of Brown's Center for Foreign Policy Development in 1981, when she worked to build the center alongside her husband Mark, the CFPD's first director.

 

2/07 Offering Alternatives to Failed Drug Policies

1/25 Watson's Latest Newsletter Highlights Security Research Pilots, Media Fellows, and More

 

Analyzing the Impact of Environmental Initiatives

February 7, 2012