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Global Security

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Teaching and Training

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Graduate Program in Development

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The Global Conversation

 

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

 


Next Week's Events

2/7/12 at 5:00 PM
Middle East Seminar Series
Anne Mariel Peters -- What Does U.S. Aid 'Buy' in the Middle East?

2/8/12 at 5:00 PM
Colloquium on Comparative Research
Joel Andreas -- Open Labor Markets vs. Workplace Participation: Lessons of Market Reform in China

Upcoming Events

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

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

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

2/28/12 at 10:30 AM
Year of China
Conference -- China: Cities after Socialism

 

 

News

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

Now online: the latest issue of the Briefings newsletter, featuring updates on the Watson Institute and its research and teaching on world affairs. In it, you can read about: new pilot projects on environmental security, human security, cybersecurity ... undergraduate media fellows filing reports from around the world ... launch of a new India Initiative ... and more.

 

1/12 Reflecting on December's Global Climate Talks

1/05 War in Review: Research Airs at Year's Close

 

Visit the World through our Media Fellows

January 13, 2012