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Seeking to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching and public engagement.
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### [Director's Fellows present results from an intensive semester of research](/news/2025-03-18/directors-fellows-presentations)
March 18, 2025
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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### [New Watson Ph.D. Fellows Program is accepting applications for pre-dissertation and dissertation fellowships](/news/2025-02-20/phd-fellows)
February 20, 2025
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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### [New Art at Watson exhibition 'Looming in the Shadows of Lodz' examines how memories of the Holocaust are passed down through generations](/news/2025-02-07/looming-shadows-lodz)
February 7, 2025
"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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### [Medicaid at 60](/research/research-briefs/medicaid-60)
February 25, 2025
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](/research/research-briefs/militarization-movies-and-tv)
February 25, 2025
A recent Costs of War report titled, "The Militarization of Movies and Television" looks at the militarization of pop culture.
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### [Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back](/research/research-briefs/why-nothing-works)
February 18, 2025
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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### [Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine](https://events.brown.edu/rhodes-center/event/304659-your-money-or-your-life-debt-collection-in)
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Wednesday, March 26
### [Art at Watson presents — Looming in the Shadows of Lodz](https://events.brown.edu/watson-international-public/event/308752-art-at-watson-presents-looming-in-the-shadows-of)
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### [Art at Watson Presents — Legacy of Lies. El Salvador 1981-1984. Photographs by Robert Nickelsberg](https://events.brown.edu/watson-international-public/event/308762-art-at-watson-presents-legacy-of-lies-el)
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### [2025 Postdoctoral Research Symposium](https://events.brown.edu/live/events/302253-2025-postdoctoral-research-symposium)
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Sayles Hall and the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center
Tuesday, April 1
### [1979 Year Zero: The Establishment of a PLO Office in Brazil as a Watershed Moment](https://events.brown.edu/live/events/1979-year-zero)
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Tuesday, April 1
### [“Bring Them Home: Deported Veterans and the Fight for Repatriation” A special film screening and panel event](https://events.brown.edu/live/events/307774-bring-them-home-deported-veterans-and-the-fight-for-r)
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The Watson Institute houses several undergraduate and graduate programs that take an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to policy-relevant learning in the social sciences.
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The Watson Institute houses several undergraduate and graduate programs that take an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to policy-relevant learning in the social sciences. Our programs are designed to inspire today's engaged scholars and creative thinkers to become tomorrow's leaders in international and public affairs.
> “ I appreciate how multidisciplinary IAPA is — I've taken classes in anthropology, urban studies, economics and philosophy. They have all contributed to my concentration and my wider view of the world. ”
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The Watson Institute is proud to house 11 region or topic-focused centers, initiatives and projects that are dedicated to research, teaching and outreach. These entities also serve as conveners, sponsoring informative events that inspire dialogue among scholars, students and the public.
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Focusing on three main areas — development, security and governance — the Institute leverages Brown's tradition of true interdisciplinary to foster innovative, policy-relevant scholarly activities. Across all topics and fields, the Institute tackles the complexities of 21st century security threats, globalization and intractable inequalities. From Latin America to China, from the Middle East to India, the Institute's work helps us all make sense of the world.
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