Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs 1 Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Director - Watson Institute Edward S. Steinfeld Director - Development Studies Patsy P. Lewis Director - International Relations Nina Tannenwald Director - Public Policy Anthony D. Levitas Director - Master of Public Affairs Program Eric M. Patashnik The Watson Institute is a community of scholars whose work aims to help us understand and address the world's most pressing issues, including globalization, economic uncertainty, security threats, environmental degradation, and poverty. Focusing on three main areas development, security, and governance the Institute leverages Brown's signature interdisciplinary approach to foster innovative, policy-relevant scholarly activities. The Institute s core faculty of anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and other specialists work across academic disciplines with Brown faculty colleagues, as well as with an ever-changing cohort of visiting scholars and practitioners from around the world. The Institute collaborates with key organizations, such as the United Nations, national governments, and non-governmental organizations to seek practicable solutions to today's global problems. Watson administers three undergraduate concentrations, Development Studies, Public Policy and International Relations, and houses several others: Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, and South Asian Studies. It also administers the Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree program, which prepares students for careers spanning public service, government, NGOs, foundations, and the private sector, and the Graduate Program in Development, which supports interdisciplinary learning and contextual expertise for doctoral students of the social sciences. The Institute is also home to a thriving postdoctoral fellows program. The Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI), an early-career professional development initiative that builds transnational knowledge networks among young leaders from the Global South, is located at Watson, where a two-week residency occurs each year. The Choices Program, which develops secondary level curriculum resources and offers professional development to classroom teachers, is also affiliated with the Institute. Watson is home to several centers focused on area studies: the Africa Initiative, Brazil Initiative, Center for Contemporary South Asia, Caribbean and Latin American Studies, China Initiative, Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, Middle East Studies and the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. The co-location of these centers, combined with the Institute's thematically driven research, enables Watson to take an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to research and education. In keeping with Watson's mission, such collaboration leads to a deep understanding of the greatest challenges of our time. The Institute houses and supports three major academic journals: Studies in Comparative International Development, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (JHPPL) and the Brown Journal of World Affairs (BJWA). Founded in 1993, BJWA is a highly regarded scholarly publication in the field of international studies, edited and managed entirely by Brown undergraduates. Finally, a full agenda of seminar series, conferences, lectures, and workshops each year brings leading scholars and public figures to the Institute to put current events into context, explore emerging global issues, develop policy, and publish research. A new podcast, Trending Globally: Politics and Policy, further connects faculty research and visiting scholars with broader news and world events. More information about the Institute is available at http:// watson.brown.edu/. Development Studies Concentration Requirements Development Studies is an interdisciplinary concentration whose mission is to provide students with the knowledge, critical perspectives and skills they need to engage with the issues of economic and social development, especially as they relate to the Global South. The concentration is grounded in the social sciences anthropology, sociology, political science, and economics but it also heavily draws from history, art, and other disciplines in the humanities. The requirements are designed with three goals in mind: first, provide concentrators a solid foundation in the question of development; second, allow concentrators to develop expertise in a specific region that is of interest to them; third, give concentrators access to a wide range of courses in a large number of disciplines of interest to them. Concentrators are encouraged to do their own original field research. During the senior year, concentrators complete a capstone experience tailored to their interests (http://brown.edu/academics/ development-studies/about/what-ds-capstone) in some aspect of international development. Towards this end, they benefit from extensive faculty and peer support. Requirements 10 Courses + Language + Capstone CORE All core courses must be taken prior to senior year Choose TWO from the following: 2 SOC 1620 Globalization and Social Conflict POLS 1240 Politics, Markets and States in Developing Countries ANTH 0110 Anthropology and Global Social Problems: Environment, Development, and Governance Seminar in Sociology of Development 1 DEVL 1000/ SOC 1871D Sophomore Seminar in Development Studies (Pre-requisites: sophomore or junior standing, and completion of SOC 1620, POLS 1240, or ANTH 0110) Development Economics - Choose ONE of the following: 1 (ECON 0510 for students with little to no Econ background, ECON 1510 for students with strong Econ backgrounds or double-concentrating in Econ) ECON 0510 Development and the International Economy (Prerequisite: ECON 0110, or AP Microeconomics 4 and AP Macroeconomics 4, or IB HL Economics 6) ECON 1510 Economic Development (Prerequisite: ECON 1110 or ECON 1130; and APMA 1650 or ECON 1620 or ECON 1630) Research Methods and Design 1 DEVL 1500 Methods in Development Research (junior year) Regional Courses 2 Two courses that focus on the same region of the developing world. Should complement the student's foreign language.
2 Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Elective Courses 3 Three courses chosen from a list of pre-approved electives or by special approval. Foreign Language Equivalent of three full years of university study or above. Senior Capstone a. Thesis option: DEVL 1980 (fall senior year) and DEVL 1990 (spring senior year), or b. Capstone seminar option: approved senior seminar in Development Studies, with seminar-length paper requirement. See the Development Studies website (http://brown.edu/academics/ development-studies) for the list of pre-approved elective courses. International Relations Concentration Requirements The objective of the International Relations concentration is to foster creative thinking about pressing global problems and to equip students with the analytic tools, language expertise, and crosscultural understanding to guide them in that process. To this end, the concentration draws on numerous departments including political science, history, economics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, religious studies, and area studies. The IR concentration is organized around a multidisciplinary core and two sub-themes: security and society, and political economy and society. It has a three-year language requirement that must be linked to the student s selected region of the world. All concentrators are required to undertake a capstone project using research in a second language. Prospective concentrators should visit the IR site (http://watson.brown.edu/ir/requirements/filing) for next steps. Requirements The IR concentration requires 14 courses and the equivalent of 3 years study of a second language. Regardless of track, all IR concentrators must take all five core courses, research methods, regional focus, and capstone courses. Security and Society track Core Courses 5 Students must take all 5 core courses, preferably during freshman or sophomore year. AP credit does not count toward the concentration. ANTH 0110 ECON 0110 HIST 0244 HIST 1121 Anthropology and Global Social Problems: Environment, Development, and Governance Principles of Economics Understanding the Middle East: 1800s to the Present The Modern Chinese Nation: An Idea and Its Limits Introduction to International Politics POLS 0400 Track Requirements (five courses distributed between the sub-themes): Governance and Diplomacy (two or three courses): CSCI 1800 Cybersecurity and International Relations FREN 1900H La France en guerre HMAN 1971T Law, Nationalism, and Colonialism INTL 1443 History of American Intervention INTL 1700 International Law INTL 1802Q Iran and the Islamic Revolution INTL 1802V Diplomacy, Economics & Influence INTL 1804B Computers, Freedom and Privacy: Current Topics in Law and Policy POLS 1020 Politics of the Illicit Global Economy POLS 1220 Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe 5 POLS 1380 Ethnic Politics and Conflict POLS 1500 The International Law and Politics of Human Rights POLS 1820H Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal Global Markets POLS 1821M War in Film and Literature POLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and Energy POLS 1822U War and Human Rights POLS 1822X Technology and International Politics POLS 1823E Global Justice POLS 1823Q Democratic Theory and Globalization POLS 1824B Post Conflict Politics Society (two or three courses): AMST 1904V Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of the World ANTH 1224 Human Trafficking, Transnationalism, and the Law ANTH 1251 Violence and the Media ANTH 1910G Senior Seminar: Politics and Symbols FREN 1900H La France en guerre HIST 0150D Refugees: A Twentieth-Century History HIST 1969B Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples II HIST 1974J Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of the World HMAN 1970K Law and Religion INTL 1802W International Journalism INTL 1803K Media Wars: The Middle East INTL 1803L Humanitarianism in Uniform INTL 1803M Reassessing Contentious Politics, and Social Movements POLS 1380 Ethnic Politics and Conflict POLS 1821L International Relations of Russia, Europe and Asia Research Methods 1 Prior to 7th semester. Quantitative or qualitative course from the following approved list. ANTH 1151 Ethnographies of the Muslim Middle East ANTH 1940 Ethnographic Research Methods APMA 0650 Essential Statistics APMA 1650 Statistical Inference I CLPS 0900 Statistical Methods ECON 1620 Introduction to Econometrics EDUC 1100 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods EDUC 1110 Introductory Statistics for Education Research and Policy Analysis POLS 1600 Political Research Methods SOC 1020 Methods of Social Research SOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research Regional Focus 2 Both courses must be on the same area. Students are required to link these to language study. Language Three years university study or equivalent. Must correspond to region. Capstone Course, from the following options: 1 Must be taken senior year. Must incorporate language skills. Students may choose from the following: AMST 1904V Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of the World ANTH 1910G Senior Seminar: Politics and Symbols
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs 3 FREN 1900H HIST 1969B HIST 1974J HMAN 1970K INTL 1802Q INTL 1802V INTL 1802W INTL 1802Y INTL 1803G INTL 1803K INTL 1803L INTL 1803M INTL 1803N POLS 1821L INTL 1910 POLS 1820H POLS 1822I POLS 1822U POLS 1822X POLS 1823I POLS 1823Q POLS 1824B La France en guerre Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples II Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of the World Law and Religion Iran and the Islamic Revolution Diplomacy, Economics & Influence International Journalism India in the World Global Women s Issues: Investing in women as strategy for sustainable growth and global development Media Wars: The Middle East Humanitarianism in Uniform Reassessing Contentious Politics, and Social Movements The Politics of Food Security International Relations of Russia, Europe and Asia Senior Honors Seminar Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal Global Markets Geopolitics of Oil and Energy War and Human Rights Technology and International Politics Urban Politics and Policy Democratic Theory and Globalization Post Conflict Politics Total Credits 14 Political Economy and Society Track Core Courses 5 Students must take all 5 core courses, preferably during freshman or sophomore year. AP credit does not count toward the concentration. ANTH 0110 ECON 0110 HIST 0244 HIST 1121 Anthropology and Global Social Problems: Environment, Development, and Governance Principles of Economics Understanding the Middle East: 1800s to the Present The Modern Chinese Nation: An Idea and Its Limits Introduction to International Politics POLS 0400 Track Requirements (five courses from distributed between the sub-themes): Economics (two or three courses): All students MUST take Micro and Macro ECON 1110 Intermediate Microeconomics ECON 1210 Intermediate Macroeconomics Plus an International Economics course: ECON 0510 Development and the International Economy ECON 1500 Current Global Macroeconomic Challenges ECON 1510 Economic Development ECON 1540 International Trade ECON 1550 International Finance ECON 1590 The Economy of China since 1949 ECON 1760 Financial Institutions ECON 1765 Finance, Regulation, and the Economy: Research 5 Political Economy (two or three courses): ANTH 1320 Anthropology and International Development: Ethnographic Perspectives on Poverty and Progress ENVS 1350 Environmental Economics and Policy INTL 1802V Diplomacy, Economics & Influence INTL 1803G Global Women s Issues: Investing in women as strategy for sustainable growth and global development POLS 1020 Politics of the Illicit Global Economy POLS 1150 Prosperity: The Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation POLS 1280 Politics, Economy and Society in India POLS 1420 Money and Power in the International Political Economy POLS 1490 Building a Better World: Film and Social Change POLS 1730 Politics of Globalization POLS 1820H Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal Global Markets POLS 1822I Geopolitics of Oil and Energy POLS 1822M Capitalism: For and Against POLS 1824J Culture, Identity and Development SOC 0150 Economic Development and Social Change Research Methods 1 Prior to 7th semester. Quantitative or qualitative course from the following approved list. ANTH 1151 Ethnographies of the Muslim Middle East ANTH 1940 Ethnographic Research Methods APMA 0650 Essential Statistics APMA 1650 Statistical Inference I CLPS 0900 Statistical Methods ECON 1620 Introduction to Econometrics EDUC 1100 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods EDUC 1110 Introductory Statistics for Education Research and Policy Analysis POLS 1600 Political Research Methods SOC 1020 Methods of Social Research SOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research Regional Focus 2 Both courses must be on the same area. Students are required to link these to language study. Language Three years university study or equivalent. Must correspond to region. Capstone Course, from the following options: 1 Must be taken senior year. Must incorporate language skills. Students may choose from the following: AMST 1904V Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of the World ANTH 1910G Senior Seminar: Politics and Symbols FREN 1900H La France en guerre HIST 1969B Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples II HIST 1974J Decolonizing Minds: A People's History of the World HMAN 1970K Law and Religion INTL 1802Q Iran and the Islamic Revolution INTL 1802V Diplomacy, Economics & Influence INTL 1802W International Journalism INTL 1802Y India in the World
4 Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs INTL 1803G INTL 1803K INTL 1803L INTL 1803M INTL 1803N INTL 1910 POLS 1820H POLS 1821L POLS 1822I POLS 1822U POLS 1822X POLS 1823E POLS 1823Q POLS 1824B POLS 1824J Global Women s Issues: Investing in women as strategy for sustainable growth and global development Media Wars: The Middle East Humanitarianism in Uniform Reassessing Contentious Politics, and Social Movements The Politics of Food Security Senior Honors Seminar Contraband Capitalism: States and Illegal Global Markets International Relations of Russia, Europe and Asia Geopolitics of Oil and Energy War and Human Rights Technology and International Politics Global Justice Democratic Theory and Globalization Post Conflict Politics Culture, Identity and Development Total Credits 14 The program has a director, an associate director/concentration advisor, and two faculty advisors for each track to assist students in planning their academic programs. Public Policy Concentration Requirements Housed in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the public policy concentration is dedicated to the study of health care and social welfare policy, education policy, urban policy, law and criminal justice, and media and technology. Public policy refers to societal initiatives to remedy social problems. Because social problems typically emerge from complex, multi-faceted social conditions, the study of public policy requires students to become familiar with the insights of diverse academic disciplines into how institutions facilitate or inhibit societal problem-solving. The study of public policy is an excellent framework for integrating ideas drawn from several disciplines around issues of real world significance. Concentrators with a particular interest in such applications should consider the Engaged Scholars Program (http:// watson.brown.edu/public-policy/node/391). All concentrators emerge with a sound understanding of institutional change and are well-equipped to contribute to processes of social change. Required Courses: 10 courses + capstone Core Courses: PLCY 0100 Introduction to Public Policy 1 Ethics and Public Policy 1 POLS 1050 Ethics and Public Policy or PLCY 1700T Good Government Economics for Public Policy 1 ECON 1110 Intermediate Microeconomics ECON 1130 Intermediate Microeconomics (Mathematical) EDUC 1130 Economics of Education I Statistics for Public Policy 1 POLS 1600 Political Research Methods EDUC 1100 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods ECON 1620 Introduction to Econometrics ECON 1630 Econometrics I SOC 1100 Introductory Statistics for Social Research Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 1 PLCY 1200 Program Evaluation or EDUC 1160 Evaluating the Impact of Social Programs Elective Courses: 1, 2 Three Broad Elective Courses: May be taken in any policy area 3 Two more electives in one of the areas you have already studied 2 Sample electives may include the following: Health Policy PHP 1100 Comparative Health Care Systems PHP 1520 Emergency Medical Systems: An Anatomy of Critical Performance PHP 1530 Case Studies in Public Health: The Role of Governments, Communities and Professions PLCY 1700K Health Policy Challenges Technology Policy CSCI 1800 Cybersecurity and International Relations PLCY 1700J GIS and Public Policy POLS 1822X Technology and International Politics STS 1700C Science and Technology Policy in the Global South Environmental Policy ENVS 1350 Environmental Economics and Policy ENVS 1410 Environmental Law and Policy ENVS 1530 From Locke to Deep Ecology: Property Rights and Environmental Policy ENVS 1555 Urban Agriculture: The Importance of Localized Food Systems PHP 1700 Current Topics in Environmental Health Governance, Law, and Ethics PLCY 1700Z State and Local Government PLCY 1701H Congressional Leadership, Parties and Public Policy POLS 0220 City Politics POLS 1010 Topics in American Constitutional Law Social Policy ECON 1170 Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory PLCY 1700B Social Welfare Policy in the United States PLCY 1700S Policies Affecting Working Families PLCY 1701M Juvenile Justice Institutions and Policy SOC 1540 Human Needs and Social Services Urban Policy ECON 1420 Urbanization in China PLCY 1700Q Urban Policy Challenges: Spatial Inequality in Metropolitan America PLCY 1700R Urban Revitalization: Lessons from the Providence Plan SOC 1600 Comparative Development URBN 1870F Housing and Homelessness Modes of Social Change PLCY 1700V Nonprofit Organizations PLCY 1701Q Leading Social Ventures - Social Entrepreneurship in Action PLCY 1800 Investigating Modes of Social Change PLCY 1910 Social Entrepreneurship SOC 1870A Investing in Social Change Senior Capstone: The capstone may take the form of an Honors Thesis, Independent Study, a Public Policy internship, research Assistantship, UTRA Assistantship, or designated Senior Seminar Total Credits 10
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs 5 1 2 Two of the five elective courses must have a primary listing in Public Policy. One of the five must be designated as a writing course. One elective must be focused on global issues Honors Candidates for honors should apply in the Spring term of their third year. Successful candidates will enroll in the Public Policy Colloquium and prepare a senior honors paper. Master of Public Affairs Graduate Program The Brown MPA - Change the World The Brown Master of Public Affairs (MPA) at the Watson Institute is a one-year (summer fall spring) full-time program that provides students with the analytical foundation and management tools they need to tackle the policy problems of today. The program prepares students for careers spanning public service, all levels of government, NGOs, foundations, and the private sector. Our unique, accelerated program offers: Small class size and engaged faculty composed of world-renowned researchers and experienced practitioners An interdisciplinary curriculum - take advantage of course offerings across the University A two-week international policy immersion experience A 12-week consultancy that ensures students are career-ready For more information on admission and program requirements, please visit the following website: http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/public-affairs-andpublic-policy Required Courses Summer Sequence I ( 4 Weeks) PLCY 2010 Economics and Public Policy PLCY 2030 Statistics Summer Sequence 2 (4 Weeks) MPA 2445 Introduction to Public Policy MPA 2015 Communications and Public Policy Global Policy Experience (2 Weeks) Fall Semester (Regular Semester) MPA 2040 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation MPA 2055 The Politics of Policymaking Specialization Elective 1 Specialization Elective 2 Spring Sequence 1 (12 Weeks) MPA 2800 Policy in Action Consultancy Spring Sequence 2 (7 Weeks) MPA 2160 Management and Implementation in Public and Non-Profit Organizations MPA 2475 Policy Problems of the 21st Century: Social Justice and Advocacy, Strategies for Change MPA 2765 System Dynamics: Policy Analysis for a Complex World Specialization Elective 3 Dual Degree Program: Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Public Affairs (MPA) The School of Public Health and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs also offer a dual-degree Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program. Emphasizing a learning by doing approach, this rigorous, program will offer highly qualified applicants the opportunity to gain training in public health and public policy to prepare them to address the critical health policy issues in the United States and throughout the world. The dual-degree degree program includes 19 courses as well as a Masters level thesis. Students will benefit from the rich academic resources at the Watson Institute and the School of Public Health, as well as their extensive applied learning programs in Rhode Island, as well as throughout the United States and the world. Interested students should apply separately to the MPH and MPA program. Applicants will indicate interest in the joint degree program on the application form. For more information on admission to the MPH program and it's requirements, please visit the following website: https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/public-health Courses Development Studies DEVL 0500. Development and the International Economy (ECON 0510). Interested students must register for ECON 0510. DEVL 1000. Sophomore Seminar in Development Studies. This seminar provides an introduction to the critical study of development. The goal is less to provide an exhaustive overview of the field than it is to help you develop critical thinking skills through group discussion and analytical writing. More specifically, the goal is to develop your understanding of the diversity of understandings of the concept of development, as well as its practical importance in the world. Students will read texts that present pressing questions and issues concerning development practices, policies, and theories. Though classroom discussion and writing, the course encourages you to connect broad theoretical debates to contemporary problems. WRIT DEVL 1020. Comparative Development (SOC 1600). Interested students must register for SOC 1600. DEVL 1100. Globalization and Social Conflict (SOC 1620). Interested students must register for SOC 1620. DEVL 1120. Economic Development (ECON 1510). Interested students must register for ECON 1510. DEVL 1130. Explaining China's Rise: Development and Accumulation in Contemporary China (SOC 1870P). Interested students must register for SOC 1870P. DEVL 1500. Methods in Development Research. An introduction to the various techniques of research in Development Studies, with a focus on qualitative and field methods. Open to all Development Studies concentrators. DEVL 1550. The Political Economy of African Development. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to introduce contemporary development issues in Africa. Drawing on literatures from political sciences, economics, sociology, it explores the challenges of development in the continent since independence. It investigates the influences of governance, institutions, conflicts and external forces in African development trajectories. This is an applied course that uses theoretical and policy analytical approaches to examine the political and socioeconomic dynamism in contemporary Africa. DEVL 1600. Tools for Development: From Theory to Practice. Course gives students a platform to define their roles in the field of development, through hands-on skills building, case studies, and conversations with development practitioners and guest lecturers. This course will prepare students to volunteer for small, grassroots development organizations abroad or in the U.S. in a summer experience following the course. Throughout the semester, students will prepare for their summer experiences by working with their host organizations to design their role descriptions, planning their summer travel and living arrangements, gaining appropriate cultural competency, etc. Prerequisite: DEVL 1000 or SOC 1871D (may be taken concurrently). Enrollment limited to 15 Development Studies concentrators. Instructor permission required.
6 Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs DEVL 1650. Urbanization in China: Megacities, Mass Migration, and Citizenship Struggles. With a focus on the post-1978 reform period, we will examine what features of China s urbanization are in line with historical patterns, as well as the things that make the country s experience unique. Additionally, the course will consider the relationship between development, broadly conceived, and urbanization. While urbanization has played an important role in poverty alleviation and improving livelihoods, Chinese cities are also engines of massive inequality, political discontent, and ecological destruction. Considering possibilities for a more equitable, just and sustainable Chinese city will be a central concern of the course. DEVL 1700. Beyond Sun, Sea and Sand: Exploring the Contemporary Caribbean. For many people, their image of the Caribbean is the tourist brochure and television advertisement representation of sun, sea and sand. This course challenges that through a broad introduction to the real society, economy and politics of the Caribbean region. Using literature, film and traditional texts, it captures the cultural and linguistic complexity of the region through the exploration of a range of central themes such as ethnicity, color, class, politics, as well as more specific, targeted areas including economic inequality, migration, and tourism. FYS DPLL DEVL 1801. Participatory Development. This core Development Studies seminar will provide students with the opportunity to think critically about power relations within various contexts of development; more specifically, in relation to the condition of how development projects work in practice. The course will take a multilevel approach to the analysis of developmental interactions. We ll look at the power relations between the global south and the global north. We will examine crucial issues having to do with local communities, gender, the state/citizen paradigm and interaction between NGOs and communities. We will connect PD to other concepts, such as empowerment, civic engagement and inequality. WRIT DEVL 1802. The Politics of Food Security (POLS 1822R). Interested students must register for POLS 1822R. DEVL 1802R. The History and Politics of Development in the Middle East. This course examines from a critical perspective the impact and legacies of development projects in the Middle East. After considering the historical emergence of development as a concept and some general critiques, we will explore its more specific deployment in the context of the Middle East. Readings will address its discursive frameworks as well as the economic, political, environmental, and social dynamics it has shaped through its definition of instrumental categories, objects, and spaces. We will also consider how these dynamics have contributed to the recent uprisings in the region. Priority given to DS seniors. WRIT DEVL 1802T. Migration and Development in Theory and Practice. The primary theme of this course rests on a query standing at the center of a growing debate: in what ways are migrants linked to development? This course examines several theoretical debates and policies and programs focused on the migration-development nexus. Students examine scholarly interpretations of how migration is linked to development. They also employ a transnational lens to further explore what development means and how it is carried out in an increasingly mobile and connected world. The class examines how grassroots organizations have engaged in community development, and the roles states and non-governmental agencies are playing in on-the-ground interventions. WRIT DEVL 1803R. Bringing Small States in: How and Why They Matter. Small states enter the imagination as sites of exoticism. Pristine beaches, flanked by swaying coconut trees are marketed as ideal for honeymooners and others seeking a refuge from stress-filled lives. This course centers small states, in particular, small island states, as a group of countries, with unique and interesting features, meriting academic scrutiny. We explore a wide range of issues introducing students to these diverse and complex states, including historical origins, globalization and effects on development, theoretical approaches to studying small states, issues in governance, migration, climate change, food security, sports and culture, gender and sexuality, among others. WRIT DEVL 1803S. The Politics of Health and Disease (POLS 1295). Interested students must register for POLS 1295. DEVL 1810. Information Technology and Governance. The use of information and technology in governance is a vexed subject. Civil society clamors for release of information about the state (openness) while the State wants more information about its citizens (surveillance). Technology plays a role in amplifying these respective intentions resulting in an unprecedented gathering and release of information, thereby bringing the issue of information, technology and its role in governance to sharp focus. This course provides an intensive introduction to the field of information technology and global development. Enrollment limited to 20. Preference given to DS juniors and Seniors. WRIT DEVL 1980. Thesis Writing in Development Studies. An integrative seminar designed for concentrators working on senior theses. Others with comparable backgrounds may enroll with written permission. Begins with a review of theoretical and methodological literature on development studies. Written and oral presentations of thesis research will be the central focus of the latter part of the course. Reserved for Development Studies seniors. WRIT DEVL 1990. Senior Thesis Preparation. Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course. Reserved for Development Studies seniors. DEVL 2000. Theory and Research in Development I. Explores a range of substantive debates in development by drawing on empirical and theoretical work from the disciplines of economics, political science, sociology and anthropology. The course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of current debates and research on development, evaluate both the differences and complementarities in disciplinary perspectives and develop a toolkit of interdisciplinary analytic skills that can be applied to concrete research questions. Fall DEVL2000 S01 17168 Arranged (N. Chorev) DEVL 2008. The Political Economy of Public Finance Reform in the Developing World. This course will introduce students to the fundamental political, institutional, and technical issues associated with public finance reform and sub-national governance in the developing world. The course requires no prior experience with fiscal issues or with intergovernmental finance. The course aims to lay the foundations for a better understanding of how politics and policy shape the way national and subnational governments provide, finance, manage, and regulate public services. DEVL 2010. Theory and Research in Development II. Explores a range of substantive debates in development by drawing on empirical and theoretical work from the disciplines of economics, political science, sociology and anthropology. The course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of current debates and research on development, evaluate both the differences and complementarities in disciplinary perspectives and develop a toolkit of interdisciplinary analytic skills that can be applied to concrete research questions. DEVL 2990. Thesis Preparation. For graduate students who have met the tuition requirement and are paying the registration fee to continue active enrollment while preparing a thesis. Fall DEVL2990 S01 15117 Arranged To Be Arranged' Spr DEVL2990 S01 24064 Arranged To Be Arranged' DEVL XLIST. Courses of Interest to Concentrators in Development Studies. International and Public Affairs INTL 1101. China and the Global Political Economy. Can (or Should) China Save the World? The program features an academic focus on Political Economy through comparative study of China and the US. US students engage with Chinese students throughout the 8 weeks, spending 4 weeks in Hong Kong and 4 weeks at Brown. Courses are taught by CUHK and Brown faculty, resulting in two course credits. Students are required to register for both courses (INTL 1101 and INTL 1102).
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs 7 INTL 1102. The US and the Global Political Economy. Can (or Should) China Save the World? The program features an academic focus on Political Economy through comparative study of China and the US. US students engage with Chinese students throughout the 8 weeks, spending 4 weeks in Hong Kong and 4 weeks at Brown. Courses are taught by CUHK and Brown faculty, resulting in two course credits. Students are required to register for both courses (INTL 1101 and INTL 1102). INTL 1280. Global Security After the Cold War. Analyzes major contemporary issues of global security utilizing current theories of international politics, emphasizing both continuity and change in global security since the end of the Cold War. Issues examined include proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of conventional weapons, terrorism, recent arms control and disarmament initiatives, and the changing role of alliances and regional and global security institutions. Prerequisite: POLS 0400. This course is open to Senior and Junior concentrators in IR and Political Science, and to other students by permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 40. INTL 1350. History and Theory of International Relations. Examines the struggles of power and knowledge which have constituted international relations history and theory. This survey stretches from the beginnings of the Western states system and its early exemplar thinkers like Machiavelli, Grotius, and Kant, to the current issues and contemporary theories of international relations. Focuses primarily on the 'classical' and 'post-classical' theories of international relations. INTL 1355. Contemporary Global Politics. This course provides an overview of contemporary topics in international politics and themes related to Irish politics and society. The international system is a complex and constantly evolving environment. Interactions between states and non-state actors, such as multinational corporations and international non-governmental organizations, produce outcomes that we read about in the news every day. This module offers the student a set of theoretical tools to help understand why these outcomes emerge. INTL 1400. Religion and Global Politics. Examines the increasingly visible role of religion in international affairs and global politics. What are the political manifestations of different religious traditions? What kind of a role does religion play in conflict, economic development, peace-building and diplomacy? Why was religion ignored as a political force in the western world? This course reviews multiple ways religion has been affecting world affairs and delves into specific faith traditions and their histories. Not open to first year students. INTL 1410. Foreign Policy Analysis and Crisis Decision-Making. It is not possible to understand international relations without a concrete understanding of decision-making mechanisms. The course covers major themes in foreign policy analysis; it examines past foreign policy decisions of major actors and investigates the dynamics of crisis decision-making in international politics. How do politicians behave when they need to take an important decision in limited time? Which factors influence how political actors choose one policy over another? We will study the possible explanations in the foreign policy analysis literature and we will analyze cases to gain an understanding of mechanisms behind international politics. INTL 1420. Globalization and the Rise of Asia. This course will study the politics and economics of globalization, in particular the spectacular rise of the Asian economies and their impact on the global economy, financial markets, and the balance of power. The analytic goals of the course are twofold. First, to examine the key problems rapidly developing nations have faced and continue to struggle with in an interdependent world economy, and why some nations have succeeded in moving into a period of unprecedented growth while others have not. Second, to analyze how the rise of the Asian economies will affect the U.S. and other developed nations. Enrollment limited to 35. INTL 1440. Ethnicity and Inequality in Global Persepectives. Drawing on literature in sociology, politics, international relations, economics, and development studies, this course will critically examine the institutions, beliefs, ideas and practices that have engendered ethnic inequality in many parts of the world. Our aim is to help students gain a deeper understanding of how ethnicity, identity and religion interact with the institutions of modern societies so as to produce sustained social and economic disparity along group lines. Another goal is to gain an understanding of how ethnic inequality within countries can translate into global threats. INTL 1442. Empathy in International Relations: Humanitarianism, Justice and Global Citizenship. This class draws on classic and recent work in a range of academic disciplines to explore the intellectual roots and political routes of empathy, equity and cosmopolitan thinking. The course examines the phenomenon of empathy as deep-rooted and potentially hard-wired human disposition to imaginatively inhabit the world-view of others, and through case studies from human rights, labor justice and environmentalist movements examines how, why and when humans come to respect the claims of distant strangers for their attention and action, and thus imagine themselves and others as fellow-citizens of the world. INTL 1443. History of American Intervention. This course reviews modern history through the study of invasions, coups, and other interventions carried out by the United States. From the Marine assault on Tripoli in 1805 to the bombing of Tripoli in 2011, there have been scores of these episodes. They have shaped American history and the history of the wider world. We examine a variety of them, and try to answer three questions about each one. (1) Why did the United States decide to carry out a particular intervention? (2) How was the intervention executed? (3) What have been its long-term effects? INTL 1444. Comparative Development (SOC 1600). Interested students must register for SOC 1600. INTL 1445. International Political Economy (POLS 1730). Interested students must register for POLS 1730. INTL 1446. Political Research Methods (POLS 1600). Interested students must register for POLS 1600. INTL 1450. Political Economy of the Environment in Latin America. Introduces students to the political economy of the environment in Latin America. Readings survey topics on resource-based development, environmental conflict, and green governance. Lectures present theoretical accounts of development and the environment and assess their validity in light of the Latin American experience. Relies on history-based analytics and case studies. Topics include conservation of the Amazon, rights of indigenous peoples, mining and environmental well-being in the Andes, and the green revolution in tropical Latin America. Knowledge of Latin American history and politics, political-economy, and environmental studies recommended. Open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. INTL 1550. Chinese Foreign Policy. The objective of the course is to enable students to gain familiarity with the evolution of modern Chinese politics as it related to international relations, as well as a comprehensive understanding of Chinese foreign policy priorities and institutional processes. Exploring various historical explanations, developing critical reading skills, and employing policy analytical tools will enable students to better evaluate the numerous dilemmas confronting academics and policymakers in understanding and responding to China's rise. Students will emerge from the course with a more sophisticated understanding of China's rise and the implications of this momentous development for the international system. Enrollment limited to 40. INTL 1700. International Law. This introduction to public international law covers the nature of legal reasoning in international relations, the interplay of international law and international politics, and the international legal process. Examines selected substantive fields such as state responsibility, the use of force, international human rights, and the U.S. and international law.
8 Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs INTL 1750. The International Law and Politics of Human Rights. The main objective of the seminar is to enable students to understand the different and competing conceptions of human rights present in the contemporary humanitarian agenda. In particular, topics such as the problem of enforcement and the role human rights in foreign policy, genocide, torture, women's rights, humanitarian intervention, and the international criminal court. At the end of the course students will be better equipped to assess critically the potential and shortcomings of the international human rights system. INTL 1800D. Survey of Chinese Democracy and Chinese Contemporary History. Surveys the Chinese democracy movement in the 20th century and up to the present. Examines key leaders, events and development, including the Chinese Democracy Wall movement and the Chinese democratic party. Taught in Chinese. Readings in English and Chinese. Advanced Chinese language skills necessary. Instructor's permission required. Enrollment limited to 20. INTL 1800N. Global Media: History, Theory, Production. Explores the historical and contemporary roles of media in international affairs as a source of information and as an important medium of war and diplomacy. Three tracks: historical, focusing on the dual development of colonial and media empires from early days of print media to the Internet; theoretical, using classical IR and critical theory to examine media as product and instrument of cultural, economic and political struggles; and practical, using biweekly 'Global Media Labs' in which guest media practitioners teamed with media theorists present master classes in print, photography, radio, cinema, television, and online convergences. Instructor permission required. Enrollment limited to 20. WRIT INTL 1800R. Post-Soviet States From the Past into the Future. Examines in historical context the emergence of the new post-soviet states from the disintegrating USSR, the development of their foreign policies, and the evolution of their mutual relations in the political, economic, security, and environmental spheres. Devotes special attention to the functioning of the Community of Independent States and other multilateral institutions. Instructor's permission required. Enrollment limited to 20. INTL 1800V. The United States in World Politics. Examines major aspects of American foreign policy after the Cold War and 9/11 in terms of domestic and international challenges. Discussions of the United States as 'empire' and 'republic,' with independent research and a foreign policy game. Emphasis is on the connections between the processes of policy making and the substance of policies pursued. Prerequistie: POLS 0400 required; POLS 1560 highly recommended. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors and senior concentrators. WRIT INTL 1801E. War in Anthropological Perspective. Examines war, peace, and militarization using anthropological frameworks. Centers on case studies from several areas of the world, as well as contemporary theories of violence. Enrollment limited to 20 students. INTL 1801H. Amazon Governance. Studies the political economy of Amazon governance in comparative perspective. Readings trace distinct national and local paths of Amazon governance. Topics include the colonial history of deforestation, the impacts of globalizations and nation-state modernization projects, the evolution of environmentalisms and Amazonian contentious movements, and selected case studies of good governance at the grassroots level. Relies on history-based research and multidisciplinary perspectives. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Instructor permission required. INTL 1801I. Public Theologies of Governance and Secularism in World Politics. Public theology of a particular issue includes human interpretation of what is relevant and to what extent particular religious premises can be experienced in the public arena. In the analyses of international politics, what we call "religion" is usually the sum of clashing or converging public theologies. This course comparatively investigates these different religious perspectives towards issues of political governance with case studies from Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. The course also focuses on modes of secularism and the challenges they pose to political theologies of faith traditions. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors and seniors. Instructor permission required. INTL 1801J. War and Human Rights. How nations and their adversaries treat civilians and other noncombatants in wartime has become an increasingly central issue in global politics. This seminar will explore the intersection of war, human rights, and the laws of war (also known as the law of armed conflict or international humanitarian law). It will focus especially on how civilians and other non-combatants are protected (or not) in times of war and the politics and institutions of enforcement. Topics include war crimes, genocide, targeted killings, torture, humanitarian intervention, and the international criminal court. Prerequisite: POLS 0400; prior coursework in human rights or international law desirable. Enrollment limited to 20 junior and senior concentrators in International Relations and Political Science. Instructor permission required. INTL 1801K. China and the World. The rise of China has emerged as one of the most important developments in world politics during the early 21st century. Chinese foreign policy will have an important impact on the U.S. economy as well as on U.S. national security. Moreover, China's influence now touches upon every continent of the globe. This course surveys the cultural underpinnings, modern history, institutional structures, and vital regional contexts for contemporary Chinese foreign policy. Students will emerge from the course with a more sophisticated understanding of China's rise and the implications of this momentous development for the international system. Prerequisite: POLS 0400. Enrollment limited to 20 seniors. Instructor permission required. INTL 1801L. Religion and Secularism: Affinities and Antagonisms. Global events in recent years seem to defy simple ideas of the confinement of religion to a wholly private or otherworldly domain. Is secularism a failed ideal? Or was it simply an inadequate concept to understand modern ethics and politics? In what ways are conceptions of the secular being contested and reformulated in Euro-American and postcolonial contexts? We address these questions by taking up key texts of recent religion/secularism debates, in the process returning to canonical texts by Weber, Schmitt, Nietzsche, Thoreau and others, to reexamine the affinities and antagonisms between religious and secular ideas of morality and power. Enrollment limited to 20 seniors in International Relations. Instructor permission required. WRIT INTL 1801M. Globalization and the Rise of Asia. This course introduces the politics and economics of globalization and, in particular, the spectacular rise of the Asian economies and their impact on the global economy, financial markets, and the balance of power. Course goals are: First, examine the key problems rapidly developing nations have faced, and continue to struggle with, in an interdependent world economy, and why some nations have succeeded in moving into a period of unprecedented growth. Second, analyze how the rise of the Asian economies will affect the U.S. and other developed nations. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors & seniors. Priority given to IR seniors. WRIT