Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Named afterThomas J. Watson Jr.
Formation1981 (1981)
PurposeResearch, Teaching, and Public Engagement
Headquarters111 Thayer Street, Providence, RI, 02912
LeaderWendy J. Schiller
Parent organization
Brown University
Endowment$80 million (2015)
Websitewatson.brown.edu
Formerly called
Center for Foreign Policy Development

The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, soon to be renamed Watson School for International and Public Affairs, is an interdisciplinary research center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Its mission is to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching, and public engagement. The institute's research focuses on three main areas: development, security, and governance. Its faculty include anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and historians, as well as journalists and other practitioners.

Wendy J. Schiller is the Howard R. Swearer Interim Director of the Institute, as well as the Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and Alison S. Ressler Professor of Political Science.

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