The Watson School of International and Public Affairs Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the The Watson School of International and Public Affairs department.

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Description:: School choice has a long and checkered history in American education policy. This thesis examines the effects of school choice and self-sorting in a progressive …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Pierce, Siri A. (creator); Levitas, Anthony (thesis advisor); Flores, Andrea (reader); Brown University. Public Policy (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Race relations; School choice; School integration; education policy; Maine--Portland
Language:: English
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Description:: This thesis asks whether, and by what mechanisms if so, the publicly funded early childhood education and care sector (ECEC) experiences spillover effects following the …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Brinson, Emory R. (creator); Moffitt, Susan (thesis advisor); Collins, Jonathan (reader); Brown University. International and Public Affairs (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Rhode Island Hospital; Rhode Island; Education, Preschool; Education Reform
Language:: English
Collection:: International and Public Affairs; Theses and Dissertations; The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

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Description:: In 2021, Rhode Island became the first state to authorize the opening of harm reduction centers (HRCs), where illicit drugs can be used under medical …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Forys, William (creator); Hackey, Robert (thesis advisor); Bassett, Anya (reader); Brown University. International and Public Affairs (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Rhode Island; Opioid abuse--Treatment; Harm reduction; Substance Use Disorder; Health policy
Language:: English
Collection:: International and Public Affairs; Theses and Dissertations; The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

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Description:: To what extent does hegemonic behavior in peripheral areas change during times of instability in the global world order? The United States has sought to …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Yee-Wadsworth, Sofia L. (creator); Goldstein, Lyle J. (thesis advisor); Pauly, Reid B.C. (reader); Elliott, Claudia J. (reader); Brown University. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: China; Hegemony; Periphery; Interstate Competition; Brinkmanship
Language:: English
Collection:: International and Public Affairs; Theses and Dissertations; The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

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