Sara Watson

Assistant Professor
Political Science
2104 Derby Hall
614.292.9647
watson.584@osu.edu  

Education
B.A., Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1995)
M.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley (1999)
Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley (2006)

Teaching/Research
Dr. Watson's research interests include comparative political economy, comparative public policy, West European politics, and research methods. 

Selected Publications
"The Left Divided: Parties, Unions, and the Resolution of Southern Spain's Agrarian Social Question" (Politics and Society, 2008)

"Employers and the Politics of Labor Market Flexibility in Contemporary Iberia," review of Age in the Welfare State: The Origins of Social Spending on Pensioners, Workers and Children, by Julia Lynch (Comparative Political Studies, 2008)

Honors, Awards, and Service
National Science Foundation Collaborative Research Grant, "Divorce and the Political Gender Gap" (2009-10)

Coca-Cola Critical Differences for Women Faculty Research Grant, "Divorce and the Political Gender Gap" (2009-10)

Izaak Killam Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of British Columbia (2006-07)

Reinhard Bendix Memorial Fellowship, University of California-Berkeley (2005-06)

Institute for European Studies Dissertation Fellowship, University of California-Berkeley (2004-05)

Fulbright-IIE Scholarship, Spain (2002)

International Dissertation Research Fellowship, Social Science Research Council (2002-03)

Mershon Projects
Firms and the Welfare State:  A Test of the Microfoundations of Employer Support for Economic Security (2009-10)