Soraya Johnson

CDDRL Undergraduate Communications Assistant, 2025

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Biography

A first-year studying political science and international relations, Soraya is interested in the intersection of democratic promotion and great power politics, studying the causes of democratic recession and development. She has also done research on domestic gender equity and child wellbeing policy. As a Hoover Institution NSAF mentee, she is exploring national security policy.

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Meet Our Researchers: Alain Schläpfer

Investigating how reputation, cultural norms, and conditional cooperation shape social harmony and conflict with CDDRL Research Scholar Alain Schläpfer.

Meet Our Researchers: Alain Schläpfer

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Meet Our Researchers: Ayça Alemdaroğlu

Exploring how authoritarian regimes influence identity, opposition movements, and class dynamics with CDDRL Research Scholar Ayça Alemdaroğlu, Associate Director of the center's Program on Turkey.

Meet Our Researchers: Ayça Alemdaroğlu

Paul Pierson presented his research in a CDDRL seminar on May 22, 2025.

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The Risks of U.S. Democratic Backsliding

University of California, Berkeley Distinguished Professor Paul Pierson explores the risks of democratic backsliding in the United States in the face of rising polarization and inequality.

The Risks of U.S. Democratic Backsliding

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