A program of the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), focusing on Arab World affairs. CDDRL is a research center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
State-building
Scholarly Publications
Authoritarian State Building in the Middle East: From Durability to Revolution
February 2011
What accounts for variation in the durability of authoritarian regimes in the post-colonial Middle East? This working paper presents a new explanation that underscores how the geopolitical...
News
Egypt experts convene at Stanford
May 2011
On April 29, the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law hosted a conference to discuss post-revolutionary Egypt.
Inaugural seminar: Exploring the missing link between liberalization and democratization in the Middle East
March 2010
On February 17, 2010 the Program on Good Governance and Political Reform in the Arab World at CDDRL held its inaugural seminar with Prof.
Events
The Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab World
April 13, 2016
AbstractIn this talk Joseph Sassoon discusses his recently released book Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
Baghdad's Deep Dilemma: Sectarianism and Urban Segregation under Occupation
February 3, 2016
AbstractThe sectarian-based segregation that has shaped urbanism in Baghdad is a direct outcome of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.
The Ties that Bind: Elite Networks and Stability in Iraq and Syria
January 29, 2015
Abstract: Why and how do elite arrangements vary across authoritarian regimes?
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