CDDRL Events
Research Seminar Series
CDDRL's weekly research seminar features speakers that present on the most relevant and timely topics impacting the field of democracy, development and the rule of law. The seminars attract members of the Stanford academic community and beyond who bring original analysis and thinking to bear on debates taking place within this field of study.
Special Events
The Center's special events range from book talks and launches to discussions with visiting scholars to conversations on current events and draw in a diverse audience from Stanford and the broader community.
CDDRL Fall Research Seminar Series
Thu
Sep
23
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Failing the Test: The Countervailing Attitudinal Effects of Civil Service Examinations
Online, via Zoom,
Thu
Sep
30
Thu
Oct
07
Thu
Oct
14
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Rooted at Home: How Domestic Migration Separates Voters into National and Local Electorates
Online, via Zoom,
Thu
Oct
21
Thu
Oct
28
Thu
Nov
04
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Africa’s Democratic Outliers: Success And Challenges in Benin and South Africa
Online, via Zoom,
Thu
Nov
11
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Market Structure and Extortion: Evidence from 50,000 Extortion Payments
Online, via Zoom,
Thu
Nov
18
Thu
Dec
02
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Racism vs. the Promise of America
In-person for Stanford Affiliates: Philippines Conference Room
Online: Zoom,
Online: Zoom,
Upcoming Special Events
America in One Room Climate and Energy: Discussion Results from a National Deliberative Poll
December 1, 12:30 pm
Democracy in Ukraine Thirty Years After the Soviet Collapse
December 8, 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
Featured Past Events
The Historic 2020 Elections
Panel featuring Prof. Nate Persily, Prof. Hakeem Jefferson, and Prof. Bruce Cain
Fast Food, Urban Crises: A History
Prof. Marcia Chatelain on her Pulitzer-Prize winning book, Franchise
Myanmar’s New Coup: Comparing, Historicizing, and Theorizing
Prof. Dan Slater on the crisis in Myanmar