Past CDDRL Events
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Past Events
Democratic Hollowing in Peru: The Under Explored Pathway of Democratic Erosion
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
In-person event for Stanford affiliates only: Philippines Conference Room (Encina Hall, 3rd floor)
Livestream available to the public: via Zoom, if prompted for a password, use: 123456
- Alberto Vergara
Michael Albertus — Winning Under Electoral Authoritarianism: Turning Out the “Right” Votes in Venezuela
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Conference Room E-008 in Encina Hall, East, may attend in person.
Matthew Levitt — The Middle East after the Iran War
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Registration required. Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456.
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Encina Hall C231 (William J. Perry Conference Room) may attend in person.
- Matthew Levitt
Lessons from Venezuela: Electoral Resistance to Popular Autocrats (2007–2013)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom. Registration is required.
For questions, please contact info@ash.harvard.edu.
Katherine Casey — Candidate Entry into Local Government
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall East, 3rd Floor, may attend in person.
Izabella Tabarovsky — From Soviet Antisemitism to Contemporary Antizionism
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
By invitation only.
- Izabella Tabarovsky
Spotlight on Social Sciences in Latin America
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Encina Hall, Ground Floor, Central, S051
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
- Clara Bicalho,
- Marcelo Bergman
Anna Grzymala-Busse — What Counts as a State? State Development and Fragmentation in Europe
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Private Equity and the Future of American Capitalism
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
C102, Class of 1968 Building
Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way, Stanford
- Megan Greenwell
- Helen Cashman, MBA ’26
Rebuilding Democracy in Venezuela — Breaking the Paradox of Plenty: Can Venezuela Escape the Resource Trap?
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
This is a hybrid event. In-person in Goldman Conference Room, Encina Hall East, 4th floor - E409; Livestream via Zoom. Registration required.
- Paul Collier,
- Terry Lynn Karl,
- Francis Fukuyama
Private Power and Democracy's Decline: Book Talk with Mordecai Kurz
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (Pacific)
Please note new date: Monday, April 27
William J. Perry Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Encina Hall (616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford)
This is a hybrid event; only invited guests and those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person, all others may join via Zoom. Registration required.
- Mordecai Kurz
Miriam Golden — Capacity Gaps: Governance and Corruption Around the World
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Conference Room E-008 in Encina Hall, East, may attend in person.
Film Screening & Discussion — El Salvador: A Carceral State of Terror
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person event for Stanford affiliates only: William J. Perry Conference Room (Encina Hall, 2nd floor)
Livestream available to the public: via Zoom, if prompted for a password, use: 123456
- Noah Bullock,
- Beatriz Magaloni,
- Manuel Ortiz
R. Daniel Kelemen, Hanna Folsz | Miracle on the Danube? The Hungarian Election of April 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central, C231
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
- R. Daniel Kelemen, Georgetown University; Hanna Folsz, Stanford University
Israel Insights Webinar with Tomer Persico — Liberalism in Israel: Foundations, Development, and Crises
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Invisible Rulers: Information Warfare and Public Trust
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
Stanford GSB Class of 1968 Building, Room C102
655 Knight Way, Stanford
- Renée DiResta
- Dylan Ackerman (MBA ’26)
Konstantin Sonin REDS Seminar | The Reverse Cargo Cult: Why Authoritarian Governments Lie to Their People
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, 2nd Floor. Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
- Konstantin Sonin
Didi Kuo — Beyond Policy: The Rise of Non-Programmatic Party Competition in Advanced Democracies
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E-008 Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Libitzky Lecture on Israel and the Great Powers at the Helen Diller Institute
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Pacific)
Location provided upon registration.
- Amichai Magen,
- Ron Hassner
DAL Webinar Series — Rebuilding Democracy in Venezuela: Transforming the Security Sector
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom. Registration required.
- María Ignacia Curiel,
- Harold Trinkunas,
- Rebecca Hanson,
- John Polga-Hecimovich
Hannah Chapman | REDS Seminar - The Information Paradox: Citizen Appeals and Authoritarian Governance in Russia
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
- Hannah Chapman
Israel Insights Webinar with Masua Sagiv — Who Stands for Democracy? Understanding Israel's Constitutional Crisis
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
DAL Webinar Series — Rebuilding Democracy in Venezuela: Economic Stabilization and Recovery
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom. Registration required.
- Sary Levy-Carciente,
- Francisco J. Monaldi,
- Luisa Palacios
Laia Balcells — The Impact of Transitional Justice Museums: Comparative Evidence from Three Randomized Control Trials
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
- Laia Balcells
Kingdom of Crossroads: Jordan’s Politics and the Future of Arab Democracy
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
- Sean Yom