Past CDDRL Events
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Past Events
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Beyond the Pitch Deck: Truths About VC
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person: Stanford Graduate School Business - C105 (655 Knight Way, Stanford)
Online: Via Zoom
After the Vote: What the 2024 Elections Mean for Immigration Advocacy and Reform
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific)
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Keith Darden | REDS Seminar — The Russian-Ukrainian War and the Re-Nationalization of Europe
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
- Keith Darden
Syria in Transition: Historical Origins and Prospects
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Leveraging Technology and Deliberation to Revitalize Democracy
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Encina E008 in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Ari Shavit — Existential War: From Catastrophe, to Victory, to Revival
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Andreas B. Wiedemann | How Electoral Realignment Changes Partisan Incentives to Provide Social Housing
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
In-person: Reuben Hills Conference Room (Encina Hall, Second Floor, East Wing, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford)
Online: Via Zoom
- Andreas B. Wiedemann
- Soledad Artiz Prillaman,
- Alex Mierke-Zantwarnicki
Electoral Dynamics Under Democratic Erosion: Exploring the Turkish Experience from 1990 to 2023
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Encina E008 in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Einat Wilf — Twenty-First Century Zionism: Idea Foundations for Israel After October 7th
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Information Session - Fisher Family CDDRL Honors Program AY25-26
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific)
Encina Hall, Ground Floor, East Wing
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Yoshiko Herrera | REDS Seminar — Identities and War: What We Can Learn from Russia’s War on Ukraine
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central, C231
616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
- Yoshiko Herrera, University of Wisconsin - Madison
In-person: William J. Perry Conference Room (Encina Hall, 2nd floor, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford)
Online: Via Zoom
- Federico Fabbrini
Epidemiological Shocks, Governance, and Extraction in Colonial Mexico
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Varieties of Identity Politics: A macro-historical approach
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E008 in Encina Hall may attend in person.
A Conversation with Leopoldo López: How to Defend Democracy and Fight Autocracy
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific)
William J. Perry Conference Room (Encina Hall, 2nd floor, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford)
- Leopoldo López
- Isamar Marte, '26
Police, Provocation, Politics: Counterinsurgency in Istanbul | Book Talk with Deniz Yonucu
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific)
America and the Middle East Warscape
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E008 in Encina Hall may attend in person.
- Marc Lynch
Defying the (Autocratic) Odds: A Conversation with María Corina Machado, Leader of Venezuela’s Democratic Movement
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Hauck Auditorium
David and Joan Traitel Building, Hoover Institution (435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford)
- María Corina Machado
Bryn Rosenfeld | REDS Seminar: Why Risk It? Political Participation Under Autocracy
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
Philippines Conference Room
Encina Hall, Third Floor, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
- Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University
Democracy in the US and South Africa: Two Elections in Comparative Context
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom
- Larry Diamond,
- Didi Kuo,
- Thokozani Chilenga-Butao,
- Bob Wekesa
- Jonathan Jansen
America Votes 2024: Part 4
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom: Open to the public
- David Brady,
- Douglas Rivers,
- Daron Shaw,
- Lynn Vavreck
- Brandice Canes-Wrone
Robert G. Wesson Lecture: A Discussion with Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian Opposition Politician
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Pacific)
Hauck Auditorium, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
- Vladimir Kara-Murza
Home But Not Free: Rule-Breaking and Withdrawal in Reentry
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E008 in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Trust & Transformation: Karthik Ramanna on Leading in Polarized Times
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
In-person: Stanford Graduate School of Business, Room BC130 (655 Knight Way, Stanford)
Online: Via Zoom
- Karthik Ramanna
- Jack Shumway, MBA '25