CDDRL News
Stanford Scholars Larry Diamond, Šumit Ganguly, and Dinsha Mistree, co-editors of the recently released book "The Troubling State of India's Democracy," gathered to discuss how the decline of opposition parties in India has undermined the health of its democracy.
India, Before It Was Cool
Šumit Ganguly joins Dinsha Mistree on the Hoover Institution's "Matters of Policy and Politics" podcast with host Bill Whalen to discuss what the future holds for India, which has the world’s largest population and whose demographics are changing, as well as its tastes in work, leisure, and family planning.
There’s an important distinction between trust and trustworthiness, according to Anat Admati, the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business and co-author of "The Bankers’ New Clothes."
Professor Stephen Luby marries philosophy with medicine in his work in epidemiology in low-income countries across South Asia.
Exploring the unifying potential of economics against intolerance, polarization, and violence with Associate Professor of Political Economy Saumitra Jha.
Kandel's talk with Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies Amichai Magen focused on his work at the Israel Strategic Futures Institute (ISFI) in diagnosing what he and his colleagues identify as internal existential risks for Israel and the policy ideas generated by ISFI in response to those risks.
American University Political Scientist Keith Darden examines how the Russian-Ukrainian war is reshaping European institutions.
In her new book, Didi Kuo argues political parties no longer exist to represent their constituents
Kuo, a fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, says this evolution lays the groundwork for serious imbalances in who democracy serves.
Managing political conflict starts with understanding power dynamics. Associate professor of political economy Saumitra Jha shares how you can leverage monopoly power, build networks, and create cooperative solutions to influence outcomes.
Shavit, in conversation with FSI Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies Amichai Magen, discussed the threats Israel faces — particularly from Iran and its proxies — while reassessing historical defense doctrines and the evolving regional landscape, including the future of Gaza.
Alice Siu, Associate Director of CDDRL’s Deliberative Democracy Lab, demonstrates the wide-ranging effects of deliberation on democracy.
Professor Adida uses quantitative and field methods to study how countries manage new and existing forms of diversity.
Erin Baggot Carter and Brett Carter describe how Beijing’s repression reaches all the way to American classrooms.
Francesca Fernandes ’25, Alvin Lee ’25, Mikayla Tillery ’25 and Kate Tully ’25 were awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 2024. Their studies range from theoretical physics to democratic regression.
Using data from the World Values Survey and Turkish Election Studies, CDDRL Visiting Scholar Ali Çarkoğlu explores the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the enduring influence of cultural divides on Turkey’s political landscape.
Examining democratization, political reform, and the role of political parties with FSI Center Fellow Dr. Didi Kuo.
Amichai Magen hunts for the pony in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Political Science scholar Yoshiko Herrera examines how identity shapes the causes, conduct, and consequences of war, especially in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
FSI Senior Fellow Alberto Díaz-Cayeros explores how demographic collapse, epidemic disease, and colonial rent extraction were interconnected in Tepetlaoztoc, a city-state in the Acolhua Kingdom of the Aztec Empire.
Mosbacher Director Kathryn Stoner reflects on the Center's 2024 activities and accomplishments and looks ahead toward the new year.
The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law’s (CDDRL) Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) is embarking on a new partnership with the International Finance Corporation to educate senior leaders on infrastructure policy, governance, and public-private partnerships.
López, a political leader and prominent advocate for democracy in Venezuela, shared his vision for uniting global efforts to champion freedom and push back against authoritarianism with a Stanford audience on December 2, 2024.
During the 2024 Wesson Lecture, former political prisoner and democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza called for transparency and accountability from within Russia and more support from the international community to establish and grow Russian democracy.
The award is presented annually to an exceptional individual who has devoted his/her research and academic life to the solution of a strategic global challenge and whose research, public action, and ideas had transformative impacts on global policy formation and a proven contribution to the welfare of a significant number of communities worldwide.
A week after the politically divisive U.S. 2024 presidential election, Stanford students living in Arroyo house gathered in their dorm lounge with Stanford political scientist Didi Kuo to explore factors driving polarization in America.