Surina Naran

Surina Naran

Surina Naran

  • CDDRL Undergraduate Communications Assistant, 2025-26

Biography

Surina Naran is a Research Assistant at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, a junior currently political science with concentrations in Elections, Representation, and Governance and International Relations. She has worked both on the research side of politics, as well as in several government offices. Surina is interested in democratic structures, the strength of institutions, and democratic backsliding. 

In The News

Emil Kamalov presented his research in a CDDRL seminar on January 15, 2026.
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Do Incentives Matter When Politics Drive Emigration?

SURF postdoctoral fellow Emil Kamalov explains why political freedoms outweigh material benefits for many Russian emigrants considering return.
Do Incentives Matter When Politics Drive Emigration?
Nate Persily presented his research in a CDDRL seminar on December 4, 2025.
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Election Administration, 2024 to 2026: Lessons Learned and Causes for Concern

In a CDDRL research seminar, Nate Persily, the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, discussed revelations from the 2024 election and how the 2024 election can forecast the upcoming 2026 midterm election cycle.
Election Administration, 2024 to 2026: Lessons Learned and Causes for Concern
Meet Our Researchers: María Ignacia Curiel
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Meet Our Researchers: María Ignacia Curiel

Tracing paths from political violence to democratic participation with CDDRL Research Scholar María Ignacia Curiel.
Meet Our Researchers: María Ignacia Curiel