Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Scholarly Publications
State of Repression Iraq under Saddam Hussein
January 2019
A new account of modern Iraqi politics that overturns the conventional wisdom about its sectarian divisionsHow did Iraq become one of the most repressive dictatorships of the late twentieth century...
CHOLERA IN YEMEN: A CASE STUDY OF EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
December 2018
The cholera response in Yemen was and remains extremely complicated and challenging for a variety of political, security, cultural, and environmental reasons.
Chinese Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance
December 2018
For three and a half decades following the end of the Maoist era, China adhered to Deng Xiaoping’s policies of “reform and opening to the outside world” and “peaceful development.” After Deng...
Other Publications
Luxury or Priority? Ethiopia Wants a Light Rail
February 2019
The Ethiopian government is planning on constructing the country’s first light rail in its capital city Addis Ababa.
Bridging Regions, Strengthening Ties: The East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) in Malaysia
February 2019
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian nation strategically located along major regional trade routes.
Choosing the Japanese Way: Thilawa Special Economic Zone in Myanmar
January 2019
From 1962 onward, Myanmar was a military dictatorship.
News
VIDEO: Why the rise of populist nationalism is dangerous - Francis Fukuyama
March 2019
Francis Fukuyama tells News24 how the rise of populism – also in South Africa – might impact society in future.
VIDEO: Francis Fukuyama: This is what SA must do to recover and thrive
March 2019
Francis Fukuyama tells News24 that South Africa must ensure that its institutions are protected and remain committed to its constitution if it is to overcome the last decade and become competitive...
Events
Mis-governing education: South Africa's education bureaucracy
May 30, 2019
Abstract:Across the world, access to education has increased, but quality remains low.
How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
May 23, 2019
Abstract:Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule.
Memory and Forgetting in Autocracies
May 16, 2019
Abstract: How do memory and forgetting shape politics in autocracies?
Projects
Program on Human Rights
The Program on Human Rights (PHR) at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) will be phasing out its program in 2015 with the retirement of PHR’s Director Helen...
English
CDDRL Special Events
The CDDRL special events draw scholars and practitioners to the Center to comment on the most relevant and timely topics impacting the field of democracy, development, and the rule of law.
English
Online course on technology for accountability launches in English and Arabic
The Program on Liberation Technology (LibTech) at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law together with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are proud to launch a free...
English
Multimedia
Deconstructing World Culture: The rise of legal restrictions on foreign funding to NGOs, 1994-2015
June 2017
Abstract:There is a growing backlash against the liberal and neoliberal economic, political and social ideologies that have dominated the globe since the 1980s.
Social Movements and the Networked Public Sphere: The Complexities of Empowerment and Fragility
May 2017
Speaker Bio:Zeynep Tufekci, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, writes about the social impacts of technology.
How Accountable?: Assessing Developments in Accountability at Multilateral Development Banks
May 2017
Abstract:Within the last fifteen years, nine multilateral development banks (MDBs) have established internal accountability offices (IAOs). These IAOs, the most well-known of which is the World Bank Inspection Panel, allow communities within...
People
Karl Eikenberry Professor of the Practice Shorenstein APARC Fellow, Affiliate, CISAC, Affiliate, CDDRL, Affiliate, TEC 
Didi Kuo Senior Research Scholar, CDDRL Academic Research & Program Manager, American Democracy in Comparative Perspective 
