Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Scholarly Publications
Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
August 2018
In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were in decay, as the state was progressively captured by powerful interest groups.
Clientelism, Capitalism, and Democracy
August 2018
Political parties in the United States and Britain used clientelism and patronage to govern throughout the nineteenth century.
Follow the Leader
March 2018
A year into the Trump Administration, the health and stability of American democracy remain an open question.
Other Publications
Weighing the Environment: Ghana's Bui Dam
September 2018
This case examines the environmental permitting process leading up to the construction of the Bui Dam, the second largest hydropower facility in Ghana.
Strengthening Electricity Distribution in Uganda: The Role of Private Equity
September 2018
This case describes the preparations and decisions made by Actis, a leading global emerging markets private equity firm, in the lead-up to its partial divestment via an initial public offering (...
Funding Coca Codo Sinclair: Correa's Bet on Sustainable Power in Ecuador
September 2018
This case is about Ecuador's decision to finance the country's largest hydropower plant: Coca Codo Sinclair.
News
FSI scholars join high-level commission on democracy in the digital age
October 2018
The Kofi Annan Foundation has tapped four Stanford scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) to help advance one of its top priorities: to shed light on the rapidly...
NPR PODCAST: What Kavanaugh's Confirmation Means For America's Culture Wars
October 2018
"I really do think that the upcoming election in November is one of the most important in American history." NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Francis Fukuyma and Norman Eisen about what Brett...
PODCAST - Francis Fukuyama: Identity and the Politics of Resentment
October 2018
Francis Fukuyama explains to the Commonwealth Club how our connection to personal identities has disconnected us from a base understanding of dignity. Listen here.
Events
Domination and Resistance: The State and University in Post-Revolutionary Iran
December 6, 2018
Abstract:The Islamization of universities has been the cornerstone of the Iranian regime’s higher educational policy since its ascent to power in 1979.
Indigenous Identity in Latin America
November 29, 2018
Abstract:Today, nearly 9% of people in Latin America identify as Indigenous, ranging from 2% in Argentina to 30% in Guatemala with high within-country variation.
PDI Seminar Series – Changing Media Landscape
November 27, 2018
Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and scholars.The Project on Democracy and the Internet’s Fall Seminar Series on Free Speech, Democracy, and the Internet is hosted by Nate...
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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Scott Rozelle Senior Fellow, Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies