Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Scholarly Publications
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...
Governance Innovation for a Connected World: Protecting Free Expression, Diversity and Civic Engagement in the Global Digital Ecosystem
November 2018
The emergence of a global digital ecosystem has been a boon for global communication and the democratization of the means of distributing information.
Other Publications
Electrifying Power Africa: Balancing National Principles and International Pressures
November 2018
In 2013, President Barack Obama announced Power Africa, the U.S.’s initiative to bring energy infrastructure to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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 (...
News
Democratic Capitalism’s Future
December 2018
"Are democracy and capitalism compatible? Or, to put it differently: What made democracy and capitalism compatible for decades, even centuries, and what strains this relationship today?
Scholars Discuss Growing Evidence of China’s Interference in American Government and Society
December 2018
While Americans may be well acquainted with China’s quest for influence through the projection of power in the diplomatic, economic, and military spheres, they are less aware of the various ways in...
Report cites concerns about Chinese influence on American institutions
December 2018
The following report was originally published by the Hoover Institution.Scholars from the Hoover Institution, the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and other organizations today...
Events
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
February 28, 2019
Abstract:Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today’s democracy?
Dissident Resilience to Repression: The Case of Pinochet's Chile
February 14, 2019
Abstract:Why do some dissident groups survive government repression while others get eliminated?
Lean Impact: Innovation to Accelerate Global Development
January 31, 2019
Abstract:Three years after the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, it's already clear we will fall short on our current trajectory.
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...
People
Scott Rozelle Senior Fellow, Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies 
