Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Cameroon
News
Ethan Zuckerman on blogs and twitter enabling global attention for 'citizen media'
January 2010
Global Voices was inspired by an incident in 2004, when a friend reading an uninspiring New York Times article about Cameroon's elections posed the question: is there anyone in Cameroon blogging...
Events
The Long-Term Impact of Imperialism on Gender
May 22, 2014
Abstract: Gender equality is considered important for development and good governance, yet the causes of cross-national variation in gender equality are still not well understood.
The Tortuous Trajectories of Democracy and the Persistence of Authoritarianism in Africa
June 7, 2012
Abstract: The "spirit of democracy" has recently been undermined in several African countries as authoritarian methods have been the preferred approach.
Democratic Transitions and Development in Africa: Beyond Prebendalist Systems
April 25, 2012
Abstract: Systemic corruption undermines state capacity, imperils socio-economic development, and diminishes democracy. In his Nairobi speech as a U.S.