Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Institutions and Organizations
Scholarly Publications
What Would a Second Trump Term Do to the Federal Bureaucracy?
April 2020
American public service is under grave threat.
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
June 2017
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
Taiwan's Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years
December 2015
At the end of Chen Shui-bian’s two terms as the president of Taiwan, his tenure was widely viewed as a disappointment, if not an outright failure.
Other Publications
POMEPS Studies 43: Digital Activism and Authoritarian Adaptation in the Middle East
The Project on Middle East Political Science partnered with Stanford University’s Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law and its Global Digital Policy Incubator for an innovative...
Americans and Their Military, Drifting Apart
May 2013
Stanford's Karl Eikenberry and David Kennedy discuss the implications of America's switch to an all-volunteer force.
Drafting Egypt's New Constitution Policy Paper
March 2012
This is the first paper in the BDC-Stanford Project on Arab Transitions series, authored Dr.
News
Larry Diamond Named Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
December 2021
CDDRL’s Larry Diamond, a world-renowned expert on comparative democracy, is recognized for a career of impact on students, policymakers and democratic activists around the world.
Kathryn Stoner Named Mosbacher Director of the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
August 2021
Stoner, a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) at Stanford, will lead the Center’s efforts to understand how...
The Role of Corruption in China's Speedy, Risky Boom
May 2021
How has corruption simultaneously driven China’s economic boom and financial risks? Professor Yuen Yuen Ang explains its role in producing a high-growth but also high-risk economy.
Events
When Beijing Goes to Washington: Autocratic Lobbying Influence in Democracies
September 23, 2020
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Rebuilding International Institutions
August 26, 2020
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Ill Winds: Book Launch and Discussion with Larry Diamond
May 20, 2019
Please join Larry Diamond, Senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Affairs and the Hoover Institution for the launch of his latest book, "Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from...
Projects
Program on Human Rights Winter Speaker Series
U.S. Human Rights NGOs and International Human RightsMany U.S. human rights non-government organizations, including the U.S. philanthropic sector, work on international human rights.
English
Program on American Democracy in Comparative Perspective
AboutThe Program on American Democracy in Comparative Perspective was inaugurated in 2013 within Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.
English
Multimedia
The Political Climate in Venezuela: A Conversation with Armando Armas and Freddy Guevara
June 2016
CDDRL Mosbacher Director Francis Fukuyama interviews Armando Armas and Freddy Guevara, members of Venezuela's National Assembly in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the current situation of Venezuelan politics. The interview took place on May 30...
The Politics of Higher Education in India
January 2016
Abstract:India has the third largest system of higher education in the world, with many expecting this system to drive India's economic development going forward.
The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World
January 2016
Abstract:We live at a time of the greatest progress amongst the global poor in human history.
People
Michael A. McFaul Director, Senior Fellow Professor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 
Michael Bennon Research Scholar, CDDRL Program Manager, Global Infrastructure Policy Research Initiative 
Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow Director, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
Nathaniel Persily Co-director, Cyber Policy Center, Senior Fellow Professor, Law, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science, Professor, by courtesy, Communication