Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Human Rights
Scholarly Publications
"Political Logic of Poverty Relief" Electoral Strategies and Social Policy in Mexico
October 2016
Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics.
The Aborigine Constituencies in the Taiwanese Legislature
November 2015
The Republic of China on Taiwan has long reserved legislative seats for its indigenous minority, the yuanzhumin.
Whither Russia? Autocracy Is Here for Now, but Is It Here to Stay?
December 2012
Judging from some of the titles of recent books on Russia—for example, Richard Sakwa's The Crisis of Russian Democracy, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova's Political Consequences of Crony Capitalism inside...
Other Publications
Serious Business: Diminishing the Size of the Informal Sector in Medellin, Colombia
April 2015
The new mayor of Medellin, Sergio Fajardo, arrived to office in 2004 pledging to remake the social contract between society and the state.
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
ARD Conference Examines Authoritarian Upgrading, Popular Uprisings and Foreign Interventions in the Middle East
October 2019
CDDRL’s Program on Arab Reform and Democracy held its annual conference at Stanford University on October 11 and 12, titled “The Struggle for Political Change in the Arab World.” The conference is...
Georgetown Scholar Analyzes Tunisia's "Vital Election" [VIDEO]
October 2019
In a talk dated October 7, 2019, Georgetown University Associate Professor of Government Daniel Brumberg analyzed the outcome of Tunisia’s legislative election and its implications for democratic...
The wrong US response to Russia and China may trigger a “new Cold War.”
August 2019
If America frames its response to Russia and China as one of “civilizational struggle,” Diamond says, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will only get stronger. Listen and read here.
Events
Egypt’s Exiles: Repression, Polarization and Politics
January 28, 2020
ABSTRACTWhile the phenomenon of Egyptians leaving their homeland in search for work abroad has been ongoing for decades, a new trend has emerged since 2011, namely thousands have expatriated for...
The Struggle for Political Change in the Arab World
September 9, 2019
DAY 1: Friday October 11 8:30 – 9:00am Breakfast 9:00 – 9:15am Introductory Remarks 9:15 – 11:15am Panel 1: The Boundaries of Authoritarianism post-Arab UprisingsAmr Hamzawy,...
Tunisia's Vital Election: Democratic Consolidation in a Divided Society
September 9, 2019
ABSTRACTThis lecture will consider the challenge of moving from a negotiated transition to a consolidated democracy as exemplified by the case critical of Tunisia.
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
Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Series on the International Criminal Court
The Program on Human Rights will host the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Human Rights Speaker Series, a weekly series featuring presentations by leading scholars, activists and experts on the...
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,...
Burma's Transition to Democracy: A Conversation with Larry Diamond
April 2016
On April 5, Mosbacher Director of CDDRL Francis Fukuyama held an interview with FSI Senior Fellow Larry Diamond on Burma's recent elections and it's ongoing transition to democracy.
Between Cyclops and Leviathan: Violence, Order, and Legitimacy at the Urban Margins
April 2016
Abstract:Ongoing crises of urban insecurity in Central America have spurred novel forms of state engagement in high-risk neighbourhoods.
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