Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
History
Scholarly Publications
The Next Democratic Century
January 2014
In an article published in the January 2014 issue of Current History, Larry Diamond urges civil society and policy leaders to stay optimistic about democracy’s future, arguing that its historical...
Governing Security: The Hidden Origins of American Security Agencies
November 2012
Description from Stanford University Press:The impact of public law depends on how politicians secure control of public organizations, and how these organizations in turn are used to define...
Shaming, State Power, and Enforcement in the History of Anti-Trafficking Efforts: African Perspectives
June 2012
The central problem in human trafficking since the first global efforts to abolish the slave trade in the late eighteenth century is the persistence of demand for unfree women, children, and men....
Other Publications
The Fear Factor: Putin's Political Legacy
March 2008
Yes, the Putin era was good for most Russians. But it could have been better. Russia's presidential vote on March 2 will be the least competitive election in Russia's post-Soviet history.
News
How Stanford Scholars Are Teaching the Next Generation About 9/11
September 2021
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, four Stanford scholars and leading experts in national security, terrorism and contemporary conflict – Condoleezza Rice, Amy Zegart, Martha Crenshaw and Lisa Blaydes...
President Biden Nominates Dr. Clayborne Carson to Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board
June 2021
In his new role on the Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board, Dr. Carson, a seminal scholar on the life and writing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will review dozens of unsolved and racially motivated...
Stanford Scholars Reflect on the Legacy of Egypt's January 25 Uprising
February 2021
In a webinar dated, February 12, 2021, a panel of Stanford University scholars shared their reflections on the legacy of the January 25, 2011 Uprising in Egypt.
Events
The World House Documentary Film Festival
December 7, 2021
A documentary film festival featuring films speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision of the World House For the 2022 King Holiday, the World House Project will host a free, four-day webinar and...
Thinking about Democracy and Revolution: Egypt’s 2011 Uprising
October 13, 2021
Egypt’s 2011 uprising is widely held to be a case of either failed democratic transition or inauthentic revolution.
Democracy in Ukraine Thirty Years After the Soviet Collapse
August 12, 2021
For decades, the Soviet Union was an authoritarian force in a polarized world.
Projects
The Use of Lethal Force by the Police in Rio de Janeiro and the Pacification Process
The Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PMERJ) confront critical challenges as they attempt to reform and reduce the incidence of the use of lethal force.
English
Human Rights Education
In partnership with the Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies (ICA) and the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), the Program on Human Rights ...
English
Human Well-Being and Human Rights Collaboratory
This initiative, initially funded by the Stanford Science and Humanities Center under the Presidential International Initiative, looks at the contribution by the humanities to global human rights...
English
Multimedia
The Tunisian Transition and the Challenge of Youth Alienation
April 2015
AbstractSocial and economic grievances of Tunisian youth played a major role in igniting the uprising in Tunisia, and more generally, the so-called Arab Spring.
People
Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow Director, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
Michael A. McFaul Director, Senior Fellow Professor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 