Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
History
Scholarly Publications
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Islamist Militancy in South Asia
January 2010
Throughout its history, Pakistan has deliberately used non-state actors as a strategy of asymmetric warfare against stronger adversaries such as India and the Soviet Union.
Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy
December 1999
The acceptance of human rights and minority rights, the increasing role of international financial institutions, and globalization have led many observers to question the continued viability of the...
George W. Bush and Russia
October 2002
"Why the major reversal in Bush's thinking on Russia? Most have attributed this amazing transformation to September 11. . . . But September 11 is only part of the story."
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
An Alliance That Really Works
November 2002
%people1% - The celebration in Prague should have been more raucous. The most successful alliance in world history has extended to corners of Europe unimaginable just a few years ago.
Renowned political economist and author Francis Fukuyama speaks on state-building
May 2004
In a May 14 lecture hosted by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Francis Fukuyama, PhD -- professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University and...
International grants totaling $1 million awarded to interdisciplinary Stanford research teams
March 2008
FSI scholars Josh Cohen, Thomas Heller, Erik Jensen, Terry Karl, and Helen Stacy are part of research teams that received funding from Stanford's Presidential Fund for Innovation in International...
Events
The Chinese Revolution and U.S.-China Relations: International Perspectives on 50 Years of the People's Republic of China
March 7, 2000
Zi Zhongyun is one of China's leading scholars on international relations. She is the author of The Origin and Evolution of U.S.
The Rule of Law: An Abuser's Guide
February 22, 2006
Martin Krygier is Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, co-director of the European Law Centre, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Projects
Program on Human Rights
Funded in 2009, the Program on Human Rights (PHR) is a unique intersection of the social sciences and public-policy formation and implementation.
English
History, Memory and Reconciliation
This series will examine scholarly and institutional efforts to create new national narratives that walk the fine line between before and after, memory and truth, compensation and reconciliation,...
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
Michael A. McFaul Director, Senior Fellow Professor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 
Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow Director, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 