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Ethnicity
Scholarly Publications
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.
Coethnicity: Diversity and the Dilemmas of Collective Action
August 2009
Ethnically homogenous communities often do a better job than diverse communities of producing public goods such as satisfactory schools and health care, adequate sanitation, and low levels of crime...
Why Does Ethnic Diversity Undermine Public Goods Provision?
November 2007
A large and growing literature links high levels of ethnic diversity to low levels of public goods provision.
News
Ziad Abu-Rish Analyzes the Trajectory of Lebanon's Uprising [VIDEO]
May 2020
In a webinar dated, May 27, 2020, Ohio University Historian Ziad Abu-Rish analyzed the trajectory of Lebanon's Uprising and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the contemporary political scene....
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...
ARD 2018 Annual Conference Examines Dynamics of Governance and Political Participation in the MENA Region
April 2018
Under the title “Political Contestation and New Social Forces in the Middle East and North Africa,” the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy convened its 2018 annual conference on April 27 and 28...
Events
Lebanon’s Uprising in A Time of Crises
May 13, 2020
ABSTRACTThis talk examines the multiple crises manifesting in Lebanon today and their impact on the fate of the uprising that began in October 2019.
Reconciliations, Settlements, and the Making of Syria’s Illiberal Peace
April 24, 2020
ABSTRACTThe absence of an internationally mandated or internally negotiated peace process has allowed the Syrian regime to craft an illiberal peace as an outcome to the nearly decade-long conflict....
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,...
Projects
Traditional Governance, Citizen Engagement and Local Public Goods: Evidence from Mexico
In developing countries authority is often wielded unevenly. Tribes, clans, religious groups and other traditional leaders control zones of governance outside of the reach of the state.
English
Comparing American and European Strategies for Democracy Promotion
Conventional wisdom holds that the United States and the European Union pursue vastly different strategies to promote democracy around the globe. The U.S.
English
Transitions from Hybrid Regimes: External Influence and Domestic Constraints in Rule of Law Reforms
The Rule of Law is perhaps the key indicator of democratic consolidation and quality, yet its development has eluded many transitional states.
English
Multimedia
Taiwan’s China Dilemma
October 2016
Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Economic PolicyAbstractChina and Taiwan share one of the world's most complex international relationships.
Keynote: Angela Guimarães, Sub-Secretary of Youth (Brazil)
June 2015
This talk is presented in Portuguese. To view more media from the conference, please visit: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/multimedia/povgov-conference-2015 ----Speaker Bio: Angela Guimarães is Brazil’s Sub-Secretary of Youth and the President of...
People
Saumitra Jha Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Research Affiliate at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Associate Professor of Political Economy, GSB Senior Fellow, SIEPR 