Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Scholarly Publications
The Transformation of the Arab World
July 2012
In this article, Oliver Roy argues that in order to grasp what is happening in the Middle East, a number of deep-rooted prejudices must be set aside.
Rousseau: A Free Community of Equals
December 2010
In famously beautiful and laconic prose, Jean- Jacques Rousseau presents us a forceful picture of a democratic society, in which we live together as free and equal, and our politics focuses on the...
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...
UC Santa Cruz Scholars Discuss the Origins and Implications of Algeria’s Uprising [VIDEO]
June 2019
In a talk dated May 31, 2019, UC Santa Cruz scholars Muriam Haleh Davis and Thomas Serres examined Algeria’s recent uprising, which led to the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Events
The Unfinished Arab Spring Ten Years on: Where Are We Going?
January 4, 2021
ABSTRACT This talk is based on the speakers’ recently published edited volume The Unfinished Arab Spring: Micro-Dynamics of Revolts between Change and Continuity.
The Archive Question: Power and Statecraft in Saudi Arabia
October 7, 2020
ABSTRACT This talk is based on the speaker's recently released book Archive Wars The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia (Stanford University Press, 2020). The production of history is premised on...
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.
Projects
Second and Third Generation Rights in Africa
Background In policy and legal circles, human rights and human well-being are often referred to as "universal" concepts. The human rights outlined in the 1946 Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
English
Program on Economic Performance
Nearly half the world's population - some 2.8 billion people - lives on less than two dollars per day. The gap between the rich and the poor is vast.
English
Multimedia
Stanford Scholar Examines Sectarianism and Urban Segregation in Baghdad
February 2016
As part of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy speaker series, Director of The Markaz: Resource Center Mona Damluji examined the impact of the US-led occupation of Iraq on sectarian-based urban segregation in Baghdad.
Amr Hamzawy: Anti-democratic Deceptions - How Egyptian Liberals Endorse Autocracy
November 2015
On October 27, 2015, ARD Visiting Scholar and former Egyptian Member of Parliament Amr Hamzawy spoke to the CDDRL community, sharing remarks on shifts in liberal thought in Egypt over the past several years.---------------------------Abstract:Over...
Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt
April 2015
AbstractIslamic charities occupied a critical space in Mubarak-era Egypt.
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