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Scholarly Publications
Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion after Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-Conflict Liberia
May 2009
Civil war is very common in the developing world, with harmful welfare effects when it occurs.
Africa's Revolutionary Deficit
July 2007
Somalia is once again on the front page--and the news isn't pretty.
Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence
October 2006
Some rebel groups abuse noncombatant populations, while others exhibit restraint.
Other Publications
Conference Report: Violence and Policing in Latin American and U.S. Cities [April 2014]
January 2015
The global cities of Latin America - Rio de Janeiro, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Mexico City and Medellin - have become engines of economic growth.
Reshaping the Middle East: Winning a Lasting Peace in Iraq Will Take More than Tanks
February 2003
Protesters who marched around the world last week were wrong to assume that American inaction against Iraq will make their children safer or the Iraqi people better off.
News
CDDRL co-hosts conference on state-strengthening in Afghanistan
March 2015
The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), in partnership with Chatham House and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), recently held a conference on state...
Madeline Rees speaks out against human trafficking abuses within the UN system
January 2012
Madeline Rees, former U.N.
Stanford Africa expert to work for National Security Council
September 2009
Jeremy M. Weinstein, an associate professor of political science, has been appointed Director for Democracy at the National Security Council (NSC).
Events
Causes and Dynamics of the Syrian Uprising: From Civil Protests to the Implications of the Russian Intervention
January 22, 2016
AbstractAfter nearly five years since the start of the uprising, Syria finds itself divided and embattled, with no end in sight.
Conflict and Crisis: Implications of Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Syria
November 10, 2015
**To RSVP, please email Jessie Brunner at jbrunner@stanford.edu.**AbstractAs the protracted and chaotic conflict in Syria continues into its fifth year, Syrians of all backgrounds are being...
Sexual Violence in Conflict: a Conversation
February 20, 2014
Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone is Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations. Prior to this appointment, Ms.
Projects
Community Perceptions of Public Security and Policing in Rio Favelas
BACKGROUNDIn attempts to complement the ongoing work on police use of violence and the pacification policy conducted by the Program on Poverty and Governance for the past three years (for this...
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An Impact Evaluation of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs)
BACKGROUNDSince 2008, Rio de Janeiro has implemented a new public security policy called the “Pacification”, a police strategy with full support from the Federal government that aims to improve the...
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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