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
Contagion Deterred: Preemptive Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union (the Case of Belarus)
June 2006
The wave of democratic electoral revolutions in the Eastern Europe and post-Communist Eurasia revived one of the most appealing and at the same time disputable arguments in the theory of...
Global Democracy?
December 2005
In this Article, we describe an emerging arena of global administration.
Human Rights and Citizenship: The Emergence of Human Rights Education
August 2004
A recurring theme in the sociology of education is that schooling produces citizenship or a sense of membership in the nation-state.
Other Publications
Facilitating Trade through Effective Border Control: Costa Rica's Challenging Reform Agenda
April 2015
Peñas Blancas, the border post where all overland commerce passed between Costa Rica and Central American countries to the north, was infamously slow and exceedingly congested.
Customs Reform in Indonesia
April 2015
This case describes the Indonesian government’s decision to combat systemic corruption and enhance efficiency in the customs service by “outsourcing” the customs inspections function to a foreign...
U.S.-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis
September 2008
Russia's invasion of Georgia last month seriously undermined peace and security in Europe for the first time in years.
News
The Problems of Social Order and Violence in Latin America
April 2017
This talk was given during the Stanford's "Disruption: Challenges of a New Era" conference organized by Fundacion RAP, in March 2017.
Human rights experts weigh in on Syria conflict
November 2015
On November 10, CDDRL and the WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice welcomed Human Rights Watch's Director of Emergencies Peter Bouckaert and Sareta Ashraph, senior analyst on...
Where's Taiwan on the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
October 2015
With the announcement on Monday that an agreement has been reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the controversial trade accord is in the news all across Asia this week.
Events
Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan
September 26, 2016
AbstractThe existence of two Chinese states—one controlling mainland China, the other controlling the island of Taiwan—is often understood as a seemingly inevitable outcome of the Chinese civil war...
Of Paradigms, Politics and Principles: The 2016 Taiwan Elections and Implications for China’s Security Strategy and Cross-Strait Relations
December 1, 2015
Sponsored by the Taiwan Democracy Project and the U.S.
Syria today, Syria tomorrow: Politics, security, and society
November 18, 2015
Abstract:The Syrian crisis continues to grind on without a viable settlement to the conflict in sight.
Projects
American Public Diplomacy towards the Arab World in the Digital Age
Discourse on American public diplomacy has been traditionally focused on use of the broadcast media by the US government, such as Voice of America, to reach out to audiences in the Middle East and...
English
Multimedia
What the U.S. Election Means for Both Sides of the Border
December 2016
In the aftermath of the U.S. presidential elections, on November 28, Stanford faculty from Anthropology, English and Political Science join students and staff for a discussion on perspectives on the U.S.