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Measuring Governance Cross-Nationally
May 7, 2019
CLOSED WORKSHOPSince 2012, the Governance Project at CDDRL has sought to develop better comparative measures of state quality.
Social Voting in Semi-Authoritarian Systems
May 7, 2019
Abstract:In dominant-party states, why do individuals vote in elections with foregone conclusions when they are neither bought nor coerced?
Launch of the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index
May 6, 2019
2019 Ranking Digital RightsCorporate Accountability IndexWest Coast LaunchLunch: 1:00 pmProgram: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pmJoin Stanford's Global Digital Policy Incubator (GDPi), Ranking Digital Rights (RDR...
Can Nationalism Be A Resource for Democracy? Lessons From Asia
May 2, 2019
Abstract: Inequality has long been widely and rightly seen as one of the greatest threats to democracy.
The Polarization of Nationalist Cleavages and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
April 25, 2019
Abstract:Using survey data from a variety of sources, I examine how multiple conceptions of American nationhood shaped respondents’ voting preferences in the 2016 U.S.
CANCELLED: Lecture by Acting Minister of Health of Ukraine Ulana Suprun, MD: The Lenin Sanatorium Emancipation: Inmates & Architects in Ukraine's Healthcare Transformation
April 25, 2019
Ukraine reclaimed independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, yet instead of implementing wide ranging institutional change to develop and prepare Ukraine for the 21st century, reform programs were...
Algerian Uprisings Past and Present
April 23, 2019
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. Abstract:Since February 22 2019, Algerians have taken to the streets in massive numbers to call for an end to a protean...
Venezuela's Crisis: Chávez, Maduro and Beyond?
April 18, 2019
Abstract:Venezuela finds itself mired in an unprecedented economic and political crisis.
What Do Politicians Want?
April 11, 2019
Abstract:This talk develops a framework to analyze how strategic politicians make tradeoffs and prioritize among six objectives (winning and staying in office, “good policy”, institutional power,...
The Future of Ukrainian Democracy after Elections: Successes and Challenges
April 9, 2019
After the events of the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine made a decisive historic choice in its shift towards democracy, notwithstanding current threats to security and sovereignty from Russia’s...
Why Are Some Democracies So Violent? (And How Can They Recover?)
April 4, 2019
Abstract:The most violent places in the world today are not at war.
The Populist Citizen
March 14, 2019
Abstract:To what extent do European citizens have a populist view of politics? Under what conditions are these populist attitudes more prevalent?
The Cyber Security Threat: Lessons Learned from Devastating Attacks in Ukraine and the US
March 14, 2019
Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of cyber attacks originating in Russia that target the United States, European Union and EU member-states.
Kleptocracy: A Discussion with Charles Davidson, Jeffrey Gedmin, and Oleksandra Ustinova
March 7, 2019
*/ Kleptocracy--well-organized elite corruption--has come to characterize Russia and much of the post-Communist space, and is one of the chief obstacles to democratic development as well as...
Reelection, Political Selection, and Economic Development
March 7, 2019
Abstract: We assemble novel data from approximately 120 countries around the world on recent reelection rates of legislators to the national lower house of representatives.
Human Rights and Repression: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
March 5, 2019
Stanford's Poverty, Violence and Governance Lab is hosting a two day conference that seeks to advance understanding of the causes and consequences of human rights violations in both dictatorships...
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
February 28, 2019
Abstract:Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today’s democracy?
Getting China Right: Reassessing Chinese Power and U.S. Policy in Asia
February 25, 2019
EMERGING ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ASIAA Special Seminar SeriesRSVP required by February 22, 2019 at: https://goo.gl/forms/ZCwcHC0qTec2rzj63VALID STANFORD ID CARD MUST BE PRESENTED UPON ARRIVAL...
Not Always Stand Divided: Islamists and Secular Rivals in Tunisia
February 21, 2019
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.Abstract:Why were Islamists less polarizing in Tunisia than their counterparts in Egypt after the downfall of the autocratic...
Dissident Resilience to Repression: The Case of Pinochet's Chile
February 14, 2019
Abstract:Why do some dissident groups survive government repression while others get eliminated?
The Future of U.S.-China Relations
February 12, 2019
Please join Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 for a conversation with Larry Summers on US-China relations. Summers will be...
The Oppressive regime in Russia. Moral dilemmas and Lack of Liberal Leadership
February 11, 2019
Abstract:Russia has evolved into an autocracy under Putin's 18-year long rule.
A New Approach to Economic Development
February 8, 2019
AbstractFrom the point of view of institutional economics, growth is related to the implementation and enforcement of property rights.
Coping with Polarizing-cum-Transforming Politics and Democratic Decay
February 7, 2019
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.Abstract:Severe polarization is a global threat that has detrimental effects on democracy and well-being.
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Didi Kuo Senior Research Scholar, CDDRL, Associate Director for Research, CDDRL Academic Research & Program Manager, American Democracy in Comparative Perspective 
