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Egypt’s Exiles: Repression, Polarization and Politics
October 23, 2019
ABSTRACTWhile the phenomenon of Egyptians leaving their homeland in search for work abroad has been ongoing for decades, a new trend has emerged since 2011, namely thousands have expatriated for...
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,...
Tunisia's Vital Election: Democratic Consolidation in a Divided Society
September 9, 2019
ABSTRACTThis lecture will consider the challenge of moving from a negotiated transition to a consolidated democracy as exemplified by the case critical of Tunisia.
Ill Winds: Book Launch and Discussion with Larry Diamond
May 20, 2019
Please join Larry Diamond, Senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Affairs and the Hoover Institution for the launch of his latest book, "Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from...
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...
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...
Frontline Battles for Civil Rights and LGBT+ Equality: Breaking Myths
January 8, 2019
Recent decades of rapid social transformations across the globe provoked tectonic shifts: minorities are more visible than ever, equality movements spread across many borders and historic...
Arab Barometer Wave IV
March 26, 2018
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. ABSTRACTThe Arab Barometer is the first and largest project of its kind that gives voice to the opinions and concerns of...
Political Contestation and New Social Forces in the Middle East and North Africa
March 9, 2018
Please note: Registration for the conference is open only to Stanford University affiliates. A valid SUNet ID is required to register. Click here to register.
Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly
February 12, 2018
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. ABSTRACTThe Arab Spring began and ended with Tunisia.
We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria
January 9, 2018
This event is co-sponsored with The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies. ABSTRACTHow can we make sense of the tragedy in Syria?
Saudi Arabia: Can Economic Reform Succeed without Political Change?
November 15, 2017
ABSTRACTThe formation of Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption commission and the arrest of dozens of princes and former ranking officials have brought to focus the prospects for political and economic...
Freedom House, Freedom on the Net 2017 Report Launch
October 24, 2017
Please join Freedom House and Stanford's Global Digital Policy Incubator (GDPI) for the West Coast launch of the latest edition of Freedom on the Net, Freedom House's annual study of Internet...
Labor Activism under Egypt’s New Authoritarianism
October 4, 2017
ABSTRACTDespite security surveillance, forced dismissals of labor activists, and referrals of labor activists and protesters to military trials, labor activism remains at the forefront of societal...
Taiwan's White Terror from the Vantage of Fiction: A Reading and Discussion
May 1, 2017
Green Island: A NovelA stunning story of love, betrayal, and family set against the backdrop of a changing Taiwan over the course of the 20th century. February 28, 1947: Trapped inside the family...
Preventing ISIS 3.0: Winning the Peace in Iraq
March 20, 2017
ABSTRACTThe Iraqi government, the Peshmerga, the international coalition and a consortium of militia have been winning the war against ISIS in Iraq. The concern moving forward is whether Iraq’s...
War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon
March 16, 2017
ABSTRACTFrom 1975 to 1990, Lebanon experienced a long war involving various national and international actors.
Legalizing Authoritarianism in Egypt
January 25, 2017
ABSTRACTThis talk examines the ways through which successive Egyptian governments have utilized lawmaking to eliminate opponents and silence voices of dissent since the coup of 3 July 2013.
Tickling Giants: Film Screening and A Conversation with Bassem Youssef
November 3, 2016
This film screening is hosted by the Arab Reform and Democracy Program at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. This is a ticketed event, only guests with tickets will be...
Revolution for Dummies: The Arab Spring and Political Satire
October 6, 2016
This event is hosted by the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
Competing Narratives on Syria amid International Escalation
October 4, 2016
ABSTRACTBy now, those following the news on Syria have been saturated with analysis, data, information, and misinformation on developments there since 2011.
The Russian Intervention in Syria and its Implication on the Syrian Crisis
April 27, 2016
AbstractAfter five years of political support for the regime of Bashar Al-Asad in its war against the opposition, Russia intervened militarily on his behalf in September 2015 and suddenly later...
Oil and Urban Life in Kuwait
April 20, 2016
AbstractIn this talk Farah Al-Nakib will discuss her recently released book Kuwait Transformed: A History of Oil and Urban Life (Stanford University Press, 2016), in which she traces the...
The Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab World
April 13, 2016
AbstractIn this talk Joseph Sassoon discusses his recently released book Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
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