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Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order
An assessment of Russia that suggests that we should look beyond traditional means of power to understand its strength and capacity to disrupt international politics.
Lancet Series on Women’s and Children’s Health in Conflict Settings
January 2021
A new four-paper series in The Lancet exposes the far-reaching effects of modern warfare on women’s and children’s health.
Reassessing American Democracy: The Enduring Challenge of Racial Exclusion
June 2020
American democracy is in trouble.
What Would a Second Trump Term Do to the Federal Bureaucracy?
April 2020
American public service is under grave threat.
Brick Kilns in Bangladesh
March 2020
Bangladesh is situated on the deltas of several large rivers passing into the Bay of Bengal. The country’s location on this alluvial plain means there is little natural rock available for use in...
Mining Toromocho and Resettling Morococha
March 2020
It’s August 2013, and the Mining and Metallurgical Geological Institute of Peru (INGEMMET) is considering issuance of a report declaring the Morococha district a high-risk zone.
Egypt’s Consolidated Authoritarianism
March 2020
The current Egyptian political scene reveals an important paradox: since its ascendancy to power in 2013, the military-led authoritarian government has not faced significant challenges from civil...
Political Reform and American Democracy
March 2020
The 2016 election brought into sharp relief the anomalies and imperfections of our democratic institutions.
PROTECTING ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
January 2020
Democratic consolidation around the world currently faces major challenges.
Protecting Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age | The Report of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age
January 2020
Protecting Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age | The Report of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital AgeNew information and communication technologies (ICTs) pose...
30 Years of World Politics: What Has Changed?
January 2020
Since the publication of the Journal of Democracy began in 1990, the political climate has shifted from one of democratic gains and optimism to what Larry Diamond labels a “democratic recession.”...
How body-worn cameras affect the use of gunshots, stop-and searches and other forms of police behavior: A Randomized Control Trial in Rio de Janeiro
January 2020
In this paper we examine the effects of police body-worn cameras through a randomized control trial implemented in Rio de Janeiro.
Engaging, Empowering, and Enabling Youth to Lead Social Action in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
January 2020
This study is the result of over four years of active collaboration between the Poverty, Violence and Governance Lab (PovGov) and the Rio-based NGO Agency for Youth Networks (hereafter, Agency)....
Breaking Out of the Democratic Slump
January 2020
Since 2006, democracy in the world has been trending downward.
What works to Prevent Violence Amongst Youth
January 2020
What works in preventing and reducing violence among youth?
Torture as a Method of Criminal Prosecution: Democratization, Criminal Justice Reform, and the Mexican Drug War
January 2020
A criminal trial is likely the most significant interaction a citizen will ever have with the state; its conduct and adherence to norms of fairness bear directly on the quality of government,...
Killing in the Slums: Social Order, Criminal Governance, and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro
January 2020
State interventions against drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) sometimes work to improve security, but often exacerbate violence.
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Drug War
January 2020
Why do drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) sometimes prey on the communities in which they operate but sometimes provide assistance to these communities?
Public Good Provision and Traditional Governance in Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico
January 2020
Can ethnically distinct communities ruled through “traditional” assemblies provide public goods and services better, than when they are ruled by leaders elected through “modern” multiparty...
The Road to Digital Unfreedom: The Threat of Postmodern Totalitarianism
December 2019
Once hailed as a great force for human empowerment and liberation, social media and related digital tools have rapidly come to be regarded as a major threat to democratic stability and human...
Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency
December 2019
From America’s leading scholar of democracy,a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of liberty Larry Diamond has...
Water, Water Everywhere? Devolution and the Water Sector in Kenya's Counties
October 2019
As of 2009, at the time of Kenya’s last census, roughly half the population lacked access to clean water.
Comparing America: Reflections on Democracy across Subfields
September 2019
Is America in a period of democratic decline?
Small Battle in a Big War: The Post-Maidan Transformation of the National Bank of Ukraine
July 2019
At the end of 2014, Ukraine faces a series of challenges: constant friction between supporters of Russia and supporters of the West brought about by Russia’s annexation of Crimea, negative growth...
People
Pascaline Dupas Senior Fellow Professor, Economics, Senior Fellow, SIEPR, Director, Stanford King Center on Global Development 
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 
Anat R. Admati Affiliated Faculty George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (GSB), Senior Fellow, SIEPR, Director of the GSB Corporations and Society Initiative , Professor by Courtesy, Department of Management Science and Engineering and Department of Economics 
