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Algorithms, Privacy & the Future of Tech Regulation in California
January 11, 2022
Register Now California-grown technology has led the nation and world in multiple ways—from democratizing the ways we live, work and play, to posing enormous ethical and social challenges that have...
The World House Documentary Film Festival
December 7, 2021
A documentary film festival featuring films speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision of the World House For the 2022 King Holiday, the World House Project will host a free, four-day webinar and...
Fisher Family CDDRL Honors Program Information Session AY 22-23
December 1, 2021
The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) will be accepting applications from eligible juniors on who are interested in writing their senior thesis on a subject touching...
Turkey-US Relations: Can the Vicious Cycle be Broken?
December 1, 2021
Turkey-US relations have been going through the most turbulent episode since 2016.
America in One Room Climate and Energy: Discussion Results from a National Deliberative Poll
November 17, 2021
America in One Room: Climate and Energy, a Helena project, is the largest controlled experiment with "in-depth deliberation" ever held in the U.S.
The Troubling State of India's Democracy
November 12, 2021
About the Session: Join Dinsha Mistree, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and in the Rule of Law Program at Stanford Law School, to discuss "The Troubling State of India's Democracy," a...
The World House Global Network presents Saumitra Jha
November 8, 2021
On Friday, November 12, 2021, at 10:00 am PT, The World House Global Network is honored to host Saumitra Jha who will discuss: "Nonviolence: Lessons from India's Independence Struggle." Register...
Cuba en el siglo XXI
October 29, 2021
Join us for a conversation on Cuba led by scholars and professionals within and outside Cuba who will discuss contemporary Cuba from a variety of perspectives.
The World House Global Network presents Gerald and Marita Grudzen
October 26, 2021
On Friday, October 29th, 2021 at 10am PT, The World House Global Network is honored to have Gerald and Marita Grudzen, founders of Global Ministries University who will discuss: "A Case Study in...
The World House Global Network presents Andre Kamenshikov
October 20, 2021
On Friday, October 22, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 am PT, The World House Global Network is honored to have Andre Kamenshikov as our guest speaker.
Thinking about Democracy and Revolution: Egypt’s 2011 Uprising
October 13, 2021
Egypt’s 2011 uprising is widely held to be a case of either failed democratic transition or inauthentic revolution.
Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program Opening Event
October 5, 2021
For Fall Quarter 2021, CDDRL will be hosting hybrid events.
Tunisia: Political Conflict after July 25
October 4, 2021
This panel will examine the evolving political conflicts in Tunisia since the July 25 power grab executed by President Kais Saied that has been widely characterized as a step toward cementing...
The American Passport in Turkey – Book talk with Ozlem Altan Olcay and Evren Balta
September 22, 2021
The American Passport in Turkey explores the diverse meanings and values that people outside of the United States attribute to U.S.
System Error, Live! With Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein
September 21, 2021
Register for System Error, Live! This event will be held outside on Stanford's campus.
Why is Osman Kavala in jail? Law, politics and human rights in Turkey
September 15, 2021
Osman Kavala, a Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader, has been in jail for four years without conviction.
Shooting for the Moon, embracing failure, learning fast: How to build a culture of innovation in any organization
September 14, 2021
For Fall Quarter 2021, CDDRL will be hosting hybrid events.
Nationalist Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy
September 9, 2021
For Fall Quarter 2021, FSI will be hosting hybrid events.
An Address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
August 24, 2021
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) is honored to host the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, for an address on U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
The Rise and Fall of Technology in Chinese History
August 12, 2021
About the Seminar: Joseph Needham famously asked why China did not have its own Industrial Revolution.
Wars and Freedoms
August 12, 2021
About the Seminar: Saumitra Jha and Steven Wilkinson's book project, Wars and Freedoms, makes the case that, throughout human history, external wars are common catalysts for political change at...
Accomplishment – Book Talk with Sir Michael Barber
August 12, 2021
There is no secret formula for success. But what if there were a pattern you could follow? A way of mapping the route and navigating the obstacles that arise?
Presidential Influence on Democratic Norms
August 12, 2021
About the Seminar: Do voters value their political party over democracy?
Solving Public Problems
August 12, 2021
About the Seminar: In this time of great challenges, our democracies urgently need to produce citizens who can move from demanding change to making it.
People
Didi Kuo Senior Research Scholar, CDDRL, Associate Director for Research, CDDRL Academic Research & Program Manager, American Democracy in Comparative Perspective 
Pascaline Dupas Senior Fellow Professor, Economics, Senior Fellow, SIEPR, Director, Stanford King Center on Global Development 
Nathaniel Persily Co-director, Cyber Policy Center, Senior Fellow Professor, Law, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science, Professor, by courtesy, Communication 
Chonira Aturupane Senior Research Scholar Associate Director for Academic and Student Affairs, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy 
Michael Bennon Research Scholar, CDDRL Program Manager, Global Infrastructure Policy Research Initiative 
Kathryn Stoner Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow (by courtesy), Hoover Institution, Professor (by courtesy), Political Science 
Michael Tomz Affiliated Faculty, CDDRL and CISAC Professor, Political Science, Chair of the Department of Political Science