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Democratic Transition and Development in the Arab World
April 26, 2012
The third ARD annual conference examineي the challenges, key issues, and ways forward for social and economic development in the Arab world during this period of democratic transition. Day One -...
Stanford US-Russia Forum Capstone Conference
April 18, 2012
________________________________________________Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum Capstone Conference April 18 - 20, 2012, Stanford University ...
The Commitment to Public Services in India
February 23, 2012
Abstract: There is a wide diversity in the provision of public services in India.
The Arab Spring and Sudan
February 2, 2012
Speaker Bio: John Prendergast is an author and human rights activist who for over 25 years has worked for peace in Africa.
Making the Resource Curse Disappear: A re-examination of Haber and Menaldo’s “Do Natural Resources Fuel Authoritarianism"
January 26, 2012
Abstract: Haber and Menaldo (2011) claim there is little evidence that oil is harmful to democracy, and that previous studies to the contrary were corrupted by omitted variable bias.
Human trafficking in times of war: Lessons learned in Bosnia
January 25, 2012
The 2011-12 International Speaker Series will foster a research approach that applies a broad socio-economic and interdisciplinary analysis to a range of forms of human trafficking.
Screening of The Whistleblower
January 11, 2012
"The Whistleblower is a grueling exposé of how human trafficking emerged as a lucrative, far-reaching operation involving the police and UN peacekeepers, many of them protected by diplomatic...
Screening of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
November 5, 2011
Please join the Center on Philanthropy and Civic Society, the Program on Social Entrepreneurship, Spark, and the Clayman Institute for Gender Research for a special evening screening of: Snow...
Women, War & Peace series -- Screening of Peace Unveiled
October 28, 2011
Co-sponsored by Clayman Institute for Gender Research, McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, Philanthropy & Civil Society, and the Social Entrepreneurship Program (CDDRL).
Women, War and Peace
October 13, 2011
This event is co-sponsored by the Program on Social Entrepreneurship at CDDRL together with the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, the Program in Ethics in Society, and the Center on...
The Arab Awakening: Governance Lessons for Asia and Beyond
May 4, 2011
The recent uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East represent one of the most dramatic global political developments since the fall of the Berlin Wall. What factors and forces led to the...
Nothing Short of A Revolution: Women's Movements Might Just Liberate Us All!
February 17, 2011
Kavita Ramdas is an inspirational and mindful leader, an advocate for human rights, open and civil societies, and a respected advisor and commentator on issues of social entrepreneurship,...
Sanela Diana Jenkins HR Series : Human Rights : Rhetoric or Reality?
February 9, 2011
Madeleine Rees qualified as a lawyer in 1990 and became a partner in a large law firm in the UK in 1994 specializing in discrimination law, particularly in the area of employment, and public and...
Participatory Development in East Africa's Largest Slum: The Carolina For Kibera Story
April 6, 2010
Carolina for Kibera (CFK) inspires and nurtures youth leaders in the slum of Kibera, Kenya through a unique model of participatory development. CFK recognizes the youth of Kibera as resilient,...
The Question of Ethnic & Mass Violence
February 28, 2010
President Barack Obama is reading What Is the What and has recommended that all his staff read it as well.
Human Rights Inc.: The World Novel, Narrative Form, and International Law
November 20, 2009
The Center for the Study of the Novel is pleased to present a discussion of Professor Joseph Slaughter's new book, Human Rights Inc: The World Novel, Narrative Form, and International Law.
Evaluating International Influences on Democratic Transitions: A Cross-National, Longitudinal Approach
May 26, 2009
Before coming to CDDRL, Miriam Abu Sharkh was employed at the United Nation's specialized agency for work, the International Labour Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Cross-Coupling of International and National Law. Gender Labor Market Non-Discrimination Legislation 1958 - 2005
April 22, 2008
Before coming to CDDRL, Miriam Abu Sharkh was employed at the United Nation's specialized agency for work, the International Labour Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Terrorism Law: Between the Executive and Legislative Models
April 1, 2008
Daphne Barak-Erez LL.B. (Tel-Aviv) (summa cum laude) 1988, LL. M. (Tel-Aviv) (summa cum laude) 1991, and J. S.
The Forgotten Frontline: Effects of War on Women
March 14, 2008
For women, the dangers of war go far beyond the violence of combat.
Fighting for the Seats: Gender Quota and State Feminism in South Korea and Taiwan
January 17, 2008
This is a CDDRL's Special Research Seminar within our Democracy in Taiwan Program.
The Subject of Multiculturalism: Culture, Religion, Language, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race?
November 16, 2007
Professor Song is presently an Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California at Berkley.
Global Inequality and Birthright Citizenship
May 4, 2007
Ayelet Shachar is a professor of law, political science, and arts and science at the University of Toronto. She received her JSD from Yale Law School in 1997.