Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Society
Society
FSI researchers work to understand continuity and change in societies as they confront their problems and opportunities. This includes the implications of migration and human trafficking. What happens to a society when young girls exit the sex trade? How do groups moving between locations impact societies, economies, self-identity and citizenship? What are the ethnic challenges faced by an increasingly diverse European Union? From a policy perspective, scholars also work to investigate the consequences of security-related measures for society and its values.
The Europe Center reflects much of FSI’s agenda of investigating societies, serving as a forum for experts to research the cultures, religions and people of Europe. The Center sponsors several seminars and lectures, as well as visiting scholars.
Societal research also addresses issues of demography and aging, such as the social and economic challenges of providing health care for an aging population. How do older adults make decisions, and what societal tools need to be in place to ensure the resulting decisions are well-informed? FSI regularly brings in international scholars to look at these issues. They discuss how adults care for their older parents in rural China as well as the economic aspects of aging populations in China and India.
Recent Other Publications
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Conference Report: The Politics of Polarization in Taiwan [Oct. 2014]
December 2014
Over the past year and more, Taiwan’s political elite has been deadlocked over the question of deepening economic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
Americans and Their Military, Drifting Apart
May 2013
Stanford's Karl Eikenberry and David Kennedy discuss the implications of America's switch to an all-volunteer force.
For Each and Every Child: A strategy for Education Equity and Excellence
February 2013
Selection from the report (Foreword by the commission co-chairs):This report summarizes how America’s K-12 education system, taken as a whole, fails our nation and too many of our children.
La Geografía Electoral de 2012 (México)
October 2012
On July 1, over 50 million Mexicans went to the polls to elect the next President of the Republic.
U.S.-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis
September 2008
Russia's invasion of Georgia last month seriously undermined peace and security in Europe for the first time in years.
New Day New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century
June 2008
U.S. foreign assistance—the rationale behind it, the amount we give, its orientation and organization—has changed dramatically in the last decade.
The Fear Factor: Putin's Political Legacy
March 2008
Yes, the Putin era was good for most Russians. But it could have been better. Russia's presidential vote on March 2 will be the least competitive election in Russia's post-Soviet history.
A Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq
June 2007
While the debate to "surge" or "withdraw" troops continues, Larry Diamond, Coordinator of the Democracy Program at CDDRL, along with Carlos Pascual, writes on the need for a diplomatic strategy to...
Russia's Transition to Democracy and U.S.-Russia Relations: Unfinished Business
September 2003
... Our hearing today is also intended to look at the current United States-Russia relationship.
How to Look Credible in Promoting Liberty
June 2003
George W. Bush wants Americans and the world to believe that the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime two months ago represented a defeat for tyranny and a victory for liberty.
How to Reinvigorate the Relationship
May 2003
To most analysts of international affairs, whether based in London, Moscow or Washington, President Vladimir Putin's behavior during the run up to the U.S.-led war in Iraq was very predictable....
Reshaping the Middle East: Winning a Lasting Peace in Iraq Will Take More than Tanks
February 2003
Protesters who marched around the world last week were wrong to assume that American inaction against Iraq will make their children safer or the Iraqi people better off.
U.S. Ignores Putin's Assults on Rights
February 2003
STANFORD -- In May 1988, President Reagan traveled to Moscow for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
Generational Change in Russia
October 2002
For most of the 1990s, U.S. foreign-policy makers, analysts of Russia in the United States, and leaders of U.S.
Change the Focus on Iraq
September 2002
PALO ALTO, CALIF.A year ago, a group of terrorists from Saudi Arabia and Egypt attacked the United States using box cutters as their weapons and citing extremist versions of Islamic fundamentalism...
U.S.-Russian Relations After September 11th
February 2002
...Just about a year ago, this newly created Subcommittee opened its formal hearings with a look at the U.S.-European relationship.
Prospects for Democratic Development in Africa
December 1997
Although Africa has been one of the least democratic regions of the world, it has been experiencing widespread pressures for democratic change since 1990.
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Hesham Sallam Research Scholar, CDDRL Associate Director and Research Associate, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy 
