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Mexico's Deathly Data
November 2016
“We found that when the government came to arrest or kill the leaders of the drug cartels . . .
Syria Provokes an American Anxiety: Is U.S. Power Really So Special?
October 2016
Max Fisher and Amanda Taub, in their New York Times column Interpreter from October 8, are exploring the idea that the United States of America are in a moral position to address the state of...
Introducing CDDRL's incoming pre- and postdoctoral fellows
August 2016
Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is proud to announce our four incoming fellows who will be joining us in the 2016-2017 academic year to develop...
Bassam Haddad Analyzes the Root Causes and Dynamics of the Syrian Uprising [VIDEO]
February 2016
As part of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy's speaker series, George Mason University scholar Bassam Haddad explained the roots and dynamics of the tragic Syrian uprising, with particular...
CDDRL scholars weigh in on rise of organized crime in Mexico
January 2016
Beatriz Magaloni, director of CDDRL's Program on Poverty and Governance (PovGov), and Zaira Razu, a research associate and project manager at PovGov, recently released a piece in Current History on...
Press Release: Will body-worn cameras curb police violence?
December 2015
This month Stanford researchers are in one of the largest slums – or favelas – in Latin America to launch the first-of-its kind comprehensive study on the use of body-worn cameras by the military...
CDDRL researchers study how to reduce deadly police force in Rio de Janeiro
December 2015
Stanford researchers seek better strategies to control the lethal use of police force in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conference explores initiatives to curb youth violence in Latin America and US
July 2015
In April, the Program on Poverty and Governance (PovGov) at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law welcomed academics, policymakers, practitioners and youth leaders from...
In Rio’s slums, Stanford researchers study police reform
June 2015
Working in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, a team of Stanford researchers led by Beatriz Magaloni, are partnering with the Brazilian government and civil society to better understand how recent...
Noura Erakat analyzes the political and legal contexts of the 2014 Gaza war [VIDEO]
May 2015
As part of the Arab Reform and Democracy Program's speaker series, George Mason University scholar Noura Erakat examined the political and legal contexts for the 2014 Gaza war. In July and August...
Julie Cordua speaks on child exploitation and sexual abuse imagery
February 2015
Julie Cordua, executive director of Thorn, a non-profit organization founded by Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, spoke passionately on the topic child exploitation and sexual abuse imagery for the...
Stanford conference on violence and policing in Latin America and the United States
June 2014
Scholars, law enforcement officials, business leaders and community activists gathered at Stanford for a two-day conference to examine violence and policing in Latin America and the United States....
Failing Civics
April 2013
As Jordan strives to build a university system in line with its ambitious economic goals, tribal violence on campus remains a stumbling block.
Latest research examines link between violence and economic growth
February 2013
In a report for the Inter-American Development Bank, CDDRL's Program on Poverty and Governance research team explores the relationships between economic outputs and drug trafficking violence in...
Groundbreaking research into dropout rates in Mexican schools released
September 2012
The Program on Poverty and Governance released a research update on the relationship between criminal activity and dropout rates in Mexico.
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