People of FSI Stanford
Larry Diamond, MA, PhD
Professor of Political Science and Sociology, by courtesy and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Hoover Institution; Coordinator of the Democracy Program at CDDRLHoover Tower, Room 1202
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010
Research Interests
democratic development and regime change; U.S. foreign policy affecting democracy abroad; comparative trends in the quality and stability of democracy in developing countries and postcommunist states; and public opinion in new democracies, especially in East Asia


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