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Democracy in the Arab world
January 22nd, 2013
Two years after the Arab Spring, the fate of democracy is still uncertain
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, ARD in the newsTwo years after the events marking the Arab Spring, Hicham Ben Abdallah assesses the state of democratic development across the Middle East and North Africa in a piece for Le Monde Diplomatique and an interview with the Brazilian publication O Globo. Abdallah, a consulting professor at FSI and CDDRL, describes the stalled democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, growing opposition to Arab monarchies, and the Syrian civil war that could ignite religious tensions across the region.
- » Le Monde Diplomatique, "Are the Arab monarchies next?"
- » O Globo, "There is debate about new economic opportunities" (Translated from Portuguese to English)
October 29th, 2012
Stability, reform and democracy in Myanmar
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF NewsMyanmar has made tremendous strides in its political and economic reform efforts since 2011. Donald K. Emmerson recently discussed Myanmar's path to democracy within the context of the country's history, the current unrest in Rakhine State, and looking ahead to 2014 when Myanmar chairs ASEAN and prepares for its next presidential election. Read more »
September 17th, 2012
Democracy and Reconciliation: Jerusalem conference and launch of The Europe Center
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center NewsIn the midst of the “Arab Spring”, and President Obama’s push for Palestinian-Israeli peace, The Europe Center (TEC) and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute hosted a May 18-19 conference on “Democracy in Adversity and Diversity” in Jerusalem, the first of a sequence of conferences in TEC’s collaborative project on Reconciliation. Read more »
April 27th, 2012
Conference on "History and Memory: Global and Local Dimensions"
The Europe Center NewsInternational conference at Stanford University May 17-18, 2012 aims to deepen our understanding of the interplay between history and memory. Read more »
April 19th, 2012
Stanford conference explores new development approaches post Arab Spring
CDDRL, ARD AnnouncementThe Program on Arab Reform and Democracy hosted its third annual conference on April 26-27 at Stanford University to present an integrated approach to development in the Arab world. Read more »
April 13th, 2012
Arab Spring youth activists convene with Stanford students
CDDRL in the newsThe American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS), a student-led initiative, brought nearly 40 delegates from across North Africa, the Middle East and the United States to Stanford to swap stories and grow new ideas for change in the volatile region. Read more »
April 4th, 2012
Stanford research suggests increased role for social entrepreneurship in post Arab Spring countries
CDDRL, ARD NewsA new research study released by the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy finds that economic conditions coupled with social changes unleashed by the Arab Spring have created an environment ripe for social entrepreneurship. Read more »
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