April 27th, 2012

Conference on "History and Memory: Global and Local Dimensions"

International conference at Stanford University May 17-18, 2012 aims to deepen our understanding of the interplay between history and memory. Read more »

November 8th, 2011

CDDRL now accepting applications for Pre and Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law is currently accepting applications from pre-doctoral students at the write-up stage and from new postdoctoral scholars working in any of the four program areas of democracy, development, evaluating the efficacy of democracy promotion, and rule of law. Applicants working at the intersection of two or more of these issue areas will receive preferential consideration. Read more »

September 15th, 2011

Stanford's Michael McFaul nominated as new ambassador to Russia

Michael McFaul, a Stanford political science professor, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Hoover Institution Bing Senior Fellow, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as the next ambassador to Russia. If confirmed, McFaul, who has also served as FSI's deputy director and director of its Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, will succeed John Beyrle. Read more »

August 1st, 2011

Political order in Egypt

In the May-June edition of The American Interest, Francis Fukuyama traces the contemporary history of U.S. development policy and its failure to incorporate Huntingtonian-style theory, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of economy, politics, and society. Using Egypt as an example, Fukuyama calls for policymakers to break down their silos to more holistically examine and support democratic transitions. Read more »

May 25th, 2011

The Arab Spring brings regional experts to Stanford

As a new era of democratic change swept across the Arab world this year, the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy (ARD) at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law hosted two conferences to examine the Arab Spring. Read more »

May 5th, 2011

Egypt experts convene at Stanford

On April 29, the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law hosted a conference to discuss post-revolutionary Egypt. This was a rare opportunity to assemble twelve Egypt scholars and take a deep dive into a subject of historic significance. Experts provided comprehensive analysis of the events leading up the revolution, the current political landscape, and predicted what is on the horizon for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. transcript, paper, conference agenda, flyer available
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March 15th, 2011

Diamond on Obama's moment of truth

In a piece for The New Republic, Larry Diamond, Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, issues President Obama a call to action as the crisis unfolds in Libya, urging him to seize this pivotal moment that can define or discredit his presidential record. According to Diamond, "If Barack Obama cannot face down a modest thug who is hated by most of his people and by every neighboring government, who can he confront anywhere?" Read more »