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Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, Chairman of the State Great Khural (the Parliament of Mongolia) and a former CDDRL visiting scholar, reports that a second National Deliberative Poll in his country has successfully led to a new Constitutional Amendment.
Stanford students got hands-on with Korean cuisine in cooking classes with celebrity chefs Judy Joo and Ryu Soo-young. Hosted by the Korea Program at Shorenstein APARC, the classes followed the conference “Korean Cuisine Gone Global.”
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Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow Norman Joshua examines how state-society interactions in Indonesia produced an authoritarian political culture, tracing the implications of the country’s enduring legacy of militarization.
The annual award from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation recognizes the contributions of researchers and journalists who examine new evidence that advances the health system and the health of Americans.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and CDDRL alumna Oleksandra Matviichuk delivered the S.T. Lee Lecture on April 15 and spoke of the broader implications of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and for the world if the West does not continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
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Beatriz Magaloni, the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, presented her latest research during a CDDRL seminar talk.
Lives on the Line
In conflict zones and borderlands, Paul Wise protects the health of vulnerable children.
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The Parliament of Mongolia is convening the Trans-Altai Sustainability Dialogue on April 25-26, 2024, along with Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future as co-hosts. The forum will bring together experts across academia, civil society, and government from the United States and Asia to share policy pathways and best practices to strengthen the capacity of institutions to achieve the targets for Sustainable Development Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Environmental experts examined the challenge of sustainable restoration and preserving environmental quality for the future of Gazans and residents of the region in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War.
Researchers “spill the tea” on why gossiping may promote social cooperation.
Talking about other people behind their backs can be an important way of encouraging cooperation, according to a new theoretical model.
![South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung (C) and candidates, watches TVs broadcasting the results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly on April 10, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.](https://fsi9-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/360x244/public/2024-04/korea_parliamentary_election_2024.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=0ihDmOjN)
Following the disappointing performance of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party in the April 10 parliamentary elections, Stanford sociologist and APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin analyzes the implications of the election outcomes for President Yoon’s domestic and foreign policies and Korean society and economy.
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Lisa Blaydes, Stanford Professor of Political Science and FSI Senior Fellow, explains how regime policies in Kuwait have helped longstanding elite families maintain their social prestige in the contemporary era.
The newly released report explains the benefits of U.S.-China scholarly cooperation to the two societies and the world at large, identifies the obstacles to greater exchanges, and outlines practical strategies for overcoming these challenges.
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A multinational Deliberative Poll unveils the global public's nuanced views on AI chatbots and their integration into society.
In a new study by members of Josh Salomon's Prevention Policy Modeling Lab, the researchers found profound racial and ethnic disparities that are stalling overall progress against TB.
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The award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and impact in advancing social equity, championed the cause of social justice, and inspired meaningful change in their communities.
We are thrilled to welcome fourteen outstanding students, who together represent fourteen different majors and minors and hail from eight different states and two countries, to our Fisher Family Honors Program in Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
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Honoring the Legacy of Makoto Iokibe
Honoring the Legacy of Makoto Iokibe
Makoto Iokibe was an esteemed diplomatic historian best known for his pioneering studies on the U.S. post-World War II occupation of Japan, but his influence extended beyond the scholarly world.
The often hidden burdens of long COVID is the subject of the latest Stanford Health Policy Forum, with researchers likening it to the early days of chronic fatigue syndrom.
SHP's Sara Singer, a member of the Lancet Psychiatry Commission, calls for closing the knowledge gap in mental health research.
Rice, who most recently served as President Biden’s domestic policy advisor, will have simultaneous appointments across FSI, as well as at Stanford’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence institute.
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In its fourth year, "Ethics, Tech + Public Policy for Practitioners," taught by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy M. Weinstein, experiments with setting up long-term communities of professionals interested in responsible tech governance.
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The results of Iran's most recent election are a serious sign of defeat for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Dr. Abbas Milani tells Michael McFaul on the World Class podcast.