Research & News Highlights

Peter Henry appointed by President Obama to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships

Peter Henry, the Matsushita Professor of International Economics at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and CDDRL affiliated faculty member, has been appointed by President Obama to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. This distinguished, diverse group of 28 is responsible for recommending an exceptional group of men and women to the President for selection as White House Fellows, America's most prestigious program for leadership and public service.

World renowned expert on democracy and development Francis Fukuyama to join FSI

Francis Fukuyama, a prominent expert on democracy, development, and governance, is joining FSI as the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, effective July 2010. He will reside in FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), and fully engage in the center's research, teaching, and policy missions, CDDRL Director Larry Diamond announced. Currently, Fukuyama is the Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, and director of the International Development Program at SAIS. He is also chairman of the editorial board of the magazine, The American Interest.

After America: How Iraq can ensure stability and achieve reconciliation

As the date of the American withdrawal from Iraq approaches, there are four key imperatives that must be addressed and important goals to be achieved to help assure that recent progress will not be reversed once the American withdrawal takes place, CDDRL Director and FSI Senior Fellow Larry Diamond argues in a recent op ed in the Arabic magazine, The Majalla.

Joshua Cohen's Program on Global Justice joins Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)

The Program on Global Justice, which explores issues at the intersection of political norms and global political-economic realities, has joined CDDRL, Center Director Larry Diamond announced. Josh Cohen, a professor of political science, philosophy, and law, came to Stanford from M.I.T. in 2006 to launch a new program on global justice at FSI.

Hewlett Fellow Mark Massoud wins 2009 Law and Society Association Dissertation Prize

Mark Massoud, CDDRL Hewlett Fellow 2008-09, is the co-recipient of the 2009 Dissertation Prize from the Law and Society Association for his dissertation "Who Rules the Law? How Government, Civil Society, and Aid Agencies Manipulate Law in Sudan." The award will be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, to be held in Denver, Colorado, May 28-31. Read more »

Larry Diamond Appointed Director of CDDRL

Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford and the Hoover Institution was appointed Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law in February 2009, when former Director Michael McFaul went on public service leave to join the National Security Council in the Obama Administration.

Russia expert appointed to national security posts

Stanford political science Professor Michael McFaul has been tapped by President Barack Obama to serve as special assistant to the president for National Security Affairs and senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council.