People of CDDRL
Michael A. McFaul, PhD
Director of CDDRL, Deputy Director of FSI and Stanford Professor of Political Science; Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover InstitutionCDDRL
Stanford University
Encina Hall C140
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
Research Interests
Democracy promotion, comparative democratization, and the relationship between political and economic reform in the postcommunist world.
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Events & Presentations
Under The Eagle's Wing: A National Security Strategy of the United States for 2009
May 28, 2008 FSI Stanford Lecture
Former Senator Gary Hart, Michael A. McFaul- Comparing American and European Strategies and Experiences of Democracy and Rule of Law Promotion
March 24, 2008 - March 25, 2008 Workshop
Tanja Borzel, Larry Diamond, Rachel Kleinfeld, Stephen D. Krasner, Amichai Magen, Michael A. McFaul, Thomas Risse, Andreas Stahn, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Vera van Hullen, Syuzanna Vasilyan, Laurence Whitehead, Tamara Wittes, Richard Youngs - Emerging Superpowers: Influence and Supremacy in the 21st Century
January 26, 2008 FSI Stanford Special Event
Michael A. McFaul, William J. Perry, Stephen J. Stedman
Audio transcript available
The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy
October 24, 2007 FSI Stanford Special Seminar
Glenn Kessler, Michael A. McFaul, James Bettinger
flyer available- Do Autocracies Perform Better than Democracies? Evidence from Russia under Yeltsin and Putin
October 9, 2007 Research Seminar
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Class Day 2007
June 16, 2007 CDDRL, FSI Stanford Keynote Address
Michael A. McFaul
transcript available- Understanding Democratic Transitions and Consolidation from Case Studies: Lessons for Democracy Assistance
March 5, 2007 - March 6, 2007 Conference
Michael A. McFaul, Larry Diamond, Terry L. Karl, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
conference agenda available - Waves and Troughs
April 28, 2006 - April 29, 2006 Workshop
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
conference agenda available - Transitions from Post-Communism: An External Dimension?
October 5, 2005 Research Seminar
Michael A. McFaul
paper available - Workshop on Regime Transitions from Communist Rule
November 15, 2002 - November 16, 2002 Workshop
Terry L. Karl, Larry Diamond, Michael A. McFaul, Gail W. Lapidus - Bear Hug: U.S. Policy Toward Russia After the Cold War
October 17, 2002 CISAC Social Science Seminar
Michael A. McFaul, James Goldgeier - Realistic Engagement: A New Agenda for U.S.-Russian Relations
October 11, 2000 CISAC Research Seminar
Michael A. McFaul

