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FacebookApril 19th, 2012
Stanford conference to explore new development approaches post Arab Spring
ARD AnnouncementThe Program on Arab Reform and Democracy is hosting its third annual conference on April 26-27 at Stanford University to present an integrated approach to development in the Arab world. Read more »
December 12th, 2011
Safadi-Stanford Initiative convenes Washington policymakers
ARD NewsOn December 6, the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law together with the Safadi Foundation USA inaugurated the Safadi-Stanford Initiative for Policy Innovation (SSIPI) at a conference hosted by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Read more »
May 25th, 2011
The Arab Spring brings regional experts to Stanford
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, ARD NewsAs 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 »
April 23rd, 2011
Political activism conference May 12-13, 2011
ARD AnnouncementThe Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at CDDRL is pleased to announce its second annual conference, From Political Activism to Democratic Change in the Arab World, to take place on May 12 and 13, 2011. The conferences addresses the key achievements of and challenges facing Arab activists in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. It features scholars and activists from across the Arab world, Europe, and the United States who will discuss the contexts and strategies of reform-driven political activism in the Arab world.
March 17th, 2010
Larry Diamond: Iraq and the oil curse
CDDRL, FSI Stanford News"Not a single one of the 23 countries that derive most of their export earnings from oil and gas is a democracy today," wrote CDDRL Director Larry Diamond in an an article for the Journal of Democracy, Why are there no Arab democracies? In these countries, the state is "large, centralized, and repressive," he notes. Diamond comments in Newsweek about Iraq's prospects for escaping the oil curse.
March 3rd, 2010
Inaugural conference held - Political Reform in the Arab World: Problems and Prospects, May 10-11, 2010
ARD NewsOn May 10-11, 2010 the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at CDDRL held its inaugural international conference. In line with the Arab Reform Program's vision, the conference featured internationally renowned scholars, activists, and practitioners from the Arab world, Europe, and the United States. Read more »
August 1st, 2007
Democracy Assistance: Scholars Look at New Ways to Evaluate Programs on the Ground
FSI Stanford, CDDRL NewsWhat are the preconditions for democracy? National identity? Economic wealth? Relative economic equality? How does an unstable, illiberal democracy become a well-functioning, stable one? And what role can assistance play in a country that is transitioning to democracy? Read more »
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