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January 19th, 2012

Poverty and Governance program launches policy brief series

Program on Poverty and Governance Announcement

The Program on Poverty and Governance at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural policy brief series. Read more »



November 3rd, 2011

Kim states technology enables the right to education

Program on Liberation Technology News

Paul Kim, the assistant dean for technology & CTO at Stanford University's School of Education, led the Nov. 3 Liberation Technology Seminar Series on “Global Inequalities, Achievement Gaps, and Mobile Innovations.” Kim has been reconceptualizing the whole education system, with a particular focus on the education of children in deprived areas. +VIDEO+ Video available
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October 28th, 2011

Human Rights Watch comes to Stanford

PHR Announcement

The Program on Human Rights at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is hosting the Human Rights Watch 2011 Voices for Justice honorees at a special event at Stanford University on November 18, 2011. This year's honorees —Consuelo Morales and Sussan Tahmasebi— will discuss their work defending human rights on the front lines in Mexico and Iran. Read more »



September 6th, 2011

Karl Eikenberry joins Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

CISAC, FSI Stanford, CDDRL Press Release

The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University is pleased to welcome Karl Eikenberry as the 2011 Payne Distinguished Lecturer. Read more »



August 26th, 2011

Examining the violence in Mexico

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

More than 40,000 people have died in drug-related homicides in Mexico since 2006, and the violence is causing concern throughout the hemisphere. In an attempt to understand and develop potential solutions to these problems, a group of researchers, policy-makers, and military experts from around the world will visit Stanford this October for a private, two-day conference. Read more »



August 24th, 2011

Mexico conference to draw international experts

CDDRL, FSI Stanford, Program on Poverty and Governance News

On October 3 and 4, the Program on Poverty and Governance at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law will co-sponsor a conference examining the issues of violence, drugs, and governance in Mexico from a comparative perspective. Read more »



March 7th, 2011

Film Screening of Los Que Se Quedan (Those Who Remain)

FSI Stanford News

Los Que Se Quedan (Those Who Remain) is the powerful story of nine Mexican families who cross the U.S. border in search of a better life and those left behind. In this moving story, the families share their hope and fears. The film has won many film festival awards, including Los Angeles, Biarritz, Woodstock, and Guadalajara. After the film, Beatriz Magaloni, Director of the Program on Poverty and Governance in Latin America, and Carlos Hagerman, the film's co-director, engaged in discussion with the audience.





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