http://cddrl.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from CDDRLen-usPublic domainhttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/60http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3326In an article for The New Republic's online symposium 'What Should the United States Do About Syria,' Larry Diamond argues that multilateral engagement is the best approach to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.]]>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3326http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3323Program on Arab Reform and Democracy scholar Elias Muhanna, the blogger behind qifanabki.com, was nominated for a special award for an outstanding contribution to new media by the Next Century Foundation.]]>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3323http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3330Professor Helen Stacy, director of the Program on Human Rights at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law writes about the impact and future of international rights prosecutions.]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3330http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3328In an opinion piece for The New York Times on Feb. 4, Evgeny Morozov declares the days of cyberspace exploration over, snuffed out by the world of social media and search engine optimization.]]>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3328http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3317Arab Reform and Democracy scholar Elias Muhanna spoke with The Daily Star, a Beirut-based newspaper, about the idea of introducing a bicameral legislature to Lebanon. Muhanna commented on what this would mean for the political system at large and how far it would go in repairing the deep governance issues that have divided the Lebanese polity for decades.]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3317http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3306CDDRL scholars Larry Diamond, Francis Fukuyama, and Ahmed Benchemsi published articles in the January issue of the Journal of Democracy examining the state of democratic development in two pivotal regions – Asia and the Middle East.]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3306http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3311Roni Hong, a human trafficking survivor and founder of the Tronie Foundation presented her testimony at the third installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speaker Series.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3311http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3312Madeline Rees, former U.N. high commissioner for human rights in Bosnia and secretary general for the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom spoke at the second installment of the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Speaker Series on human rights abuse during peacekeeping operations and how to improve accountability.]]>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3312http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3295A year after the Egyptian uprising, five scholars talk about democracy in the Middle East, how lives have changed in the Arab world, and what the U.S. has learned from the Arab Spring.]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3295http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3278The 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.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3278http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7037Open to the public (RSVP required)
Larry Shore; James Campbell; Larry Diamond]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:09 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7037http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6942Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars (RSVP required)
Eric Kramon, Pre-doctoral Fellow 2011-2012, CDDRL]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:36 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6942http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7018Open to the public
Knight Fellows, Stanford University]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:56 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7018http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7038Open to the public (RSVP required)
Tu Weiming; Francis Fukuyama]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:08:30 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7038http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6817Open to the public
Jean Enriquez; Helen Stacy]]>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:10:16 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6817http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6941Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars (RSVP required)
Vivek Srinivasen, Program Manager, Program on Liberation Technology, Stanford University]]>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:39:08 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6941http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7019Open to the public
Jillian York, Author and Director for International Freedom of Expression, Electronic Frontier Foundation]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:35 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7019http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6855Open to the public
Bruce Wagman; Kris Weller]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:43:17 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6855http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7010Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars (RSVP required)
Alan Romberg, Distinguished Fellow, the Stimson Center]]>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:23:51 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/7010http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6943Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars (RSVP required)
Bo Rothstein, August Röhss Chair in Political Science, University of Gothenburg]]>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:55:51 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/6943http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23582The Journal of Democracy vol. 23, January 2012
The legitimacy and appeal of democracy in East Asia will depend on how democratic countries in the region stack up against China.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:04:33 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23582http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23581The Journal of Democracy vol. 23, January 2012
If there is going to be a great advance of democracy in this decade, it is most likely going to emanate from East Asia.]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:02:43 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23581http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23580Journal of Democracy vol. 23, 2012
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PovGov Policy Brief Number 1]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:35:40 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23516http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23471,
Work in progress]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:30:36 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23471http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23465CDDRL Working Paper, December 2011
The present paper attempts to complement the technical studies by drawing some lessons from the history of electricity sector development in Lebanon, assessing the current failures and analyzing the factors hampering the implementation of electricity reform.]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:11:07 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23465http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/23439CDDRL Working Papers, May 2011
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