http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from CDDRLen-usPublic domainhttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/60http://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3498On May 25-26, the Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law (CDDRL) will hold its seventh annual conference for the Taiwan Democracy Project on, "How the Public Views Democracy and its Competitors in East Asia: Taiwan in Comparative Perspective” at Stanford University. The conference will bring together leading social scientists from Taiwan and other Asian countries to present and discuss papers analyzing the third wave of data from the Asian Barometer Survey.]]>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3498?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3494As the Egyptian public prepares to vote in the first post-revolutionary presidential elections this week, Francis Fukuyama takes stock of the political playing field in an article for The Daily Beast. With no genuine liberal candidate in the running, Fukuyama notes the failure of the Tahrir Square activists to translate protest into a structured political movement.]]>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3494?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3489On May 17, the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies co-sponsored a special event at Stanford University with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Addressing an audience of over 500, Blair emphasized the important role governance and effective leadership plays in achieving strong economic and political development in Africa.]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3489?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3487On May 15, CDDRL Director Larry Diamond participated in a panel discussion on the economic implications of the Arab Spring at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) in Washington, DC. Diamond was joined on the panel by CIPE Executive Director John Sullivan; Michele Dunne, director of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East; and moderator Steve Clemons from The Atlantic. Read more about the event on CIPE's blog.]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3487?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3483The CDDRL Program on Poverty and Governance together with the Center for Latin American Studies will host a conference on May 18-19 to explore how governance impacts the provision of public goods and services throughout the world.]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3483?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3485Michael Albertus, a post-doctoral scholar at CDDRL, co-authored a piece for Foreign Policy's Democracy Lab on the prospects of a democratic transition in Burma. Borrowing historic examples from Chile and Colombia, the authors offer concrete approaches Burma can use to ensure a smoother path towards democracy.]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3485?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3470The findings, published in PLoS Medicine, are poised to influence a debate among policymakers and donors over whether international assistance is wasted and displaced by governments that receive the money.]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3470?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3467Nancy Okail, the head of U.S.-based Freedom House's office in Cairo and a 2005 Draper Hills Summer Fellow waits to stand trial under accusation of working illegally and undermining the Egyptian regime.]]>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3467?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3466President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan this week to sign the Strategic Partnership Agreement reaffirmed America’s commitment to secure and rebuild the country beyond the 2014 troop withdrawal. Stanford Law Professor Erik Jensen argues that staying the course will have positive outcomes for generations of Afghans to come.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3466?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3464The Program on Human Rights (PHR) at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) together with the Center for Latin American Studies is hosting a one-day conference on Tuesday, May 8 2012 at Stanford University to shed light on the important human rights issues indigenous populations face in Latin America.]]>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3464?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3458The Program on Social Entrepreneurship welcomes the newest member of the Faculty Advisory Council, Dr. Tina Seelig, who brings her expertise in high-technology entrepreneurship education to enrich and inform program development.]]>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3458?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3449The Program on Human Rights convened experts advancing research, policy, and activism in the field of human trafficking at the 2012 Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Speakers Series, "Human Trafficking is Global Slavery." Members of the Adobe Youth Voice Peapod Academy of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula joined Stanford students at the weekly seminar and deployed a team of talented young filmmakers to document the series.]]>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3449?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3442In an article for The Stanford Daily, Social Entrepreneurs-in-Residence discuss their careers as activists fighting for social justice issues, and their plans to re-charge and engage the Stanford community.]]>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3442?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3443From the Kony 2012 video to the murder of Treyvon Martin, Kavita N. Ramdas reflects on social justice and the preponderance of violence in our society for The Stanford Social Innovation Review.]]>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3443?rsshttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3444In a post for Alliance Magazine, Filiz Bikman a member of the Ripples to Waves Global Advisory Council, discusses her personal and professional journey and the institutions, individuals, and practices that inspired her along the way.]]>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cddrl.stanford.edu/news/3444?rss