Stanford CDDRL
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Official account of Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. CDDRL produces policy-relevant research to advance political development. Visit us at: http://cddrl.stanford.edu
"My ultimate goal is to support better policy and decision-making through my academic work, where research directly informs practitioners and policymakers."
Read our new Q&A with CDDRL Research Scholar María Ignacia Curiel: https://ow.ly/k6s850Xx63J
Read our new Q&A with CDDRL Research Scholar María Ignacia Curiel: https://ow.ly/k6s850Xx63J
Meet Our Researchers: María Ignacia Curiel
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November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"My ultimate goal is to support better policy and decision-making through my academic work, where research directly informs practitioners and policymakers."
Read our new Q&A with CDDRL Research Scholar María Ignacia Curiel: https://ow.ly/k6s850Xx63J
Read our new Q&A with CDDRL Research Scholar María Ignacia Curiel: https://ow.ly/k6s850Xx63J
We are excited to announce the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program, housed at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social at @fsi.stanford.edu, which will advance student, faculty, and public knowledge of modern Israel through cross-disciplinary education and research.
Read the full announcement:
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Gift from the Koum Family Foundation endows Israel Studies Program
Building on a successful pilot at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program will deepen understanding of Israel through new classes, collaborative res...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We are excited to announce the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program, housed at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social at @fsi.stanford.edu, which will advance student, faculty, and public knowledge of modern Israel through cross-disciplinary education and research.
Read the full announcement:
Read the full announcement:
“Freedom is fragile — but it can also be resilient.” ~ @larrydiamond.bsky.social at the #BerlinFreedomConference
He called for unity among democracies to defend Ukraine and Taiwan, warning that the new cold war with authoritarianism demands conviction and resolve. https://ow.ly/AxWA50Xrjxu
He called for unity among democracies to defend Ukraine and Taiwan, warning that the new cold war with authoritarianism demands conviction and resolve. https://ow.ly/AxWA50Xrjxu
Reversing the Authoritarian Wave
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November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Freedom is fragile — but it can also be resilient.” ~ @larrydiamond.bsky.social at the #BerlinFreedomConference
He called for unity among democracies to defend Ukraine and Taiwan, warning that the new cold war with authoritarianism demands conviction and resolve. https://ow.ly/AxWA50Xrjxu
He called for unity among democracies to defend Ukraine and Taiwan, warning that the new cold war with authoritarianism demands conviction and resolve. https://ow.ly/AxWA50Xrjxu
In an interview with one of Stanford CDDRL's undergraduate research assistants, Michael McFaul discusses great power competition, U.S.–China relations, Cold War legacies, the role of ideology in shaping global politics, and his new book — out now.
Read the Q&A: https://ow.ly/WOKw50XqhC5
Read the Q&A: https://ow.ly/WOKw50XqhC5
Meet Our Researchers: Professor Michael McFaul
Meet Our Researchers: Professor Michael McFaul Breadcrumb All CDDRL News Q&As October 17, 2025 Meet Our Researchers: Professor Michael McFaul Exploring great power competition, Cold War lessons, and the future of U.S. foreign policy with FSI Director and former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul. Khushm…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In an interview with one of Stanford CDDRL's undergraduate research assistants, Michael McFaul discusses great power competition, U.S.–China relations, Cold War legacies, the role of ideology in shaping global politics, and his new book — out now.
Read the Q&A: https://ow.ly/WOKw50XqhC5
Read the Q&A: https://ow.ly/WOKw50XqhC5
🧵 @wazirelkif.bsky.social notes that in Egypt’s 2025 elections, Mustaqbal Watan still dominates the regime’s electoral coalition, despite the rise of new regime-backed parties like Al-Gabha Al-Wataniyya — reflecting efforts to diversify loyalists and balance competing security factions.
As legislative elections are proceeding in Egypt, a few observations on the distribution of seats among parties in the state-sponsored list (the only list contesting the party list races) when compared to the 2020 election distribution:
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
🧵 @wazirelkif.bsky.social notes that in Egypt’s 2025 elections, Mustaqbal Watan still dominates the regime’s electoral coalition, despite the rise of new regime-backed parties like Al-Gabha Al-Wataniyya — reflecting efforts to diversify loyalists and balance competing security factions.
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Empathy is a simple but profound mechanism for building social cohesion, says @claireadida.bsky.social of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social.
Using quantitative and field methods, Adida studies what creates or dissolves cohesion, and how that can be used to inform better policymaking.
Using quantitative and field methods, Adida studies what creates or dissolves cohesion, and how that can be used to inform better policymaking.
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Claire Adida
Exploring how empathy and perspective-taking shape migration, inclusion, and public attitudes toward diversity with FSI Senior Fellow Claire Adida
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November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Empathy is a simple but profound mechanism for building social cohesion, says @claireadida.bsky.social of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social.
Using quantitative and field methods, Adida studies what creates or dissolves cohesion, and how that can be used to inform better policymaking.
Using quantitative and field methods, Adida studies what creates or dissolves cohesion, and how that can be used to inform better policymaking.
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Excellent write-up from my friends at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social—my second home—on my article in @poqjournal.bsky.social that questions the validity of the canonical liberal–conservative measure for studying Black Americans’ political attitudes and behavior.
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‘Black Conservatism’ and Familiarity with Ideological Concepts
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4.5-minute read]
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November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Excellent write-up from my friends at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social—my second home—on my article in @poqjournal.bsky.social that questions the validity of the canonical liberal–conservative measure for studying Black Americans’ political attitudes and behavior.
cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/black-c...
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The Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program at Stanford CDDRL trains world leaders striving to promote democracy.
🏛️ Attend workshops led by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford faculty
📚Study new theories and approaches to democratic development
APPLY NOW ➡️ https://ow.ly/Q5zP50Xo8uY
🏛️ Attend workshops led by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford faculty
📚Study new theories and approaches to democratic development
APPLY NOW ➡️ https://ow.ly/Q5zP50Xo8uY
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program at Stanford CDDRL trains world leaders striving to promote democracy.
🏛️ Attend workshops led by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford faculty
📚Study new theories and approaches to democratic development
APPLY NOW ➡️ https://ow.ly/Q5zP50Xo8uY
🏛️ Attend workshops led by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford faculty
📚Study new theories and approaches to democratic development
APPLY NOW ➡️ https://ow.ly/Q5zP50Xo8uY
A year after the 2024 election, @larrydiamond.bsky.social warns that America’s democratic backsliding has reached a critical point. His new Diamond on Democracy essay charts the authoritarian playbook now unfolding, and what must be done to resist it.
🔗 www.persuasion.community/p/taking-sto...
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Taking Stock of America’s Slide to Autocracy
A year after the 2024 election, things are looking dire.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A year after the 2024 election, @larrydiamond.bsky.social warns that America’s democratic backsliding has reached a critical point. His new Diamond on Democracy essay charts the authoritarian playbook now unfolding, and what must be done to resist it.
🔗 www.persuasion.community/p/taking-sto...
🔗 www.persuasion.community/p/taking-sto...
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Excerpt from my remarks at a Stanford Democracy Day panel on “Democracy under Threat at Home and Abroad” co-sponsored by @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and @theeuropecenter.bsky.social
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excerpt from my remarks at a Stanford Democracy Day panel on “Democracy under Threat at Home and Abroad” co-sponsored by @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and @theeuropecenter.bsky.social
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
The continued silence on Sudan and what is happening in El Fasher is appalling.
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Throughout the world democracies face but resist attacks against them
Today keynote addresses by Beatriz Magaloni and @adamprz.bsky.social Adam Przeworski launch the Democracy Action Lab of Stanford University in México
Watch live
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Today keynote addresses by Beatriz Magaloni and @adamprz.bsky.social Adam Przeworski launch the Democracy Action Lab of Stanford University in México
Watch live
www.youtube.com/live/cI0jfvb...
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Autoritarismo y Democracia Medio Siglo Después del Inicio de la Tercera Ola
YouTube video by El Colegio de México A.C.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Throughout the world democracies face but resist attacks against them
Today keynote addresses by Beatriz Magaloni and @adamprz.bsky.social Adam Przeworski launch the Democracy Action Lab of Stanford University in México
Watch live
www.youtube.com/live/cI0jfvb...
@stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
Today keynote addresses by Beatriz Magaloni and @adamprz.bsky.social Adam Przeworski launch the Democracy Action Lab of Stanford University in México
Watch live
www.youtube.com/live/cI0jfvb...
@stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
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Our recent paper on civil society and cleavage formation (w @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social) was featured in the Research-in-Brief series at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social. Check out their summary of the project here 😊 cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/civil-s...
Civil Society, Cleavages, and Political Parties in Western Europe
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
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October 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our recent paper on civil society and cleavage formation (w @eborbath.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social) was featured in the Research-in-Brief series at @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social. Check out their summary of the project here 😊 cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/civil-s...
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Next Tuesday is Stanford's fifth annual Democracy Day!
On 11/4, there will be programming across campus to encourage civic engagement, including an event with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars at 3:00pm in Encina Hall. Registration is required. ow.ly/Cov950Xjra4
On 11/4, there will be programming across campus to encourage civic engagement, including an event with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars at 3:00pm in Encina Hall. Registration is required. ow.ly/Cov950Xjra4
Democracy Day to focus on civic engagement beyond the ballot box
Stanford’s fifth annual Democracy Day aims to promote a deeper conversation about what it means to be an engaged democratic citizen, with a focus on open dialogue and building tangible civic skills.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Next Tuesday is Stanford's fifth annual Democracy Day!
On 11/4, there will be programming across campus to encourage civic engagement, including an event with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars at 3:00pm in Encina Hall. Registration is required. ow.ly/Cov950Xjra4
On 11/4, there will be programming across campus to encourage civic engagement, including an event with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars at 3:00pm in Encina Hall. Registration is required. ow.ly/Cov950Xjra4
Democracy scholars, including @larrydiamond.bsky.social and Francis Fukuyama, warn in a new amicus brief that the prosecution of James Comey reflects political interference in the justice system — an alarming signal of democratic erosion and a threat to the rule of law. https://ow.ly/nykb50XlYG9
Leading Democracy Scholars and Experts Warn Comey Prosecution Threatens Rule of Law - States United Democracy Center
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November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Democracy scholars, including @larrydiamond.bsky.social and Francis Fukuyama, warn in a new amicus brief that the prosecution of James Comey reflects political interference in the justice system — an alarming signal of democratic erosion and a threat to the rule of law. https://ow.ly/nykb50XlYG9
Happy Halloween from all of us at Stanford CDDRL! This year, our pre- and postdoctoral fellows all dressed up as Associate Director for Research Hesham Sallam. 🎃
Reminder, there are 5️⃣ weeks left to apply for our 2026-27 fellowships — click to learn more & get started: https://ow.ly/LtQy50Xl95H
Reminder, there are 5️⃣ weeks left to apply for our 2026-27 fellowships — click to learn more & get started: https://ow.ly/LtQy50Xl95H
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Happy Halloween from all of us at Stanford CDDRL! This year, our pre- and postdoctoral fellows all dressed up as Associate Director for Research Hesham Sallam. 🎃
Reminder, there are 5️⃣ weeks left to apply for our 2026-27 fellowships — click to learn more & get started: https://ow.ly/LtQy50Xl95H
Reminder, there are 5️⃣ weeks left to apply for our 2026-27 fellowships — click to learn more & get started: https://ow.ly/LtQy50Xl95H
⏰ STARTING SOON | 10 AM PT
Join us for the first of our Israel Insights Webinar series with Professor Azar Gat of Tel Aviv University. Webinars will explore key topics and public debates shaping Israel domestically and internationally.
Register to join: https://ow.ly/OwgF50Xg19k
Join us for the first of our Israel Insights Webinar series with Professor Azar Gat of Tel Aviv University. Webinars will explore key topics and public debates shaping Israel domestically and internationally.
Register to join: https://ow.ly/OwgF50Xg19k
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
⏰ STARTING SOON | 10 AM PT
Join us for the first of our Israel Insights Webinar series with Professor Azar Gat of Tel Aviv University. Webinars will explore key topics and public debates shaping Israel domestically and internationally.
Register to join: https://ow.ly/OwgF50Xg19k
Join us for the first of our Israel Insights Webinar series with Professor Azar Gat of Tel Aviv University. Webinars will explore key topics and public debates shaping Israel domestically and internationally.
Register to join: https://ow.ly/OwgF50Xg19k
Today, we are thrilled to be launching the Democracy Action Lab (DAL), a new initiative turning cutting-edge research into practice to defend and revitalize democracy worldwide. (1/8) cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
Stanford Launches New Democracy Action Lab to Confront Global Democratic
By combining rigorous research with practitioner collaborations, the Democracy Action Lab at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law turns ideas into action
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October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Today, we are thrilled to be launching the Democracy Action Lab (DAL), a new initiative turning cutting-edge research into practice to defend and revitalize democracy worldwide. (1/8) cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
Congratulations to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on receiving the #NobelPeacePrize! We were honored to host her last November for a conversation on Venezuela’s political challenges and the fight for democracy.
Watch here 👉 ow.ly/Mm8350X9Xqx
Watch here 👉 ow.ly/Mm8350X9Xqx
Venezuela: Cultivating Democratic Resilience Against Authoritarianism
María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan pro-democracy movement, suggests that a strong international response to Venezuelan authoritarianism will help overcome electoral fraud against democ...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Congratulations to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on receiving the #NobelPeacePrize! We were honored to host her last November for a conversation on Venezuela’s political challenges and the fight for democracy.
Watch here 👉 ow.ly/Mm8350X9Xqx
Watch here 👉 ow.ly/Mm8350X9Xqx
Congratulations to Francis Fukuyama on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Public Diplomacy Award from the USC Center on Public Diplomacy! The award honors private sector leaders whose work advances international cooperation and local prosperity through global engagement.
🔗 https://ow.ly/Zr0T50X8KYW
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October 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Congratulations to Francis Fukuyama on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Public Diplomacy Award from the USC Center on Public Diplomacy! The award honors private sector leaders whose work advances international cooperation and local prosperity through global engagement.
🔗 https://ow.ly/Zr0T50X8KYW
🔗 https://ow.ly/Zr0T50X8KYW
The 2026 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program application is now open! Practitioners from emerging democracies are invited to participate in this 3-week program & learn from Kathryn Stoner, Michael McFaul, Francis Fukuyama, @larrydiamond.bsky.social & more!
LEARN MORE ➡️ https://ow.ly/IsMy50X8g8y
LEARN MORE ➡️ https://ow.ly/IsMy50X8g8y
Applications for the 2026 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program are Now
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October 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The 2026 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program application is now open! Practitioners from emerging democracies are invited to participate in this 3-week program & learn from Kathryn Stoner, Michael McFaul, Francis Fukuyama, @larrydiamond.bsky.social & more!
LEARN MORE ➡️ https://ow.ly/IsMy50X8g8y
LEARN MORE ➡️ https://ow.ly/IsMy50X8g8y
⏰ STARTING NOW: Tragedy, Triumph, or Both? Israel After Two Years of War
Join our Israel Studies Program for a webinar with Nadav Eyal marking 2 years since the Oct. 7th Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent multi-front war in the Middle East.
For Zoom link: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f3bfc...
Join our Israel Studies Program for a webinar with Nadav Eyal marking 2 years since the Oct. 7th Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent multi-front war in the Middle East.
For Zoom link: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f3bfc...
October 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
⏰ STARTING NOW: Tragedy, Triumph, or Both? Israel After Two Years of War
Join our Israel Studies Program for a webinar with Nadav Eyal marking 2 years since the Oct. 7th Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent multi-front war in the Middle East.
For Zoom link: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f3bfc...
Join our Israel Studies Program for a webinar with Nadav Eyal marking 2 years since the Oct. 7th Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent multi-front war in the Middle East.
For Zoom link: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f3bfc...
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With support from @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars, Stanford students have launched Stanford Space Law and Policy Perspectives, a new publication to encourage discussion, debate, and scholarship about the rule of law beyond Earth's atmosphere. ow.ly/qBSu50X1CAT
Law students launch nation’s first student-run space law publication
Stanford Space Law and Policy Perspectives explores the legal landscape of outer space. “On the West Coast, and especially in Silicon Valley, space is happening all around us…Stanford is uniquely posi...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
With support from @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars, Stanford students have launched Stanford Space Law and Policy Perspectives, a new publication to encourage discussion, debate, and scholarship about the rule of law beyond Earth's atmosphere. ow.ly/qBSu50X1CAT
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Putin may not agree that the war in Ukraine is a failure, Kathryn Stoner of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social points out.
"Ukraine has not joined NATO, and the U.S. has said that it will not. There is nothing to keep him from continuing the war," she tells @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social.
"Ukraine has not joined NATO, and the U.S. has said that it will not. There is nothing to keep him from continuing the war," she tells @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social.
What in the World Is Going On?
In this moment, when global politics feel overwhelmed by unprecedented change and intense international upheaval, the Network for Responsible Public Policy convened foreign policy experts to discuss t...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Putin may not agree that the war in Ukraine is a failure, Kathryn Stoner of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social points out.
"Ukraine has not joined NATO, and the U.S. has said that it will not. There is nothing to keep him from continuing the war," she tells @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social.
"Ukraine has not joined NATO, and the U.S. has said that it will not. There is nothing to keep him from continuing the war," she tells @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social.
In the July issue of @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @makrevis.bsky.social and co-authors explain how Turkey’s democratic future hinges on opposition parties winning local elections in unfair conditions.
Read now: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Read now: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
July 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In the July issue of @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @makrevis.bsky.social and co-authors explain how Turkey’s democratic future hinges on opposition parties winning local elections in unfair conditions.
Read now: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Read now: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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What are the implications of Iran's recent war with Israel for Iranian society and their prospects for a democratic future? Abbas Milani of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social assesses what may lay ahead for the Islamic regime and the Iranian people now that a ceasefire is in place.
June 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What are the implications of Iran's recent war with Israel for Iranian society and their prospects for a democratic future? Abbas Milani of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social assesses what may lay ahead for the Islamic regime and the Iranian people now that a ceasefire is in place.