Natália Neris and Sami Sternberg, representatives of Pacto pela Democracia, an inaugural participant in DAL’s Democracy ...

Ultimately, Cayton's research shows that informal, apolitical civil society is a powerful tool for democratic resilience. As one interviewee put it, these groups often "become political in order to ...

The Fisher Family CDDRL Honors Program aims to provide an opportunity for eligible rising seniors focusing on focusing on democracy, economic development, and rule of law subjects in any university ...

CDDRL welcomes applications from pre-doctoral students at the write-up stage and from post-doctoral scholars working in any of the four program areas of democracy, development, evaluating the efficacy ...

SURF provides students with a unique opportunity to engage in research training in international relations and simultaneously conduct their own research. Students will participate in several workshops ...

The Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum (SURF) is an ongoing initiative of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University, founded in 2008. It is the world's only ...

Registration required. Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456. Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to Encina Hall E208 (Reuben Hills ...

Oren Samet is the Einstein Moos Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (2025-26) and will be an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rice ...

CDDRL's faculty, researchers, and affiliates teach a wide range of undergraduate and graduate-level courses to Stanford students across disciplines.

Introduction and Contribution: The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War has been one of the most devastating conflicts of the 21st century. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, Ukraine has experienced not only mass ...

A Democracy Action Lab panel weighed competing scenarios for Venezuela’s political future amid elite continuity, economic crisis, and international intervention. Experts convened by CDDRL's Democracy ...

A third scenario would involve international pressure from democratic countries, such as the US and Brazil. This could at least strengthen Salvadoran opposition forces, but would not likely restore ...