April 9th, 2012

Researchers call for policy, aid and innovation to help world’s poorest

Bill Gates spoke to a Stanford audience about the importance of foreign aid and product innovation in the fight against chronic hunger, poverty and disease in the developing world. FSI senior fellows Larry Diamond, Jeremy Weinstein, Paul Wise and Walter Falcon share their own ideas about how to secure the most fragile nations. Read more »

January 23rd, 2012

Stanford scholars reflect on Arab Spring

A 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. Read more »

November 1st, 2011

Stanford's Weinstein reflects on shaping Obama's foreign policy

After two years as President Barack Obama’s director for development and democracy at the National Security Council, Jeremy Weinstein is back at Stanford as an associate professor of political science. Read more »

October 7th, 2011

Open Government Partnership launched at the United Nations

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) officially debuted at the United Nations in September. This global network comprised of reform-minded governments and NGOs sets new standards for government openness and transparency. Professor Jeremy Weinstein, faculty member at CDDRL, was instrumental in developing OGP while serving in the Obama administration as the Director of Democracy. On October 8, The Economist featured a piece on the OGP initiative discussing the merits and drawbacks of this new anti-corruption club. Read more »

September 28th, 2011

CDDRL's research community expands

CDDRL is pleased to welcome new (and returning) faculty, staff, pre and post-doctoral fellows, and visiting scholars to our expanding research community for the 2011-12 academic year. Read more »