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

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

⏰ 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

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

⏰ 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...

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...

Do U.S. sanctions help—or harm—democracy in Cuba & Venezuela?

On May 3, the Cuba Observatory @ the Stanford Center for Latin American Studies will convene scholars challenging conventional wisdom on the economic & political toll of U.S. foreign policy.

LEARN MORE: clas.stanford.edu/news/evaluat...

📅 APRIL 3, 12:00 - 1:15 PM PT

Join us tomorrow for a research seminar with @frankfukuyama.bsky.social, who will explain that for a government to function effectively, it must grant bureaucrats adequate authority, something the US has failed to do.

INFO: cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/burea...

📢 Today marks 100 days since the arbitrary detention of Jesús Armas, one of our 2022 Summer Fellows, who remains in isolation at El Helicoide. His case underscores the ongoing human rights crisis in Venezuela. We call for his immediate release. #FreeJesúsArmas #LibertadParaTodosLosPresosPolíticos

You can also learn more about Kuo and her research in the first interview of our new "Meet Our Researchers" series: cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/meet-ou...

⏰ STARTING SOON | 10:00 am PT

What is happening in Syria? Join us this morning to hear @4bassam.bsky.social in conversation with @wazirelkif.bsky.social about the road to, dynamics, and consequences of Syria's transition.

DETAILS & ZOOM: cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/syria...

🗣️ Calling all democracy activists! There is still time to apply for the 2025 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program
@Stanford to participate in a life-changing experience!

Applications close January 16, 2025, at 5pm PT. Learn more and get started ➡️ cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/summerfellows/apply

🗣️There are 1️⃣1️⃣ days left to apply for CDDRL's pre- & #postdoctoral fellowships, including the Gerhard Casper Fellow in Rule of Law.

Learn more & join us: cddrl.stanford.edu/cddrl-pre-doctoral-and-postdoctoral-fellowships

#AcademicJobs #Democracy #Development #DemocracyPromotion #RuleOfLaw #stanford

ONLY 6️⃣ DAYS LEFT to apply for our 2024 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program. Connect with fellow democracy activists, exchange experiences & receive academic training to enrich your knowledge & advance your work.

Apply by January 14 at 5pm PT ➡️ cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/summerfellow...

🗣️ Calling all democracy activists! There is still time to apply for the 2024 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program at Stanford and participate in a life-changing experience!

Applications close January 15, 2024, at 5:00 pm PT. Learn more and get started ➡️ cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/summerfellow...

Looking for a fresh winter read or a last-minute gift? Check out these books from CDDRL faculty and researchers that have been published over the last year ➡️ cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/publications...