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Marietje Schaake on taming underregulated tech
A decade of experience in the European Parliament has given Marietje Schaake a unique perspective on the threat technology poses to democracy and human rights.
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The gift of connection
Generous support from alumni Sakurako and William Fisher has secured the future of the Summer Fellows Program at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
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Geopolitical flashpoints take center stage at Tokyo conference
At the Yomiuri International Conference in Tokyo, FSI scholars explored the roles of Taiwan and Ukraine in countering autocratic challenges to democracy.
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Sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui wins Suntory Prize for Arts and Sciences
The Suntory Foundation recognizes Tsutsui, the Henri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Professor and Senior Fellow in Japanese Studies at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, for his book Human Rights and the State.
Health policy PhD candidate explores modern drivers of child slavery
A new article co-authored by health policy PhD candidate Vincent Jappah reveals that the modern drivers of child servitude in Liberia are largely social vulnerability and cultural acceptance of the practice, rather than traditional factors based on race and ethnicity.
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Understanding the stakes in Taiwan
FSI’s Larry Diamond and Oriana Skylar Mastro join Michael McFaul on the World Class podcast to discuss China’s ambitions against Taiwan and how the U.S. and its allies can deter Beijing.
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CDDRL: Promoting global democracy for 20 years
The center’s achievements include both informing public discourse about democracy, development, and rule of law, and also educating and training a generation of scholars and leaders who will change the world.
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Evaluating farmworker visas
Research led by FSI’s Beatriz Magaloni and Melanie Morten will generate some of the first evidence about the impact of seasonal migration on Mexican workers and their families.
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Stanford scholars on advancing the bioeconomy
CISAC scholars Megan Palmer and Drew Endy explain the importance of a recent executive order that bolsters federal funding for biotechnology and biomanufacturing.
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Organizations led by former CDDRL fellows awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace prize to two human rights organizations, Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, led by Oleksandra Matviichuk, and Memorial in Russia, which was led by Anna Dobrovolskaya and Tonya Lokshina.
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FSI Director Michael McFaul honored by Ukraine government
In a show of appreciation for his support and advocacy on behalf of Ukraine, former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul was awarded an Order of Merit by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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FSI Scholars reflect on Gorbachev’s legacy
Four scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies reflect on the complex life and legacy of the last leader of the Soviet Union.
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Reflections on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, senior fellow at FSI, discusses how the death of the former prime minister of Japan will change Japanese politics and says we need to reassert our resolve to protect democracy in Japan, the U.S., and all over the world.
The Korea Program at Stanford marked its 20-year anniversary with a two-day conference that gathered leaders from academia, government, and the entertainment industry, including former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and K-pop star SUHO.
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The Ukraine-Russia crisis and the global struggle for democracy
Former prime minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk joins Michael McFaul on the World Class Podcast to analyze Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine and how it fits into Vladamir Putin’s bigger strategy to undermine democracy globally.
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Testing community policing in a global context
A study found that, in the absence of incentives and resources, community policing isn't a successful approach in the Global South where more systemic reforms are needed.
Stanford Health Policy celebrated the launch of the new Department of Health Policy on Sept. 1, 2021, as well as SHP Director Douglas K. Owens being named inaugural chair of the 13th basic sciences department within the School of Medicine.
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Kathryn Stoner named director of Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
Stoner, a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, will lead the Center’s efforts to understand how countries can overcome poverty, instability and abusive rule to become prosperous societies.
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The importance of risk perceptions during pandemic shutdowns
A new Stanford study suggests that people's perceptions of their own risks play an important role in their actions—and that shelter-in-place policies influence what they do, but not to the extent that some might think.
Swe Win, Editor-in-Chief of Myanmar Now, to Receive 2021 Shorenstein Journalism Award
An esteemed investigative journalist and human rights defender, Swe Win is the recipient of the twentieth Shorenstein Award. He currently leads the editorial team of the independent news agency Myanmar Now from exile and his newsroom is in hiding.
