Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law

We are concerned and outraged to learn of the state-sponsored abduction of 2022 Fisher Family Summer Fellow Jesús Armas Monasterios by agents of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. We urge the regime to release him from detention immediately. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/ggXUZVQv #Democracy #FreeVenezuela

The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is now on Bluesky. Click below to follow: https://ow.ly/6Lv950UjnNf

📅 MONDAY DEC. 2 | 5-6 PM The fight for freedom is global. Hear Venezuelan activist Leopoldo López discuss resisting autocracy and championing democracy worldwide. Co-sponsored by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, our Poverty, Violence, and Governance Lab, and the Stanford Society for Latin American Politics. ✅ REGISTER NOW: https://ow.ly/mb0o50Ug6fs

🗣️ There are 1️⃣1️⃣ days left to submit applications for AY 2025-26 pre- & postdoctoral fellowships at the Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, including the Gerhard Casper Fellow in Rule of Law. Learn more and join us: https://lnkd.in/gAyC_MhZ #AcademicJobs #Democracy #Development #DemocracyPromotion #RuleOfLaw #stanford #Postdoc #Postdoctoral #Predoc #Predoctoral #Fellowships #AcademicFellowship

⏰ STARTING SOON | 4-5 PM PT 🇻🇪 Join us for a special conversation with María Corina Machado, the leader of #Venezuela's pro-democracy movement, moderated by Larry Diamond. Tune in online: https://ow.ly/3Uqs50U9A04

The Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program at the Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is an executive training program for world leaders striving to promote democracy. 🏛 Attend workshops led by an interdisciplinary team of Stanford University faculty 📚 Study new theories and approaches to democratic development APPLY NOW ➡ https://lnkd.in/eg7vfGZe

#FELLOWSHIPS: The Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is pleased to invite 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 of democracy promotion, and rule of law. The application cycle for the 2025-2026 academic year is open through 5:00 pm PT on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gA5uQGHm #AcademicJobs #Democracy #Development #DemocracyPromotion #RuleOfLaw #Stanford #HigherEducation #PostdoctoralFellowship #PredoctoralFellowship #ResearchFellowship

Stanford University's Reunion Homecoming is this weekend! 👨🎓👩🎓 As part of the weekend's programming, we are thrilled to invite alumni of CDDRL's Fisher Family Honors Program to a special mini-reunion on campus this Saturday, October 26, at 9:00 am. Whether it’s been years or just months since your time at Stanford, we would love to see you and catch up over a light breakfast on campus. It’s the perfect opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, share memories, and engage with the CDDRL community. Details and RSVP can be found on the Reunion Homecoming website: https://lnkd.in/gyj9hjsb

Stanford University's Reunion Homecoming is this weekend! 👨🎓👩🎓 As part of the weekend's programming, we are thrilled to invite alumni of CDDRL's Fisher Family Honors Program to a special mini-reunion on campus this Saturday, October 26, at 9:00 am. Whether it’s been years or just months since your time at Stanford, we would love to see you and catch up over a light breakfast on campus. It’s the perfect opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, share memories, and engage with the CDDRL community. Details and RSVP can be found on the Reunion Homecoming website: https://lnkd.in/gyj9hjsb

🗣 The 2025 Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program application is now open! Practitioners from emerging democracies are invited to participate in this 3-week program and learn from an interdisciplinary team of leading Stanford University / Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies faculty, including Kathryn Stoner, Michael McFaul, Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond, Erik Jensen, and more. LEARN MORE & APPLY ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eq83vAXC