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Dr. Larry Diamond discusses a deepening global recession of freedom and democracy since 2006, which has accelerated in recent years with the spread of authoritarian populism. He identifies causes…

Fifty-six years ago, a small group of young people risked their lives to bring democracy and freedom to a totalitarian state. The state was Mississippi. The young people were activists in the…

For use in CHEM-C 106 and CHEM-T 580

Do newly elected politicians correspond to the public interest after achieving political office? We show that politicians change their behavior once changing from one elected office to another. In…

Introduction Discussion Board Video

Susan Albertine is a senior scholar in the Office of Liberal Learning and the Global Commons at AAC&U and a career-long literacy educator and advocate for educational reform. In this…

Thomas Carothers is Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His lecture entitled "Doubts and Dilemmas: U.S. Responses to Arab Political Change" was…

Professor Augustin K. Fosu, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, presented "Developing African Economies: The Past, Present, and Future" the…

This talk examines Russia’s evolving information strategy abroad, examining the variety of different tools now being used to try to influence the domestic political discourse and media space of…

We examine non-price allocation mechanisms when the incentive and information constraints faced by a democratic government may render the ideal (i.e., “first-best”) outcomes…

The persistence of autocratic regimes in the context of modern societies creates significant challenges for social science theory and empirical research. The panelists will address these challenges…

The paper describes and analyzes women’s participation in the recent constitutional amendment process in Liberia and argues that a feminist, dialogic model best captures the lessons learned…

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Scholars typically regard the “rule of law”—a stable and predictable process by which laws are implemented, enforced, and changed—as a cornerstone of good governance and a…

James P. White Lecture Series

In part 6 of our month-long conversation about the role business can and should play in the world's peace processes, Dr. John Sullivan, retired Executive Director of the Center for International…

First panel of the Oct. 3 Business and Peace Conference, featuring Donald Cassell, Philip Powell, and John Sullivan. Moderated by John Forrer on the topic Trade and Peace.