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Network of Democracy Research Institutes |
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Member Institutes
The institutional profiles below provide contact information, program descriptions, and research and publication highlights for current members of the Network. Most institutions provide more detailed information, including full texts of selected publications, on their own Web sites. Unless otherwise noted, all Network member Web sites listed herein contain information in English.United States and Canada
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Applied Research Center Contact: Rakesh Sharma, director 1850 K Street, NW, Fifth Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 USA Phone: +1-202-350-6700 Fax: +1-202-452-6701 RSharma@ifes.org www.ifes.org/arc.html |
Mission: IFES’ F. Clifton White Applied Research Center for Democracy and Elections (ARC) generates innovative applied research to enhance the practice of democracy-building and to bolster the development of democratic and participatory institutions, processes and culture. Through its research and outreach activities, ARC seeks to bridge the gap between theories of democratic development and practical realities of democracy-building in order to enrich democracy programming. By bridging theory and practice with its nearly two decades of experience in both fieldwork and research, IFES seeks to balance the discussion and create appropriate democratization policies and strategies that are valuable to policy, academic, NGO, and donor communities. Activities include:
Publication Information: For a list of publications, please visit www.ifes.org/research.html. |
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Center for Democracy and Civil Society Contact: Barak D. Hoffman, director Center for the Democracy and Civil Society Georgetown University 3240 Prospect Street, NW, Lower Level Washington, D.C. 20007 USA Phone: +1-202-687-0513 Fax: +1-202-687-0597 cdacs@georgetown.edu www8.georgetown.edu/centers/cdacs/ |
Mission: The Center for Democracy and Civil Society seeks to advance research, teaching, and the dissemination of ideas about relationships between democracy and the third sector. For purposes of its mission, the Center understands "democracy" to include all institutions and mechanisms that enable collective self-governance. The "third sector" encompasses those parts of civil society that are neither government nor business, including associations, nongovernmental organizations, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, citizen groups, social movements, as well as the cultures, norms, and social values that enable these social phenomena. Through its programs, the Center aspires to merge robust theoretical perspectives with rigorous empirical methodologies, to combine domestic and international research and teaching agendas, and to bring together scholars and students from diverse national backgrounds and academic disciplines. Activities include:
Publication Information: For a list of publications and conference reports, please visit the CDACS Web site. |
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Center for the Study of Democracy Contact: Bernard Grofman, director Center for the Study of Democracy University of California at Irvine 3151 Social Science Plaza Irvine, CA 92697-5100, USA Phone: +1-949-824-2904 Fax: +1-949-824-4332 csd@uci.edu www.democ.uci.edu |
Mission: The Center for the Study of Democracy is an organized research unit at the University of California, Irvine. The Center sponsors research and education aimed at improving the democratic process in the United States and expanding democracy around the world. The Center's research activities focus on four areas: Democracy-21, a research program aimed at improving the democratic process in the United States and other established democracies; the New Democracies Initiative, focusing on the promotion of democracy in formerly authoritarian systems; a program examining the role of social movements as a form of political expression; and a research area evaluating the intersection of race, ethnicity, and democratic politics. Activities include:
Publication Information: Please visit CSD's Web site for a list of recent publications. |
Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) Contact: Larry Diamond, director; CDDRL 616 Serra Street, C139a Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6055, USA Phone: +1-650-723-4610 Fax: +1-650-724-2996 ldiamond@stanford.edu http://cddrl.stanford.edu |
Mission: The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) of Stanford University's Institute for International Studies seeks to promote innovative and practical research to assist developing countries and transitioning societies in the design and implementation of policies to foster democracy, to promote balanced and sustainable growth, and to advance the rule of law. Scholars affiliated with CDDRL explore how best to harmonize the pursuit of each of these goals in the interest of helping to produce states and societies that are freer, richer, more law-abiding, and more transparent. The Center also supports specialized teaching, training, and outreach activities to assist countries struggling with problems of political, economic, and judicial reform; constitutional design; economic performance; and corruption to improve their prospects for success. It manages four distinct programs on Democracy, Economic Performance, Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law. Activities include:
Publication Information: For a list of recent publications, please visit cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/. |
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Center on Democratic Performance (CDP) Contact: Michael D. McDonald, director Department of Political Science Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA Phone: +1-607-761-4933 Fax: +1-607-777-2675 cdp@binghamton.edu cdp.binghamton.edu |
Mission: The Center on Democratic Performance, a research center of Binghamton University, was established to assist both the academic and policy communities in understanding the functioning and performance of democratic political institutions. In particular, the Center encourages the application of academic research findings to programmatic development and implementation. The Center's June 2001 Conference on Democratic Performance resulted in a forthcoming book that was published by Praeger in 2002. A related area of interest of the Center is the emerging international norms/standards field regarding the functioning of democratic institutions. Activities include:
Publication Information: Please visit CDP's Web site for a list of recent publications. |
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International Forum for Democratic Studies Contact: Marc F. Plattner, director; Diego Abente, deputy director Melissa Aten, research and conferences officer 1025 F Street, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20004, USA Phone: +1-202-378-9700 Fax: +1-202-378-9407 ndri@ned.org www.ned.org/forum/internationalforum.html |
Mission: The International Forum for Democratic Studies was established in 1994 as the research arm of the National Endowment for Democracy. Through its publications, conferences, and other activities, the Forum has become a leading center for analyzing and discussing the theory and practice of democracy. It also serves as a clearinghouse for information on the varied activities and experiences of groups working to achieve and maintain democracy in many parts of the world. Activities include:
Publication Information: Please visit www.ned.org/publications/publications.html for a list of Forum publications. |
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Rights & Democracy- International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD) Contact: Rémy M. Beauregard, president; 1001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East, Suite 1100 Montréal, Québec H2L 4P9 CANADA Phone: +1-514-283-6073 Fax: +1-514-283-3792 dd-rd@dd-rd.ca http://www.dd-rd.ca |
Mission: Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development) is an independent organization that promotes, advocates, and defends the democratic and human rights set out in the International Bill of Human Rights. In cooperation with civil society and governments in Canada and abroad, the Centre initiates and supports programs to strengthen laws and democratic institutions, principally in developing countries. Although its mandate is global, the Centre's programming focuses on four thematic priorities: democratic development, women's human rights, globalization and human rights, and indigenous peoples' rights. Activities include:
Publication Information: A complete list of publications is available at www.dd-rd.ca/site/publications/index.php?lang=en. |
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