National Endowment for Democracy Adds Four to Board of Directors
Burns, Roskam, and Ordan begin three-year term For Immediate Release June 25, 2015 Contact: Jane Riley Jacobsen (202) 378-9700 WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has added three...
APSA-CD Newsletter: “Reconceptualizing Authoritarianism”
The June edition features seven articles written by members of the APSA-Comparative Democratization section in a symposium on "Reconceptualizing Authoritarianism."
Europe and Azerbaijan: The End of Shame
The government of Azerbaijan has neutralized international mechanisms designed to protect human rights by coopting the Council of Europe, argues Gerald Knaus in the July 2015 Journal of Democracy.
The Threat of Religious Extremism to Women’s Participation...
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
In her presentation, Farahnaz Ispahani will analyze how ISIS has managed to gain influence among Muslim women, assess the implications for women’s participation in all aspects of life, and offer recommendations for creating a counter-narrative to combat the appeal of religious extremism. Her presentation will be followed by comments from Nina Shea.
1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004