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About Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and founding co-editor of the Journal of Democracy. At Stanford University, he is professor by courtesy of political science and sociology, and he coordinates the democracy program of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI).
Recent Publication

Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency
The defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on U.S. global leadership.
In the News

January 6 and the Paradoxes of America’s Democracy Agenda
Why Protecting Liberalism Will Require a Dose of Populism.
Recent Lecture

Political Freedom and Human Prosperity
Political freedom and economic freedom are the symbiotic twin pillars of human prosperity and the indispensable foundations for enduringly successful nations.
Upcoming Events
Past events
- Past Event Lecture
Can Democratic Deliberation Solve Our Extreme Partisan Polarization?
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