Prospects for Democracy and Stability in Iraq

Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, co-editor of the Journal of Democracy, and co-director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, of the National Endowment for Democracy. He is also professor of political science and sociology (by courtesy) at Stanford University and coordinator of the Democracy Program of the new Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford's Institute for International Studies. He served as a senior adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, advising on issues related to the political transition in Iraq, from January to March 2004.

Diamond is a specialist on democratic development and on U.S. foreign policy affecting democracy abroad. His current scholarly research and writing concerns are the global expansion of democracy, democratization in post-conflict states, comparative trends in the quality and stability of democracy, public opinion in new democracies (especially in East Asia), and democratic development in Taiwan, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. He also writes and consults on U.S. international efforts to promote democracy abroad, and on international development policies and programs. With Professor Abbas Milani, he has initiated a new project at the Hoover Institution examining the conditions and prospects for democracy in Iran.