People

Gail W. Lapidus, PhD
Professor of Political Science, Emerita; CISAC Faculty Member; FSI Senior Fellow, Emerita

CISAC
Stanford University
Encina Hall, C236
Stanford, CA 94305-6165

lapidus@stanford.edu
(650) 723-2435 (voice)
(650) 723-0089 (fax)

Research Interests
ethnic conflict in the former Soviet Union; the Russian-Chechen war; Soviet society, politics and foreign policy

Events & Presentations

From Prague Spring to Arab Spring: Global and Comparative Perspectives on Protest and Revolution, 1968-2012
March 2, 2012 CDDRL Conference
Robert Crews, Katherine Jolluck, Jane Curry, Joel Beinin, Edith Sheffer, Gail W. Lapidus, Cihan Tugal, Sean Hanretta, Djordje Padejski, Natalya Koulinka, Jason Wittenbrg, Kathryn Stoner, Edward Walker, Yuri Slezkine
conference agenda available
The Foundations and Limits of Religious Authority: The Case of Sacred Space
November 2, 2006 Social Science Seminar
Ron E. Hassner, Gail W. Lapidus
The Rose Revolution in Georgia: A Retrospective with First Hand Observers and Participants
May 24, 2005 CDDRL Research Seminar
Gail W. Lapidus
A New Wave of Democratic Revolutions? Comparing Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus
May 18, 2005 CDDRL Symposium
Gail W. Lapidus
Georgian Crossroads: Politics, Economy, Business
December 4, 2003 - December 5, 2003 FSI Stanford Conference
Gail W. Lapidus, et al
conference agenda available
Workshop on Regime Transitions from Communist Rule
November 15, 2002 - November 16, 2002 CDDRL Workshop
Terry L. Karl, Larry Diamond, Michael A. McFaul, Gail W. Lapidus