Soraya Johnson

CDDRL Undergraduate Communications Assistant, 2025

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Biography

A first-year studying political science and international relations, Soraya is interested in the intersection of democratic promotion and great power politics, studying the causes of democratic recession and development. She has also done research on domestic gender equity and child wellbeing policy. As a Hoover Institution NSAF mentee, she is exploring national security policy.

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Soledad Artiz Prillaman presented her research in a CDDRL seminar on April 10, 2025.

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Does Electoral Affirmative Action Worsen Candidate Quality?

In the wake of widespread challenges to affirmative action policy, Stanford Political Scientist Soledad Artiz Prillaman’s research challenges the notion that electoral quotas for minority representation weaken candidate quality.

Does Electoral Affirmative Action Worsen Candidate Quality?

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Meet Our Researchers: Michael Bennon

Investigating how infrastructure project financing has changed amidst global geopolitical competition and how democracies can more effectively build in the future with CDDRL research scholar Michael Bennon.

Meet Our Researchers: Michael Bennon

Alice Siu presented her research during a CDDRL seminar on January 30, 2025.

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Can Deliberation Revitalize Democracy?

Alice Siu, Associate Director of CDDRL’s Deliberative Democracy Lab, demonstrates the wide-ranging effects of deliberation on democracy.

Can Deliberation Revitalize Democracy?

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