Welcome to The Cline Center for Democracy

The Richard G. and Carole J. Cline Center for Democracy is dedicated to enhancing the capacity of politics to advance societal well-being. Its research mission is globally oriented and committed to the use of advanced technologies and interdisciplinary teams to advance knowledge. The Center also organizes symposia and conferences on relevant topics, conducts a research practicum for advanced undergraduates, and facilitates a civic leadership program for accomplished students with demonstrated leadership potential.

Cline Center News and Events

(3/23/2013) White Paper entitled "SPEED's Global Archive: An Overview and Assessment" posted: Link

(2/14/2013)  Journal article entitled “Conceptualizing and Measuring Rule of Law Constructs, 1850–2010” by Nardulli, Peyton, and Bajjalieh  published in inaugural edition of the Journal of Law and Courts: Link

(12/05/2012) - Update to the SPEED event data file: Link

(12/03/2012) - CCD Rule of Law Data posted : Link

(11/16/2012) - Awarded grant for National Science Foundation's Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) Science Gateways program. Title of the project is: "OCR and Segmentation of FBIS and SWB Documents" and its investigators are: David Tcheng (principle investigator) Kenton McHenry, Scott Althaus, and Peter Nardulli (co-principal investigators)

(10/11/2012) - White paper entitled "The Composition of Religious and Ethnic Groups (CREG) Project" posted: Link