Op-Eds and Policy Briefs
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• Localizing Democracy Promotion: Seven Steps to Transforming U.S. Democracy Assistance. Policy Brief No. 2/2023. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. 2023.
• How Can NGOs Build Democracy Through Service Delivery? (With Khaldoun AbouAssi) PA TIMES Online. May 2022.
• When Promoting Democracy, Less is More. (With Aseem Prakash). Foreign Policy. December 2021. Listen to a University of Washington Political Economy Forum podcast about the piece.
• High-Engagement Philanthropy: The Grantee's Perspective. London School of Economics Voluntary Sector Working Paper. Number 4, 2006.

​Panels, Webinars, Radio, and Podcasts
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• Responding to Closing Civic Space - A New Voices in National Security Workshop. Bridging the Gap and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Washington, DC. November 2025.
• Campbell Conversations. WRVO Public Media 89.9 FM. February 2025.
• ​Resilience in the Face of Closing Civic Space: Building Strategic Capabilities for Civil Society to Thrive and Grow. Civil Society Summit 2024. Belgrade, SERBIA. May 2024. 
• ​Geopolitics in the Middle East. Council on Foreign Relations Panel. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA. March 2023.
• POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast: Middle East Law and Governance Palestine Symposium (S. 12, Ep. 10). November 2022.
• (Re)Mobilizing the Masses? Civil Society and Social Change in the 21st Century. Kenyon College Center for the Study of American Democracy, Gambier, OH. September 2022. 
• Multilateral Organizations in an Era of Strategic Competition. Council on Foreign Relations 2022 International Affairs Fellowship Conference Virtual Roundtable (Off the Record). August 2022.
• Advancing Democracy Around the World. Council on Foreign Relations 2022 College and University Educators Workshop. New York, NY. April 2022.
• Sie Center for International Security and Diplomacy, Anonymous Advice on the Ethics of Engagement Panel. As a panelist, I respond to anonymous questions about academics' engagement with foreign policy. 
• Responsible and Ethical Public Engagement. Bridging the Gap New Era Workshop (Virtual). October 2021.
• U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Presidential Priorities and What to Expect. Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Program Young Professional Briefing (Virtual). November 2020.
• What to Do When Your Research Gets Disrupted. Bridging the Gap Virtual Workshop. August 2020.​
• Grantmakers East Forum 2019. Delivered Keynote Address on the role of grantmakers supporting civil society in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Putting Wealth to Work. Book Talk with Joel Fleishman about his book, Putting Wealth to Work. Indianapolis, IN. March 2018.

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Invited Appearances

I am regularly invited to brief government, philanthropic organizations, civil society organizations, and public audiences on issues of civil society, international development, and democracy. Meetings and briefings include the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Serbia, United States Military Academy West Point, the Grantmakers East Forum, Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, think tanks, consulting firms, private foundations, civic organizations, and documentary filmmakers. 

​Book Talks

​​For events related to my book, please visit the Delta Democracy page of this website.