Stanford professor Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and resident in FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, spoke about his latest book, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution, Nov. 15 as part of the 201112 Vanderbilt Chancellor's Lecture series.

In his latest book, Fukuyama draws from multiple disciplines including evolutionary biology, anthropology, economics, history and archaeology to trace the evolution and development of societies and political institutions including those in China, India and the Middle East.

The Chancellor's Lecture Series brings to Vanderbilt and the greater Nashville community intellectuals and critical thinkers who are shaping today's world.