Professorship for Research of Political Culture
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
Die Professur für Politische Kulturforschung beschäftigt sich mit Modernisierung, sozialer Wandel, und Human Empowerment; Demokratisierung, Demokratiemessung und Qualität von Governance; Werteformation, kultureller Wandel und öffentliche Meinung; Protestbeteiligung und soziale Bewegungen sowie Zivilgesellschaft und Sozialkapital.
Main research areas
- Modernisation, Social Change, and Human Empowerment
- Democratization, Democratization Rating and Quality of Governance
- Value Formation, Cultural Change and Public Opinion
- Protest Involvement and Social Transactions
- Civil Society and Social Capital
The Cool Water Effect: Why Human Civilization Turned towards Emancipation in Cold-Wet Regions
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.18 → 31.12.24
Project: Research
The Gender-Governance Link: Gender equality and public goods provision
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic), Alexander, A. (Partner) & Klasen, S. (Partner)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.02.15 → 31.07.18
Project: Research
TRUDEM: Trust in European Democracies - WP4: Democratic systems and national cultures: transition and interplay of values
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.23 → 31.12.25
Project: Research
Value Orientations and Cooperation: Exploring the Value-Behavior Link
Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic) & Thöni, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.13 → 31.08.17
Project: Research