Center for the Study of Democracy

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at Leuphana University Lüneburg conducts research on democratic structures and procedures in politics and society, economics and the environment. The central focus of research is on questions of legitimacy and performance of democracy in the 21st century. The Center's research activities focus on three main areas: Value Change and Human Empowerment, Party Government and Institutional Change and Participation and Public Policy. In addition, the CSD engages in active promotion of younger researchers as well as in international and regional networking of democracy research institutions.

Topics

  • Value Change and Human Empowerment
  • Party Government and Institutional Change
  • Participation and Public Policy

Service offers

  • PHD-Summerschool
  • Politikberatung
  1. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgruppe Hermeneutische Politikdidaktik der GPJE 2017

    Tonio Oeftering (Participant)

    06.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  2. Jahrestagung der GPJE 2017

    Tonio Oeftering (Participant) & Julia Oppermann (Participant)

    22.06.201724.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  3. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Parteienforschung 2016

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    14.10.201615.10.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Jornada de Comportament Polític i Opinió Pública 2017

    Xavier Romero (Speaker)

    03.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Journal of Common Market Studies (Journal)

    Tobias Lenz (Reviewer)

    04.2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  6. Journal of European Integration (Journal)

    Tobias Lenz (Reviewer)

    02.2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  7. Journal of European Public Policy (Journal)

    Dawid Friedrich (Editor) & Sandra Kröger (Editorial Board)

    2013

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  8. Just Leave Us Alone: The Arab League and Human Rights

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter)

    07.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  9. Key Lecture: "Human Empowerment as an Analytical Framework to Study Social and Political Change"

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Key Lecture: The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    07.04.201510.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Keynote Lecture: "Can China Escape the Emancipatory Impulse of Modernization?"

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. Keynote Lecture: "How Civilization Turned into Human Empowerment"

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    11.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. Keyonte: Max Kaase: Researcher, Builder, Leader and Human Person – A Tribute to a Stellar Career

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    22.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Kinderuni 2016

    Tonio Oeftering (Speaker)

    19.11.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  15. Klausurtagung niedersächsische Regierungskommission "Klimaschutz"

    Veit Ebermann (Consultant)

    29.06.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  16. Klimawandel und Demokratie: Kipppunkte der Problembewältigung und Konfliktregelung?

    Thomas Saretzki (Speaker)

    10.05.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  17. Kolloquium "Politik von unten" - Arbeitskreis soziale Bewegung der DVPW

    Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Participant)

    09.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  18. Konferenz des European Consortium for Political Research's Standing Group on International Relations - 2010

    Dawid Friedrich (Speaker)

    09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch