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. Environmental governance research: Interdisciplinary, Policy-oriented - and Cumulative?

    Michael Rose (Speaker) & Jens Newig (Coauthor)

    25.08.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  2. Erhalt und Zusammenbruch der legislativen Demokratie. Frankreich und Deutschland im Vergleich

    Michael Koß (Oral presentation)

    14.11.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  3. Estland, ein wichtiger Partner in der EU: Sicherheitspolitische Aspekte im Rahmen der Ratspräsidentschaft

    Vera van Hüllen (Speaker)

    28.11.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  4. Europa-Union, Kreisverband Hamburg-Harburg

    Dawid Friedrich (Speaker)

    2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  5. European Communication Research and Education Association (External organisation)

    Björn Buß (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  6. European Consortium for Political Research - ECPR2003

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    18.09.200321.09.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. European Consortium for Political Research Summer School - ECPR 2015

    Marion Reiser (Organiser)

    13.09.201519.09.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  8. European Summer School in Local Government Studies 2002

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    17.07.200226.07.2002

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. European University, Florenz

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Visiting researcher)

    09.201412.2014

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  10. European University, Florenz

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Visiting researcher)

    01.2019

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch