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. Game Theory and Applications for Political Science

    Marcus Kronfeldt (Speaker)

    01.02.201513.02.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  2. General Online Research Conference 2010

    Jessica Sabrina Kunert (Speaker)

    28.05.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. German National Academic Foundation (External organisation)

    Jens Newig (Office)

    20142022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  4. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Vera van Hüllen (Office)

    24.09.20152018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  5. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Thomas Saretzki (Member)

    20172022

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  6. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Vera van Hüllen (Office)

    20182021

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  7. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  8. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)

    01.11.201630.10.2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  9. German Research Foundation (DFG) (External organisation)

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)

    20122015

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch