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
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Jan Günter Berz (Member)
13.06.2016 → 31.08.2018Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuven-Montréal Winter School on Elections 2017
Jan Günter Berz (Speaker)
25.02.2017 → 05.03.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Local Interest Representation in Multi-Level Parties
Marion Reiser (Lecturer)
25.08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Local responses to international democracy promotion efforts: EU cooperation with Morocco & Tunisia before the Arab Spring
Vera van Hüllen (Oral presentation)
23.10.2015 → 24.10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
London School of Economics and Political Science
Jessica Sabrina Kunert (Visiting researcher)
01.10.2012 → 31.03.2013Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2017 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2014 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2014 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Max Kaase: Researcher, Builder, Leader and Human Person - A Tribute to a Stellar Career
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
MEPs on the Web - different from national MPs or just the same? Socialisation and the new digital media in the European Parliament
Jessica Sabrina Kunert (Oral presentation)
28.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research