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. Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)

    Tonio Oeftering (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  2. Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)

    Tonio Oeftering (Member)

    20122016

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  3. SOLWODI-Fachtagung 2020

    Sybille Münch (Participant)

    03.02.202004.02.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  4. Sommerakademie der Grünen Akademie der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung 2017

    Thomas Saretzki (Participant)

    02.09.201703.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  5. Sommerakademie der Grünen Akademie der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung - 2022

    Thomas Saretzki (Participant)

    26.08.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  6. Soziologie der Parlamente?

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    10.06.201611.06.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Spanish Association of Political Science (AECPA) Conference 2017

    Xavier Romero (presenter)

    09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Speaking with a Single Voice: Internal Cohesiveness and External Effectiveness of the EU in World Politics, Workshop an der TU Dresden - 2013

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter)

    23.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Stadt und sozialer Zusammenhalt

    Sybille Münch (Speaker)

    21.02.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  10. State-Building and the European Union's Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter) & Tanja A. Börzel (presenter)

    29.08.201301.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research