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
The influence of polycentricity on collaborative environmental management – the case of EU Water Framework Directive implementation in Germany
Jens Newig (Oral presentation)
27.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Theorie und Praxis öffentlicher Güter
Alexander Leipold (Speaker)
28.06.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
The Paradox of Democracy: Why Mass Support for Democracy Co-exists So Easily with Non-Democracy
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Rise of Izala Islam in Niger
Sebastian Elischer (Oral presentation)
25.03.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The role of social science evidence in decisions on the design of participatory governance: Tentative findings from a German mixed-methods study
Michael Rose (Speaker) & Jens Newig (Coauthor)
25.08.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Sustainable State.
Thomas Saretzki (Organiser), Basil Bornemann (Organiser), Michael Rose (Moderator), Jens Newig (Organiser), Francesco Laruffa (Organiser) & Christen Marius (Organiser)
01.06.2023 → 03.06.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the British Caribbean
Lukas Hakelberg (Speaker)
28.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Whiteness of Wealth Management: Colonial Economic Structure, Racism, and the Emergence of Tax Havens in the British Caribbean
Lukas Hakelberg (Speaker)
29.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Time Series Analysis for Political and Social Scientists - 2011
Ina Kubbe (Participant)
01.08.2011 → 12.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Towards Inexperienced Leaders? Changing Prime Ministers’ Political Experiences and Career Profiles in European Democracies
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Coauthor), Michelangelo Vercesi (presenter) & Jan Berz (Coauthor)
26.08.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research