Center for the Study of Democracy
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Democracy was founded on 2 June 2004 on the recommendation of the Scientific Commission of Lower Saxony under the chairmanship of Professor Dr. Hans Dieter Klingemann. Founding Director and Head of the CSD from 2004 to 2018 was Professor Dr. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel.
The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) brings together the research activities of the members of the Institute for Political Science (IPW) under one roof. The Center is primarily concerned with the analysis of democratic orders and processes. The research activities can be divided into three core areas:
- The institutional, ideational and material foundations of democratic orders;
- The drivers of political change in these orders;
- And the impact of democratic policymaking on society, economy and the environment.
The Centre is also actively involved in promoting young scientists and fosters the international and regional networking of research institutions devoted to the study of democracy.
Main research areas
The activities of the CSD include:
- Implementing research projects on the three core topics: foundations, transformation, and impact of democracy
- Organization of international conferences and workshops on current issues of democracy research
- Collection and coordination of international data sets, especially the World Values Survey, the Comparative Political Data Set, and the database on Central and Eastern European Political Systems and Governments
- Promotion of research in the form of doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships at the Center
- Hosting regular guest lectures by internationally renowned scientists and early career researchers
- Active scientific promotion of young talent in the form of regular doctoral seminars on theories and methods of democracy research as well as in the form of summer schools for doctorate students and inter-university graduate networks
- Establishing contacts between science and practice
Teaching
- PHD-Summerschool
- Politikberatung
51st Annual Meeting der Western Regional Science Association - WRSA 2012
Welzel, C. (Speaker) & Alexander, A. (Speaker)
08.02.2012 → 11.02.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
53rd Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association - WRSA 2014
Welzel, C. (presenter)
02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
54th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association - ISA 2013
van Hüllen, V. (Chair)
03.04.2013 → 06.04.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
57th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association - ASA 2014
Elischer, S. (Speaker)
21.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
58th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association - ISA 2017
van Hüllen, V. (presenter)
25.02.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012
Seha, E. M. (presenter)
04.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012
Saretzki, T. (Organiser)
04.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012
Ebermann, V. (Participant)
04.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
5. Tagung des EU-Forschungsverbundes CAPRIGHT - Resources, Rights and Capabilities, towards a social foundation for Europe 2010
Friedrich, D. (Speaker)
09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th International Annual Conference Laboratory for Comparative Social Research - LCSR 2015
Kruse, S. (Speaker)
16.11.2015 → 20.11.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research