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
“Assessing Representative Democracy, the Democratic Deficit and Institutional Reform
Florian Grotz (Lecturer)
25.11.2011 → 26.11.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Auftaktveranstaltung der Reihe „Förder-institutionen im Gespräch“: Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Thomas Saretzki (Participant)
30.06.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Auftaktveranstaltung des Projekts Jugend und Demokratie 2012
Dawid Friedrich (Speaker)
2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Ausländerbehörden zwischen “Willkommen“ und Rückkehr
Sybille Münch (Speaker)
18.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Außerschulische politische Jugendbildung und politische Erwachsenenbildung - eine Bestandsaufnahme
Tonio Oeftering (Organiser)
17.11.2016 → 18.11.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Autocratic Adaptation, Autocratic Legacies and Fundamentalist Islam in Niger
Sebastian Elischer (Lecturer)
03.04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Autoren-Workshop
Christian Welzel (Organiser)
17.05.2016 → 19.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
BarCamp Menschenrechte – stiftung.gemeinsam.stärken
Tonio Oeftering (Organiser)
13.05.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
Berlin Summer School
Lea-Katharina Rzadtki (Participant)
16.07.2017 → 27.07.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Berlin Summer School "Democracy and Democratization" 2012
Ina Kubbe (Participant)
15.07.2012 → 27.07.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Berlin Summer School in Social Sciences – Linking Theory and Empirical Research
Esther Marie Seha (Participant)
17.07.2011 → 29.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Bi-annual General Assembly of the World Values Survey Association - WVS 2014
Christian Welzel (presenter)
03.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Biennial International Conference of the European Union Studies Association - EUSA 2016
Vera van Hüllen (Coauthor) & Tanja A. Börzel (Speaker)
09.05.2013 → 11.05.2100Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Book Launch: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Christian Welzel (Oral presentation)
02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Book Presenation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Christian Welzel (Oral presentation)
04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Book Presentation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Christian Welzel (Oral presentation)
04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Book Presentation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Christian Welzel (Oral presentation)
04.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Book Presentation: "Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation"
Christian Welzel (Oral presentation)
03.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Boston University
Esther Marie Seha (Visiting researcher)
01.05.2015 → 31.07.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Briefing Note: "Understanding Societal Development and Moral Progress: The Contribution of the World Values Surveys"
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research