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
- Guest lectures
“Corruption and Trust: A Model Design”
Ina Kubbe (Lecturer)
26.01.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Corruption in Comparative Perspective
Ina Kubbe (Oral presentation)
02.12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Declining Trust in Institutions: Why We Should Not Worry
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
10.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Demokratieexport? Dilemmata externer Demokratieförderung
Vera van Hüllen (Lecturer)
01.06.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
"Der aktuelle Stand der Didaktik im Fach Politik"
Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)
30.11.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Designed to fail?: Regional human rights institutions in the Middle East and North Africa and the 'Arab Spring'
Vera van Hüllen (Oral presentation)
25.11.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Direkte Demokratie in der Kritik: Emanzipatorische Perspektiven in Zeiten des Rechtspopulismus
Katja Heeß (Speaker)
04.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Ehrenamt durch Qualifizierung stärken. Eine empirische Bedarfsanalyse.
Tonio Oeftering (Speaker)
13.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Einmal AstEI, immer AstEI
Vera van Hüllen (Panel participant)
03.07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Einwanderungsland Europa - Was kann politische Bildung?
Tonio Oeftering (Panel participant)
23.02.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education