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
- Academic councils, panels and committees
Verein für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung e.V. (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Coordinator)
11.09.2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
- Academic networks or partnerships
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung e.V. (AFK) (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
DFG-Forschungsinitiative Heterogenität der Universitäten Hamburg und Lüneburg 2011 (Event)
Andreas Lutter (Member)
06.2011Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
University of Bremen (External organisation)
Andreas Lutter (Member)
06.2011Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Victoria University of Wellington (External organisation)
Marion Reiser (Coordinator)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
- Bodies of public institutions
Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation (External organisation)
Jens Newig (Office)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
German Research Foundation (DFG) (External organisation)
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)
2012 → 2015Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
Deutsche Vereinigung für Parlamentsfragen e.V. (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
European Communication Research and Education Association (External organisation)
Björn Buß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research