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
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)
Tonio Oeftering (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Education
Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)
Tonio Oeftering (Member)
2012 → 2016Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Education
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Björn Buß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Transparency International Deutschland e.V. (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2003 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- Leuphana academic councils and committees
German National Academic Foundation (External organisation)
Jens Newig (Office)
2014 → 2022Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Marion Reiser (Chair)
18.10.2016 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Institute of Political Sciences (Organisational unit)
Marion Reiser (Office)
10.2014 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Institute of Sustainability Governance (Organisational unit)
Jens Newig (Chair)
2019 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)
2006 → 04.2012Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees