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
- 2015
German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)
van Hüllen, V. (Office)
24.09.2015 → 2018Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
26. Kongress der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft - 2015
van Hüllen, V. (Participant)
21.09.2015 → 25.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
25th ECPR PhD Summer School on "Political Parties and Democracy" - 2015
Müller-Rommel, F. (Organiser)
13.09.2015 → 19.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
European Consortium for Political Research Summer School - ECPR 2015
Reiser, M. (Organiser)
13.09.2015 → 19.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Tagung Bridging and Bonding - 2015
Wienkoop, N.-K. (presenter)
12.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verein für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung e.V. (External organisation)
Wienkoop, N.-K. (Coordinator)
11.09.2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Modes and impacts of sustainability research. Introducing ‘MONA: Modes of research and their impact on scientific and societal project outcomes – A comparative analysis of 100 third-party funded sustainability-related research projects’
Newig, J. (Speaker)
08.09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Stein Rokkan Award Ceremony: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Welzel, C. (Oral presentation)
09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Paradox of Democracy: Why Mass Support for Democracy Co-exists So Easily with Non-Democracy
Welzel, C. (Speaker)
09.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research