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
  1. 2015
  2. 73d Annual COnference of the Midwest Political Science Association - MPSA 2015

    Ina Kubbe (Speaker)

    16.04.201519.04.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Konferenz „Politische Kommunikation und Interessenvertretung erleben”

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Organiser)

    16.04.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  4. Experiments in Social Sciences: Method School

    Ina Kubbe (Lecturer)

    10.04.201511.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  5. Key Lecture: The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    07.04.201510.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Interdisziplinäre Tagung Kompetenz zum Widerstand: Eine vernachlässigte Bildungsaufgabe - 2015

    Tonio Oeftering (Participant)

    25.03.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  8. "Kritik und Widerstand - fachdidaktische Reflexionen"

    Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)

    25.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Kritik und Widerstand - fachdidaktische Reflexionen

    Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)

    25.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  10. Jahreskolloquium 2015 der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung - AFK 2015

    Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Moderator)

    19.03.201521.03.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Guest Lecture: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    18.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch