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
- 2015
Just Leave Us Alone: The Arab League and Human Rights
Vera van Hüllen (presenter)
07.03.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Why Being Democratic is Just Not Enough: The EU’s Governance Transfer
Vera van Hüllen (presenter) & Tanja A. Börzel (Coauthor)
07.03.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Sachverständige im Bayerischen Landtag: Ausschuss für Kommunale Fragen, Innere Sicherheit und Sport
Marion Reiser (Reviewer)
04.03.2015Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Guest Lecture: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
03.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
6. Leuphana Konferenzwoche 2015
Tonio Oeftering (Participant)
26.02.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Tel Aviv University
Ina Kubbe (Visiting researcher)
26.02.2015 → 06.04.2015Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Tagung der Sektion Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft - DVPW 2015
Ina Kubbe (Organiser) & Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Participant)
25.02.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verfassungspolitik in Albanien: Machtinstrument oder heilige Kuh?
Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann (presenter)
25.02.2015 → 27.02.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Guest Lecture: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Christian Welzel (Lecturer)
24.02.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Annual Convention of the International Studies Association 2015
Vera van Hüllen (presenter)
18.02.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research