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
Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" - 2015
Vera van Hüllen (Organiser)
15.01.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Politik als Experiment?
Thomas Saretzki (Speaker)
12.01.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Workshop des Arbeitskreises Natur-Ressourcen-Konflikte - 2015
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Participant)
09.01.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)
Marion Reiser (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
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
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Victoria University of Wellington (External organisation)
Marion Reiser (Coordinator)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
„Votum – Beiträge aus Politischer Bildung und Politikwissenschaft" (Journal)
Tonio Oeftering (Editor)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Education
- 2014
Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation
Christian Welzel (Speaker)
16.12.2014 → 17.12.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research