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
  1. 2013
  2. Inklusion und Politische Bildung - Thesen

    Oeftering, T. (Lecturer)

    07.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. 7. General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research - ECPR 2013

    Saretzki, T. (Speaker)

    06.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Strategieentwicklung in der Klimaanpassungspolitik: Niedersachsen und Bayern im Vergleich

    Ebermann, V. (Oral presentation)

    03.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association - APSA 2013

    Welzel, C. (presenter)

    29.08.201301.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Regional Organizations and Domestic Change in the 'Arab Spring': Cooperation between Power and Persuasion

    van Hüllen, V. (presenter)

    29.08.201301.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  7. State-Building and the European Union's Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus

    van Hüllen, V. (presenter) & Börzel, T. A. (presenter)

    29.08.201301.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. Politische Steuerung von Technisierungsprozessen?

    Saretzki, T. (Lecturer)

    13.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Comparative Cross-National Surveys Data - 2013

    Kronfeldt, M. (Participant)

    28.07.201311.08.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  10. Speaking with a Single Voice: Internal Cohesiveness and External Effectiveness of the EU in World Politics, Workshop an der TU Dresden - 2013

    van Hüllen, V. (presenter)

    23.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 1st International Summer School on Evolution

    Kronfeldt, M. (Participant)

    15.07.201319.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

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