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. Herbsttagung der Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideenbeschichte - DVPW 2013

    Thomas Saretzki (Moderator)

    26.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Herbsttagung der DVPW Sektion „Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte“ 2017

    Thomas Saretzki (Participant)

    28.09.201729.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Hannah Arendt und die ‚Aporien der Menschenrechte“

    Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)

    28.04.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. Hannah Arendts Begriff des Politischen als Unterrichtsleitbild der politischen Bildung?

    Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)

    28.05.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    18.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    24.02.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    03.02.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Guest lecture: Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    02.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Gründungstagung der Sektion Methoden der Politikwissenschaft der Deutschen vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft - DVPW 2012

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Participant)

    09.02.201211.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. German Research Foundation (DFG) (External organisation)

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)

    20122015

    Activity: MembershipBodies of public institutionsResearch

  13. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Vera van Hüllen (Office)

    24.09.20152018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  14. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Thomas Saretzki (Member)

    20172022

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  15. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Vera van Hüllen (Office)

    20182021

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  16. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  17. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)

    01.11.201630.10.2018

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch