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. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung e.V. (AFK) (External organisation)

    Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  2. 'A Professional Elite? Pre-Parliamentary Experience and Leadership Roles in the European Parliament'

    Michelangelo Vercesi (presenter)

    11.05.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  3. Annual Meeting WPSA Conference

    Stefan Kruse (Speaker)

    18.04.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association's - APSA 2012

    Amy Alexander (Speaker)

    30.08.201202.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Christian Welzel (presenter)

    29.08.201301.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Annual Meeting, German Political Science Association - Comparative Politics Section 2013

    Christian Welzel (presenter)

    09.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Annual Meeting, German Political Science Association - Comparative Politics Section 2013

    Christian Welzel (Participant)

    09.10.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Annual IPSA-NUS Summer School for Social Science Research Methods

    Ina Kubbe (Speaker)

    15.07.201327.07.2013

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

  9. Annual International Conference of the Kolleg-Forschergruppe "The Transformative Power of Europe" - KFG 2013

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter)

    12.12.201314.12.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Annual Convention of the International Studies Association - ISA 2016

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter)

    17.03.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Annual Convention of the International Studies Association 2015

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter)

    18.02.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association - EPSA 2019

    Xavier Romero (Speaker)

    2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Analysis of Climate Adaptation Strategy Development: Strategy-Making in the German Länder - The Cases of Lower Saxony and Bavaria

    Veit Ebermann (presenter)

    18.03.201320.03.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  14. American Political Science Association's Annual Meeting & Exhibition

    Xavier Romero (Speaker)

    01.09.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. American Political Science Association (APSA) (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  16. American Political Science Association - APSA 2010

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    01.09.201005.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. American Political Science Association - APSA 2003

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    28.08.200331.08.2003

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting - APSA 2016

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    01.09.201604.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  19. Aggressive Steuervermeidung multinationaler Unternehmen - ein interdisziplinärer Ansatz

    Alexander Leipold (Speaker)

    23.11.201724.11.2017

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

  20. 9th CIS Summer Seminar on Sociological and Political Research 2016

    Xavier Romero (Speaker)

    08.2016

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