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. Colloquium Presentation at the Political Science Department, Georg-August-University, Goettingen

    Christian Welzel (presenter)

    11.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  2. Colloquium an der Higher School of Economics

    Christian Welzel (Lecturer)

    15.10.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. CfP Sektionstagung 2017

    Thomas Saretzki (Participant)

    21.09.201722.09.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Center for Voting and Parties

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    18.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. Can China Escape the Emancipatory Impulse of Modernization?

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    12.12.201413.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Cambridge University Press (Publisher)

    Christian Welzel (Editor)

    2013

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  7. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Publisher)

    Andreas Lutter (Editor)

    08.2012

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  8. Building trust in early childhood education and care. The role of local civil society

    Sybille Münch (Speaker) & Anna Siede (Speaker)

    11.10.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Bringing the region back in? German Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) between regional engagement and isolated business

    Miriam Hufnagl (Speaker) & Nicole Schulze (Speaker)

    25.08.201127.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Briefing Note: "Understanding Societal Development and Moral Progress: The Contribution of the World Values Surveys"

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    11.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch