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
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Björn Buß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Transparency International Deutschland e.V. (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2003 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- Bodies of public institutions
Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation (External organisation)
Jens Newig (Office)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Transfer
German Research Foundation (DFG) (External organisation)
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)
2012 → 2015Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
- Academic networks or partnerships
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung e.V. (AFK) (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
DFG-Forschungsinitiative Heterogenität der Universitäten Hamburg und Lüneburg 2011 (Event)
Andreas Lutter (Member)
06.2011Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
University of Bremen (External organisation)
Andreas Lutter (Member)
06.2011Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Victoria University of Wellington (External organisation)
Marion Reiser (Coordinator)
2015 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
- Academic councils, panels and committees
American Political Science Association (APSA) (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Constructor University Bremen (External organisation)
Christian Welzel (Coordinator)
2004 → 2006Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Education
German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)
Vera van Hüllen (Office)
24.09.2015 → 2018Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)
Vera van Hüllen (Office)
2018 → 2021Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)
01.11.2016 → 30.10.2018Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
International Political Science Association (External organisation)
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Member)
01.09.2018 → 2020Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
IPSA Research Committee on Political Sociology (External organisation)
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Executive member)
11.2014Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2017 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2014 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2014 → 2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2018Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research