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. 2015
  2. School of Culture and Society (Organisational unit)

    Marion Reiser (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  3. Society for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education e.V. (External organisation)

    Tonio Oeftering (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsEducation

  4. The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)

    Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  5. Victoria University of Wellington (External organisation)

    Marion Reiser (Coordinator)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  6. „Votum – Beiträge aus Politischer Bildung und Politikwissenschaft" (Journal)

    Tonio Oeftering (Editor)

    2015 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsEducation

  7. 2014
  8. Freedom Rising: Human Empowerment and the Quest for Emancipation

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    16.12.201417.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Can China Escape the Emancipatory Impulse of Modernization?

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    12.12.201413.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Interdisciplinary (Anti-)Corruption Research? Research project planning meets anti-corruption practitioners

    Ina Kubbe (Oral presentation)

    11.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  11. Public Lecture Series "Global Politics" 2014

    Vera van Hüllen (Organiser)

    04.12.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Corruption in Comparative Perspective

    Ina Kubbe (Oral presentation)

    02.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch