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. 2014
  2. German National Academic Foundation (External organisation)

    Jens Newig (Office)

    20142022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  3. Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    20142019

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  4. Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    20142019

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  5. Professor Müller-Rommel im internationalem Beirat am European University Institute, Florenz

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Consultant)

    2014

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  6. Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica (Journal)

    Michael Koß (Editorial Board)

    2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  7. University of California, Irvine

    Christian Welzel (Visiting researcher)

    2014

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  8. 2013
  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. Containing and Accomodating Salafism in the Sahel: Insights and Lessons from Niger

    Sebastian Elischer (Oral presentation)

    12.12.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Fortschritt bis zum Kollaps: Wie Zivilisationen an ökologischen Grenzen scheitern können

    Marcus Kronfeldt (Lecturer)

    10.12.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  12. Was heißt "kritische" Politikwissenschaft?

    Thomas Saretzki (Panel participant)

    28.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch