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. 2012
  2. Die Entwicklung der Regierungssysteme im post-sozialistischen Europa

    Esther Seha (Speaker)

    01.06.201203.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Wandel der Medienstrukturen: Komparative Analyse in zehn mittel- und osteuropäischen Staaten

    Björn Buß (Speaker)

    01.06.201203.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Vortrag

    Amy Alexander (Speaker)

    15.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. Vortrag

    Christian Welzel (Speaker)

    15.05.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  6. Teilnahme Sitzung DFG-Fachkollegium Politikwissenschaft

    Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (Reviewer)

    10.05.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  7. EU-SPRI Early Career Researcher Conference - ECC 2012

    Miriam Hufnagl (Speaker)

    09.05.201211.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012

    Esther Marie Seha (presenter)

    04.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012

    Thomas Saretzki (Organiser)

    04.05.2012

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

  10. 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Demokratieforschung des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - NND 2012

    Veit Ebermann (Participant)

    04.05.2012

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

  11. Conference: New trends of political representation in the EU: still democratic? 2012

    Dawid Friedrich (Speaker)

    05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch