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
  1. 2011
  2. Multi-Level Parties and Local Interest Representation: First Approaches Towards a More Encompassing Research Design

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    24.08.201127.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Process Tracing Methodology - 2011

    Esther Marie Seha (Participant)

    01.08.201105.08.2011

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

  4. Time Series Analysis for Political and Social Scientists - 2011

    Ina Kubbe (Participant)

    01.08.201112.08.2011

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

  5. 6th General Conference of the The European Consortium for Political Research - ECPR 2011

    Dawid Friedrich (Organiser)

    08.2011

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

  6. Berlin Summer School in Social Sciences – Linking Theory and Empirical Research

    Esther Marie Seha (Participant)

    17.07.201129.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Regionales Management von Klimafolgen - KFM (klimazwei) 2011

    Veit Ebermann (Participant)

    05.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. 18th International Conference of the Council for European Studies - CES 2011

    Dawid Friedrich (Organiser)

    07.2011

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

  9. Klausurtagung niedersächsische Regierungskommission "Klimaschutz"

    Veit Ebermann (Consultant)

    29.06.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  10. Research Committee 'Political Socialization and Education' - IPSA 2011

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    23.06.201125.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. DFG-Forschungsinitiative Heterogenität der Universitäten Hamburg und Lüneburg 2011 (Event)

    Andreas Lutter (Member)

    06.2011

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch