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. Wer oder was macht mich zur Persönlichkeit?

    Thomas Saretzki (Speaker)

    27.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  2. West European Politics (Journal)

    Tobias Lenz (Reviewer)

    03.2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  3. What is Human Rights Education? Scientific and didactic perspectives.

    Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)

    22.04.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  4. Why Being Democratic is Just Not Enough: The EU’s Governance Transfer

    Vera van Hüllen (presenter) & Tanja A. Börzel (Coauthor)

    07.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. Wirtschaftsfaktor Hochschule: Endbericht zur Metastudie

    Miriam Hufnagl (Reviewer), Torben Schubert (Reviewer), Elisabeth Baier (Reviewer), Niclas Meyer (Reviewer), Esther Schricke (Reviewer) & Thomas Stahlecker (Reviewer)

    07.11.2012

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  6. Wochenschau-Verlag (Publisher)

    Tonio Oeftering (Editor)

    2018

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of seriesEducation

  7. Workshop: Anwerben - Andocken - Anwenden - 2011

    Miriam Hufnagl (Speaker)

    22.09.201123.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Workshop ‚Berufspolitik und Demokratie: Analysen zur politischen Professionalisierung‘ der Nachwuchsgruppe ‚Politik als Beruf - 2004

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    19.03.200421.03.2004

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

  9. Workshop der HSE

    Christian Welzel (Keynote Speaker)

    10.11.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch