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
- 2010
Hannah Arendt und die ‚Aporien der Menschenrechte“
Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)
28.04.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
American Political Science Association (APSA) (External organisation)
Michael Koß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
European Communication Research and Education Association (External organisation)
Björn Buß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)
Björn Buß (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- 2009
Independent local lists and local parties - Challengers from Bottom Up? - 2009
Marion Reiser (Speaker)
27.11.2009 → 28.11.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
21st IPSA World Congress of Political Science - IPSA 2009
Marion Reiser (Speaker)
12.07.2009 → 16.07.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Tobias Lenz (Visiting researcher)
06.2009 → 07.2009Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Political Studies Association Annual Conference - 2009
Marion Reiser (Speaker)
07.04.2009 → 09.04.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- 2008
Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg
Ina Kubbe (Visiting researcher)
05.2008 → 06.2008Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
- 2007
ECPR Joint Sessions, Workshop No. 6: ‚Comparative Perspectives on Local Party Politics’ 2007
Marion Reiser (Speaker)
07.05.2007 → 12.05.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research