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. 2010
  2. 13. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises ,,Wahlen und politische Einstellungen'' der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaften - 2010

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    24.06.201025.06.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. General Online Research Conference 2010

    Jessica Sabrina Kunert (Speaker)

    28.05.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. 4. Doktoranden-Workshop des Netzwerks Norddeutsche Demokratieforschung - 2011

    Ina Kubbe (Speaker)

    29.04.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Hannah Arendt und die ‚Aporien der Menschenrechte“

    Tonio Oeftering (Lecturer)

    28.04.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. American Political Science Association (APSA) (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  7. European Communication Research and Education Association (External organisation)

    Björn Buß (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  8. The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (External organisation)

    Björn Buß (Member)

    2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  9. 2009
  10. Independent local lists and local parties - Challengers from Bottom Up? - 2009

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    27.11.200928.11.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. 21st IPSA World Congress of Political Science - IPSA 2009

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    12.07.200916.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch