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. 2009
  2. Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences (FLACSO)

    Tobias Lenz (Visiting researcher)

    06.200907.2009

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  3. Political Studies Association Annual Conference - 2009

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    07.04.200909.04.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. 2008
  5. Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg

    Ina Kubbe (Visiting researcher)

    05.200806.2008

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  6. 2007
  7. ECPR Joint Sessions, Workshop No. 6: ‚Comparative Perspectives on Local Party Politics’ 2007

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    07.05.200712.05.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Internationale Tagung des SFB 580 "Independent Local Lists – A comparative perspective" - 2007

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    13.04.200714.04.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Workshop ‚Independent Local Lists – A comparative perspective’ - 2007

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    13.04.200714.04.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Deutsche Vereinigung für Parlamentsfragen e.V. (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  11. German Political Science Association e.V. (External organisation)

    Michael Koß (Member)

    2007 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  12. 2006
  13. World Congress International Political Science Association - IPSA 2006

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    09.07.200613.07.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. Tagung "Transformation als Dauerphänomen" des SFB 580 - 2006

    Marion Reiser (Speaker)

    23.06.200624.06.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch