Center for the Study of Democracy

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Democracy was founded on 2 June 2004 on the recommendation of the Scientific Commission of Lower Saxony under the chairmanship of Professor Dr. Hans Dieter Klingemann. Founding Director and Head of the CSD from 2004 to 2018 was Professor Dr. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel. 

The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) brings together the research activities of the members of the Institute for Political Science (IPW) under one roof. The Center is primarily concerned with the analysis of democratic orders and processes. The research activities can be divided into three core areas:

  • The institutional, ideational and material foundations of democratic orders;
  • The drivers of political change in these orders;
  • And the impact of democratic policymaking on society, economy and the environment.

The Centre is also actively involved in promoting young scientists and fosters the international and regional networking of research institutions devoted to the study of democracy.

 

Main research areas

The activities of the CSD include:

  • Implementing research projects on the three core topics: foundations, transformation, and impact of democracy
  • Organization of international conferences and workshops on current issues of democracy research
  • Collection and coordination of international data sets, especially the World Values Survey, the Comparative Political Data Set, and the database on Central and Eastern European Political Systems and Governments
  • Promotion of research in the form of doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships at the Center
  • Hosting regular guest lectures by internationally renowned scientists and early career researchers
  • Active scientific promotion of young talent in the form of regular doctoral seminars on theories and methods of democracy research as well as in the form of summer schools for doctorate students and inter-university graduate networks
  • Establishing contacts between science and practice

Teaching

  • PHD-Summerschool
  • Politikberatung
  1. 2020
  2. Workshop "Demokratie und Wissen, Zwischen Expertokratie und Populismus" 2020

    Séville, A. (Organiser) & Münkler, L. (Organiser)

    27.01.202028.01.2020

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

  3. 2019
  4. Paths to Power and Legitimacy: The Impact of Legislators’ Experience on Policy-Making in the European Parliament

    Salvati, E. (presenter) & Vercesi, M. (presenter)

    29.11.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Erhalt und Zusammenbruch der legislativen Demokratie. Frankreich und Deutschland im Vergleich

    Koß, M. (Oral presentation)

    14.11.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsEducation

  6. Presentation: Nexus of Housing and Migration

    Münch, S. (Speaker)

    23.10.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  7. Building trust in early childhood education and care. The role of local civil society

    Münch, S. (Speaker) & Siede, A. (Speaker)

    11.10.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Vergleichende Parlamentarismusforschung

    Koß, M. (Speaker)

    10.10.201911.10.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Workshop für die Autor:innen des Handbooks on the Politics of Taxation 2019

    Hakelberg, L. (Organiser)

    10.10.2019

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

  10. Environmental Governance of the Belt and Road Initiative

    Coenen, J. (Speaker), Newig, J. (Coauthor), Challies, E. (Coauthor), Bager, S. (Coauthor) & Meyfroidt, P. (Coauthor)

    05.09.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Professionalisation in the European Parliament: The Impact of Different Multi-Level Careers on the Definition of Institutional Leadership

    Vercesi, M. (presenter) & Eugenio, S. (Coauthor)

    04.09.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

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