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. 2025
  2. Published

    John Locke

    Séville, A., 01.03.2025, Politische Soziologie: Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium. Endreß, M. & Rampp, B. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, (Nomos Handbuch).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published
  4. Published

    ‘Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action

    Schwörer, J. & Koß, M., 01.2025, In: Party Politics. 31, 1, p. 72-85 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. 2024
  6. Published

    The comparative study of governments and ministers: Jean Blondel’s legacy

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 12.2024, In: European Political Science. 23, 4, p. 535-545 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Rethinking Measurement Equivalence in Comparative Political Research

    Zhirkov, K. & Welzel, C., 09.2024, In: Political Research Quarterly. 77, 3, p. 696-712 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The importance of understanding the multiple dimensions of power in stakeholder participation for effective biodiversity conservation

    Lécuyer, L., Balian, E. V., Butler, J. R. A., Barnaud, C., Calla, S., Locatelli, B., Newig, J., Pettit, J., Pound, D., Quétier, F. F., Salvatori, V., Von Korff, Y. & Young, J. C., 08.2024, In: People and Nature. 6, 4, p. 1407-1420 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Die Institutionalisierung von Klimaräten durch Klimaschutzgesetzgebung

    Schatz, V., Newig, J. & Pfeffer, J., 07.2024, In: Natur und Recht. 46, 7, p. 433-442 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. E-pub ahead of print

    Forced exit from the joint-decision trap: US power and the harmonisation of company taxation in the EU

    Hakelberg, L., 05.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of European Public Policy. 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The Values in Crisis Project: A Three-Wave Panel Study in Germany and the United Kingdom

    Welzel, C., Boehnke, K., Delhey, J., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U., Dragolov, G., Hess, S. & Larsen, M., 02.04.2024, In: Journal of Open Psychology Data. 12, 1, 11 p., 1.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Comparative Culturology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Comparing Societal Cultures Differs From Comparing Individuals’ Minds Across Cultures

    Minkov, M., Vignoles, V. L., Welzel, C., Akaliyski, P., Bond, M. H., Kaasa, A. & Smith, P. B., 03.2024, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 55, 2, p. 164-188 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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