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Das Institut für Politikwissenschaft bzw. das Zentrum für Demokratieforschung (ZDEMO) beschäftigt sich mit der Analyse demokratischer Strukturen und Prozesse in Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Umwelt. Kernthema der Forschung sind Fragen von Legitimität und Leistungsfähigkeit der Demokratien im 21. Jahrhunert. Das Institut/das Zentrum erforscht diese unter drei wesentlichen Gesichtspunkten: 1. Wertewandel und Human Empowerment; 2. Parteienregierung und institutioneller Wandel sowie 3. Beteiligung und öffentliche Politik. Neben der Forschung engagiert sich das Institut/das Zentrum aktiv in der wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchsförderung sowie der internationalen und regionalen Vernetzung von Einrichtungen und Personen der Demokratieforschung.

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    The politics of reflexive governance: Challenges for designing adaptive management and transition management

    Bornemann, B. & Voß, J-P., 01.01.2011, In: Ecology and Society. 16, 2, 23 p., 9.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Politics of Uncertainty: Producing, Reinforcing, and Mediating (Legal) Uncertainty in Local Refugee Reception—Introduction to the Special Issue

    Maas, F., Münch, S., Schader, M. & Schammann, H., 01.12.2021, In: Journal of Refugee Studies. 34, 4, p. 3559–3569 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    The Power to Resist: Mobilization and the Logic of Terrorist Attacks in Civil War

    Polo, S. M. T. & González, B., 01.11.2020, In: Comparative Political Studies. 53, 13, p. 2029-2060 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Price of Democracy. How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It.

    Leipold, A., 09.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 3, p. 655-658 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    The Radius of Trust Problem Remains Resolved

    Delhey, J., Newton, K. & Welzel, C., 25.12.2014, In: American Sociological Review. 79, 6, p. 1260-1265 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The representative turn in EU studies

    Kröger, S. (ed.) & Friedrich, D. (ed.), 15.01.2013, Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 153 p. (Journal of European Public Policy; vol. 20, no. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  7. Published

    The representative turn in EU studies

    Kröger, S. (ed.) & Friedrich, D. (ed.), 08.04.2016, Abingdon: Taylor and Francis Inc. 145 p. (Journal of European public policy series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    The rise and fall of GMOs in politics: party positions and mainstream party behaviour in Western Europe

    Schwörer, J., Vidal, X. R. & Vallejo, S. M., 2023, In: Environmental Sociology. 9, 1, p. 93-106 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Rise of International Parliaments: Strategic Legitimation in International Organizations

    Schimmelfennig, F., Winzen, T., Lenz, T., Rocabert, J., Crasnic, L., Gherasimov, C., Lipps, J. & Mumford, D., 10.12.2020, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 368 p. (Transformations in Governance)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    The roots of female emancipation: Initializing role of Cool Water

    Santos Silva, M., Alexander, A. C., Klasen, S. & Welzel, C., 01.03.2023, In: Journal of Comparative Economics. 51, 1, p. 133-159 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe

    Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A. & Welzel, C., 12.02.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 26 p., e0295783.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    The Struggle for EU Legitimacy: Public Contestation, 1950-2005, by Claudia Schrag Sternberg

    Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 08.2015, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 13, 3, p. 453-454 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  13. Published

    The Sweet Temptation of Corruption: Understanding Corrupt Actions by Experiments in the US and Germany

    Kubbe, I., 31.03.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 46 p. (CSD Working Papers).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    The value of sub-national data: The dynamics of contentious politics in Nepal

    González, B. & Vüllers, J., 01.09.2020, In: International Area Studies Review. 23, 3, p. 307-322 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. 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

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    “They Are Stumbling Around Quite Helplessly”: How Supporters of Refugee Families Frame Vulnerability and Agency Relating to Childcare

    Siede, A., 2021, Power in Vulnerability: a multi-dimensional review of migrants’ vulnerabilities. Fromm, N., Jünemann, A. & Safouane, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 199-227 29 p. (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik).

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

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    Tim Houghton, Ed.: Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. Does EU Membership Matter?

    Grotz, F., 10.2011, In: Osteuropa. 61, 10, p. 138-139 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Towards a Global Script? Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations

    Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 2015, Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Patching Together a Global Script. Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 3-21 19 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood).

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

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    Transformation as Differentiation: The Diversity of Representation in the European Union

    Friedrich, D. & Kröger, S., 2012, The Challenge of Democratic Representation in the European Union. Friedrich, D. & Kröger, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 259-273 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review