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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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  1. Published

    The legacy of war: The effect of militias on postwar repression

    Carey, S. C. & González, B., 05.2021, In: Conflict Management and Peace Science. 38, 3, p. 247-269 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The effect of voters’ economic perception, Brexit and campaigns on the evaluation of party leaders over time

    Berz, J., 01.05.2020, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 22, 2, p. 202-219 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Radical right populism and religion: mapping parties’ religious communication in Western Europe

    Schwörer, J. & Romero-Vidal, X., 24.01.2020, In: Religion, State and Society. 48, 1, p. 4-21 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Politicized Transnationalism: The Visegrád Countries in the Refugee Crisis

    Koß, M. & Séville, A., 13.02.2020, In: Politics and Governance. 8, 1, p. 95-106 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Cultural Evolution Shifts the Source of Happiness from Religion to Subjective Freedom

    Minkov, M., Welzel, C. & Schachner, M., 01.12.2020, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 21, 8, p. 2873-2888 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Conditionality of EU funds: an instrument to enforce EU fundamental values?

    Blauberger, M. & van Huellen, V., 02.01.2021, In: Journal of European Integration. 43, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    A virus of distrust? existential insecurity and trust during the coronavirus pandemic

    Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 14.09.2021, Magdeburg: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, 31 p. (DSS Working Paper; vol. Nr. 80).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Claimed Legitimacy: Appreciating the Diversity of Regional Organizations

    Krösche, N., Schirmer, S. & Lenz, T., 01.07.2021, Hamburg: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 13 p. (GIGA Focus Global; no. 4).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Recht und Kultur

    Ausberg, I., Welzel, C., Jamme, C., Reimer, F. & Leeb, S., 2022, Rechtsgespräche: Recht im Kontext von Innovation | Entrepreneurship Nachhaltigkeit | Kultur | Europa. Terhechte, J. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 39-62 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    Entscheidungen in fortführenden Begriffsklärungen

    Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 85 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Entscheidungen in interdisziplinären Diskursen

    Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 68-77 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Entscheidungen in politischen Prozessen

    Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 20-22 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Creating uncertainty in the governance of arrival and return: target-group constructions in Bavarian AnkER facilities

    Münch, S., 01.12.2021, In: Journal of Refugee Studies. 34, 4, p. 3590-3607 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    “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

  18. Published

    Accounting for numbers: Group characteristics and the choice of violent and nonviolent tactics

    Dahl, M., Gates, S., Gleditsch, K. S. & Gonzalez, B., 25.04.2021, In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal. 16, 1, p. 5-25 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    The Importance of Expertise: Political Careers, Personnel Turnover, and Throughput Legitimacy in the European Parliament

    Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2021, Personnel Turnover and the Legitimacy of the EU. Scherpereel, J. A. (ed.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 137-165 29 p. (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Democratic Horizons: what value change reveals about the future of democracy

    Welzel, C., 04.07.2021, In: Democratization. 28, 5, p. 992-1016 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review