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. 2014
  2. Published

    Kenia

    Elischer, S., 11.2014, Politische Systeme im Vergleich: Formale und informelle Institutionen im politischen Prozess . Lauth, H-J. (ed.). München: De Gruyter Oldenbourg , p. 247-270 23 p. (Lehr- und Handbuch der Politikwissenschaft).

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

  3. Published

    Basic Personal Values Underlie and Give Coherence to Political Values: A Cross National Study in 15 Countries

    Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., Vecchione, M., Bain, P. G., Bianchi, G., Caprara, M. G., Cieciuch, J., Kirmanoglu, H., Baslevent, C., Lönnqvist, J. E., Mamali, C., Manzi, J., Pavlopoulos, V., Posnova, T., Schoen, H., Silvester, J., Tabernero, C., Torres, C., Verkasalo, M., Vondráková, E., Welzel, C. & Zaleski, Z., 12.2014, In: Political Behavior. 36, 4, p. 899-930 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The Government and its Hard Decisions: How Conflict is Managed within the Coalition

    Vercesi, M. & Marangoni, F., 17.12.2014, The Challenge of Coalition Government: The Italian Case. Conti, N. & Marangoni, F. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 17-35 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    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

  6. 2015
  7. Published

    Agricultural Sector as crucial for the Sahel zone

    Wienkoop, N-K., 2015, In: Etudes internationales. 128/129, p. 141-153 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalTransferpeer-review

  8. Published

    Bahr, Daniel

    Oeftering, T., 2015, Kanzler und Minister 2005 - 2013: Biografisches Lexikon der deutschen Bundesregierungen. Kempf, U., Merz, H-G. & Gloe, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 69-72 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Der Agrarsektor als Baustein vorsorgender Sicherheitsstrategien in der Sahelregion: Zur Rolle der Handels-, Investitions- und Entwicklungsansätze der EU

    Rudloff, B., Müller, S., Wienkoop, N-K. & Stuckatz, J., 2015, Berlin: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, 45 p. (Arbeitspapier FG EU/Europa; no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers