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. 2015
  2. Published

    Städtische Problemdiskurse: Lokalpolitische Sinnhorizonte im Vergleich

    Barbehön, M., Münch, S., Haus, M. & Heinelt, H., 2015, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 207 p. (Modernes Regieren: Schriften zu einer neuen Regierungslehre; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. Published

    Taking animals seriously: Interpreting and institutionalizing human-animal relations in modern democracies

    Saretzki, T., 2015, In: Historical Social Research. 40, 4, p. 47 - 54 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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

  5. Published

    West Africa

    Elischer, S., 2015, Africa Yearbook, Volume 11: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2014. Hofmeier, R., Melber, H., Elischer, S., Elischer, S. & Mehler, A. (eds.). Brill, p. 33-55 23 p. (Africa Yearbook; vol. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published
  7. Published

    Why Being Democratic is Just Not Enough: The EU’s Governance Transfer

    van Hüllen, V. & Börzel, T. A., 01.2015, Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Patching Together a Global Script. Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V. (eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 227-242 16 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood).

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

  8. Published

    Enlightening People: The Spark of Emancipative Values

    Welzel, C. & Moreno, A., 01.01.2015, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 59-88 30 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens

    Dalton, R. (ed.) & Welzel, C. (ed.), 01.01.2015, New York: Cambridge University Press. 355 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  10. Published

    Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women's Rights and Emancipative Values

    Alexander, A. & Welzel, C., 02.01.2015, In: International Review of Sociology. 25, 1, p. 144-165 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Applying a capitals approach to understand rural development traps: A case study from post-socialist Romania

    Mikulcak, F., Haider, J. L., Abson, D., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.02.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 43, 2, p. 248-258 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review