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
- 2016
- Published
Book review: R.A.W. Rhodes and Paul 't Hart (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Leadership
Vercesi, M., 05.2016, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 14, 2, p. 280-280 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR
Münch, S., 13.06.2016, Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR. Bliesemann de Guevara, B. (ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 47-66 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Misconceptions of Measurement Equivalence: Time for a Paradigm Shift
Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R. F., 01.07.2016, In: Comparative Political Studies. 49, 8, p. 1068-1094 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stadt, lokale Politik, Variation. Annäherung an eine Forschungsagenda
Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 08.2016, Variationen des Städtischen – Variationen lokaler Politik. Barbehön, M. & Münch, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1-21 22 p. (Stadtforschung aktuell).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Variationen des Städtischen – Variationen lokaler Politik
Barbehön, M. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 08.2016, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 373 p. (Stadtforschung aktuell)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Participation for effective environmental governance? Evidence from Water Framework Directive implementation in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom
Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Newig, J. & Jager, N. W., 01.10.2016, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 181, p. 737-748 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Albania
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 13.10.2016, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Fruhstorfer, A. & Hein, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 333-358 26 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Croatia
Seha, E., 13.10.2016, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Fruhstorfer, A. & Hein, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 221-241 21 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition
Welzel, C. P., Alexander, A. & Inglehart, R., 01.11.2016, In: Social Indicators Research. 129, 2, p. 909-935 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Diffusion of Values among Democracies and Autocracies
Deutsch, F. & Welzel, C., 01.11.2016, In: Global Policy. 7, 4, p. 563-570 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review