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. 2018
  2. Published
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    Integrationsdiskurse in Deutschland und Großbritannien zwischen Dichotomisierung und Super-Diversität

    Münch, S., 01.03.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 12, 1, p. 173 - 188 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems: Regional Chief Executives in Italy, 1970-2015

    Grimaldi, S. & Vercesi, M., 15.03.2018, In: Regional & Federal Studies. 28, 2, p. 125-149 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Participatory Governance of Science

    Saretzki, T., 30.03.2018, Handbook on Participatory Governance. Heinelt, H. (ed.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 157-184 28 p. (Handbooks of Research on Public Policy).

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

  6. Published

    The environmental performance of participatory and collaborative governance: A framework of causal mechanisms

    Newig, J., Challies, E., Jager, N. W., Kochskämper, E. & Adzersen, A., 05.2018, In: Policy Studies Journal. 46, 2, p. 269-297 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published
  8. Published

    Mit dem Verbraucher Politik machen? Der Verbraucher als Steuerungsadressat und Bestandteil politischer Strategien in komplexen Politikfeldern

    Loer, K. & Leipold, A., 19.06.2018, Jenseits des Otto Normalverbrauchers: Verbraucherpolitik in Zeiten des "unmanageable consumer". Bala, C. & Schuldzinski, W. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Verbraucherzentrale NRW, p. 53-75 23 p. (Beiträge zur Verbraucherforschung; vol. 8).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Technik und Demokratie

    Saretzki, T., 29.06.2018, In: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 31, Heft 1-2, p. 313-322 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Party Organizations and Legislative Turnover: Signals of an Unstable Parliamentary Class?

    Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 07.2018, In: Italian Political Science. 13, 1, p. 82-94 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published