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
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Jürgen Habermas (geb. 1929): Kritische Theorie, gesellschaftliche Lernprozesse und öffentliches Engagement
Saretzki, T., 2017, Politische Bildung meets Politische Theorie. Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 177-197 21 p. (Votum. Beiträge zur politischen Bildung und Politikwissenschaft; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Just Leave Us Alone: The Arab League and Human Rights
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. 125-140 15 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kollektive Vernunft als Basis der Demokratie? Über Bedingungen gelungener Selbstregierung im Anschluss an Franz L. Neumann
Schottdorf, T., 2018, In: Zeitschrift für Kultur- und Kollektivwissenschaft. 4, 1, p. 283 - 314 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kommunalpolitik: Eine Einführung
Holtmann, E., Rademacher, C. & Reiser, M., 2017, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 252 p. (Elemente der Politik)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Kommunikation, Partizipation und digitale Medien: Partizipation
Newig, J., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 381-397 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Konfliktfeldanalyse – das Beispiel „Fracking“ in Deutschland
Bornemann, B. & Saretzki, T., 10.2017, Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation. Holstenkamp, L. & Radtke, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 563-581 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kooperation und Bestrafung
Schefczyk, M. & Welzel, C., 2013, In: Agora42. 5, 2, p. 83 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kritik und Widerstand aus politiktheoretischer und politikdidaktischer Perspektive.
Oeftering, T., 2016, Kompetenz zum Widerstand: Eine Aufgabe für die politische Bildung. Reheis, F., Denzler, S., Görtler, M. & Waas, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Schwalbach: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 122-129 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Kruck, Andreas. Private Ratings, Public Regulations. Credit Rating Agencies and Global Financial Governance. Basingstoke. Palgrave/Macmillan, 2011
Leipold, A., 2014, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 55, 4, p. 768-770 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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La Germania sospesa, by Silvia Bolgherini and Gabriele D'Ottavio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019
Vercesi, M., 12.12.2019, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 11, 4, p. 465-467 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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La repubblica dei veti. Un’analisi spaziale del mutamento legislativo in Italia, by Francesco Zucchini, Milano, Egea, 2013.
Vercesi, M., 2014, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 6, 3, p. 303-305 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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La teoria dello sviluppo politico di Stein Rokkan: dalla formazione dello Stato-nazione alla democrazia
Vercesi, M., 2014, I Maestri delle scienze sociali. Solano, G. & Sozzi, F. (eds.). Villafranca: Limina Mentis , Vol. 2. p. 269-286 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Law, democracy, and the state of emergency. A theory-centred analysis of the democratic legal state in times of exception
Schottdorf, T., 12.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 28, 4, p. 423-437 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen
Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis
Newig, J., Jager, N. W., Kochskämper, E. & Challies, E., 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 21, 3, p. 213-227 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning to rule: Ministerial careers in post-communist democracies
Fettelschoss, K. & Nikolenyi, C., 17.11.2008, The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. Dowding, K. & Dumont, P. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 204-227 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Legislative Democracy in the Bundestag After Reunification
Koß, M., 01.2023, In: German Politics. 32, 1, p. 107-126 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legitimation problems of participatory processes in technology assessment and technology policy
Saretzki, T., 16.11.2012, In: Poiesis & Praxis. International Journal of Ethics and Technology Assessment. 9, 1-2, p. 7-26 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legitimität von Wahlen in der Transformation
Elischer, S. M., 22.04.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 22, 3, p. 419-428 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Lernpotentiale politischer Musik
Greco, S. A. & Oeftering, T., 2014, Musik und Politik: Politisch-kulturelles Lernen als Zugang Jugendlicher zur Politik?!. Kuhn, H-W., Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T. (eds.). Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 239-245 7 p. (Themen und Materialien).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction
De Clercq, D., Brieger, S. A. & Welzel, C., 01.04.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 4, p. 1361-1384 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Life Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Human, Economic, Social, and Psychological Capital
Delhey, J., Hess, S., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 10.2023, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 24, 7, p. 2201-2222 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lobbying in Europe: Public Affairs and the Lobbying Industry in 28 EU Countries, edited by A.Bitonti and P.Harris (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, ISBN 9781137552556)
Leipold, A., 02.01.2018, In: Journal of Common Market Studies. 56, 1, p. 204-205 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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MacLean, Nancy (2017): Democracy in Chains. The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America. Victoria/London: Scribe
Leipold, A., 03.2019, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 60, 1, p. 171-174 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Market and network corruption: Theory and evidence
Kravtsova, M. & Oshchepkov, A., 01.2024, In: Crime, Law and Social Change. 81, 1, p. 27-51 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Matthias Lemke, Demokratie im Ausnahmezustand. Wie Regierungen ihre Macht ausweiten, Frankfurt/New York: Campus 2017
Schottdorf, T., 2017, In: Zeitschrift für Politik. 64, 3, p. 396-399 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Mayoral Selection and the Demand and Supply of Women Mayors
Alexander, A. C., 04.2011, In: Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 32, 2, p. 114-135 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring Effective Democracy: The Human Empowerment Approach
Alexander, A. C. & Welzel, C., 2011, In: Comparative Politics. 43, 3, p. 271-289 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring Effective Democracy: a Defense
Alexander, A. C., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 01.2012, In: International Political Science Review. 33, 1, p. 41-62 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring Effective Democracy: A Defense
Alexander, A. C., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 2011, World Values Survey Association, p. 1-40, 40 p. (World Values Research; vol. 4, no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Measuring institutional overlap in global governance
Haftel, Y. Z. & Lenz, T., 01.04.2022, In: Review of International Organizations. 17, 2, p. 323-347 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Media Freedom and the Escalation of State Violence
Carey, S. C., González, B. & Mitchell, N. J., 05.2023, In: Political Studies. 71, 2, p. 440-462 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mehr als abstrakte Werte...-Menschenrechte und politische Bildung
Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T., 2017, Perspektiven auf Politikunterricht heute: Vom sozialwissenschaftlichen Sachunterricht bis zur Politiklehrerausbildung; Festschrift für Hans-Werner Kuhn . Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T. (eds.). 1 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 151-154 4 p. (Votum. Beiträge zur politischen Bildung und Politikwissenschaft; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Mehr Strategie wagen
Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 2011, In: Politik & Kommunikation. Juli/August, p. 14-15 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Modernization
Kruse, S., 01.01.2023, Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology. Grasso, M. & Giugni, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 301-305 5 p. 77Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Montesano Montessori, Nicolina, Michael Farrelly, und Jane Mulderrig (eds.) (2019): Critical Policy Discourse Analysis. Advances in Critical Policy Studies: Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing
Muench, S., 12.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 4, p. 785-788 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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MSPs for the SDGs: Assessing the collaborative governance architecture of multi-stakeholder partnerships for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
Glass, L-M., Newig, J. & Ruf, S., 01.08.2023, In: Earth System Governance. 17, 17 p., 100182.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multi-level Governance, Policy Implementation and Participation: The EU’s Mandated Participatory Planning Approach to Implementing Environmental Policy
Newig, J. & Koontz, T. M., 07.02.2014, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 21, 2, p. 248-267 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Musik und Politik: Politisch-kulturelles Lernen als Zugang Jugendlicher zur Politik?!
Kuhn, H-W. (ed.), Gloe, M. (ed.) & Oeftering, T. (ed.), 2014, Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 260 p. (Themen und Materialien)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Negotiating democracy with authoritarian regimes. EU democracy promotion in North Africa
van Hüllen, V., 04.07.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 5, p. 869-888 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neue Formeln zur Macht?
Grotz, F., 2012, "Superwahljahr" 2011 und die Folgen . Jesse, E. & Sturm, R. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 215-233 19 p. (Parteien und Wahlen; no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Non-invariance? An Overstated Problem With Misconceived Causes
Welzel, C., Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Inglehart, R. F., 08.2023, In: Sociological Methods and Research. 52, 3, p. 1368-1400 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung und EU Hochwasserrisikomanagement-Richtlinie
Newig, J., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Kochskämper, E., 2014, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 58, 6, p. 339-340 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Ohne Ambition ist alle Strategie nichts
Tils, R., 2013, Zwischen Macht und Ohnmacht: Facetten erfolgreicher Politik. Eckert, G., Novy, L. & Schwickert, D. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 173-179 7 p. (Politik als Beruf).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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One voice, one message, but conflicting goals: Cohesiveness and consistency in the European Neighbourhood Policy
Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 08.2014, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 21, 7, p. 1033–1049 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Overselling democracy–claiming legitimacy? The link between democratic pretention, notions of democracy and citizens' evaluations of regimes' democraticness
Brunkert, L. J., 09.08.2022, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 4, 17 p., 880709.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional?
Vercesi, M., 11.2015, In: Modern Italy. 20, 4, p. 395-410 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review