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
- Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Europeanisation through Cooperation? EU Democracy Promotion in Morocco and Tunisia
van Hüllen, V., 01.01.2012, In: West European Politics. 35, 1, p. 117-134 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Every single word: A New Data Set Including All Parliamentary Materials Published in Germany
Remschel, T. & Kröber, C., 22.04.2022, In: Government and Opposition. 57, 2, p. 276-295 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment
Foa, R. S. & Welzel, C., 19.05.2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 12 p., 1117550.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany
Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 2023, In: Journal of Trust Research. 13, 2, p. 140-163 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experiments in climate governance: A systematic review of research on energy and built environment transitions
Kivimaa, P., Hildén, M., Huitema, D., Jordan, A. & Newig, J., 15.12.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 169, p. 17 - 29 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring governance learning: How policymakers draw on evidence, experience and intuition in designing participatory flood risk planning
Newig, J., Kochskämper, E., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 01.01.2016, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 55, p. 353-360 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Forced exit from the joint-decision trap: US power and the harmonisation of company taxation in the EU
Hakelberg, L., 05.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of European Public Policy. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Free movement and the emergence of European social citizenship
Blome, K., Friedrich, D. & Nanz, P., 2012, In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (ÖZP). 41, 4, p. 383-398 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Führt Bürgerbeteiligung in umweltpolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen zu mehr Effektivität und Legitimität?
Newig, J., Jager, N. W. & Challies, E., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 22, 4, p. 527-564 38 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gender Equality in Academia: Bad News from the Trenches, and Some Possible Solutions
Monroe, K., Ozyurt, S., Wrigley, T. & Alexander, A. C., 06.2008, In: Perspectives on Politics. 6, 2, p. 215-233 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Generalizing Trust: The Benign Force of Emancipation
Welzel, C. & Delhey, J., 09.08.2015, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 46, 7, p. 875-896 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic Factors, Cultural Predispositions, Happiness and Gender Equality
Inglehart, R. F., Borinskaya, S., Anna, C., Jaanus, H., Inglehart, R. C., Eduard, P. & Welzel, C., 2014, In: Journal of Research in Gender Studies. 4, 1, p. 32-100 69 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Globalization’s limits to the environmental state? Integrating telecoupling into global environmental governance
Lenschow, A., Newig, J. & Challies, E., 02.01.2016, In: Environmental Politics. 25, 1, p. 136-159 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grist to the mill of subversion: strikes and coups in counterinsurgencies
Gläßel, C., González, B. & Scharpf, A., 01.12.2020, In: European Journal of International Relations. 26, 4, p. 1032-1060 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How does collaborative governance evolve? Insights from a medium-n case comparison
Ulibarri, N., Emerson, K., Imperial, M. T., Jager, N. W., Newig, J. & Weber, E., 01.10.2020, In: Policy and Society. 39, 4, p. 617-637 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How does the context and design of participatory decision making processes affect their outcomes? Evidence from sustainable land management in global drylands
de Vente, J., Reed, M. S., Stringer, L. C., Valente, S. & Newig, J., 01.01.2016, In: Ecology and Society. 21, 2, 24 p., 24.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How important is culture to understand political protest?
Li Donni, P., Marino, M. & Welzel, C., 01.12.2021, In: World Development. 148, 15 p., 105661.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: The Multilevel Evidence
Almakaeva, A., Welzel, C. & Ponarin, E., 01.10.2018, In: Social Indicators Research. 139, 3, p. 923-962 40 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating rural development and biodiversity conservation in Central Romania
Newig, J., Milcu, A. I., Hartel, T., Mikulcak, F. & Fischer, J., 06.2013, In: Environmental Conservation. 40, 2, p. 129-137 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review