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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Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways
Newig, J., Derwort, P. & Jager, N. W., 03.2019, In: Ecology and Society. 24, 1, 14 p., 18.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Systematic learning in water governance: insights from five local adaptive management projects for water quality innovation
Kochskämper, E., Koontz, T. M. & Newig, J., 03.2021, In: Ecology and Society. 26, 1, 13 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The comparative study of governments and ministers: Jean Blondel’s legacy
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 31.01.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Political Science. 11 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
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The effect of voters’ economic perception, Brexit and campaigns on the evaluation of party leaders over time
Berz, J., 01.05.2020, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 22, 2, p. 202-219 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The legacy of war: The effect of militias on postwar repression
Carey, S. C. & González, B., 05.2021, In: Conflict Management and Peace Science. 38, 3, p. 247-269 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Myth of Asian Exceptionalism: Response to Bomhoff and Gu
Welzel, C., 10.2012, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 43, 7, p. 1039-1054 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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THE OCTOBER-REVOLUTION AS CYCLICAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION: METHODICAL APPROACHES TO INTERPRETING THE PROCESS OF CHANGE IN THE SOVIET-UNION
Geierhos, W., 02.1988, In: Osteuropa. 38, 2, p. 87-108 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Power to Resist: Mobilization and the Logic of Terrorist Attacks in Civil War
Polo, S. M. T. & González, B., 01.11.2020, In: Comparative Political Studies. 53, 13, p. 2029-2060 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Radius of Trust Problem Remains Resolved
Delhey, J., Newton, K. & Welzel, C., 25.12.2014, In: American Sociological Review. 79, 6, p. 1260-1265 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The rise and fall of GMOs in politics: party positions and mainstream party behaviour in Western Europe
Schwörer, J., Vidal, X. R. & Vallejo, S. M., 2023, In: Environmental Sociology. 9, 1, p. 93-106 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe
Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A. & Welzel, C., 12.02.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 26 p., e0295783.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The value of sub-national data: The dynamics of contentious politics in Nepal
González, B. & Vüllers, J., 01.09.2020, In: International Area Studies Review. 23, 3, p. 307-322 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Values in Crisis Project: A Three-Wave Panel Study in Germany and the United Kingdom
Welzel, C., Boehnke, K., Delhey, J., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U., Dragolov, G., Hess, S. & Larsen, M., 02.04.2024, In: Journal of Open Psychology Data. 12, 1, 11 p., 1.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Toward spatial fit in the governance of global commodity flows
Coenen, J., Sonderegger, G., Newig, J., Meyfroidt, P., Challies, E. R. T., Bager, S., Busck-Lumholt, L. M., Corbera, E., Friis, C., Frohn Pedersen, A., Laroche, P. C. S. J., Parra Paitan, C., Qin, S., Roux, N. & Zaehringer, J. G., 07.06.2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 2, 18 p., 24.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Toward the sustainability state? Conceptualizing national sustainability institutions and their impact on policy-making
Mathis, O. L., Rose, M., Newig, J. & Bauer, S., 06.2023, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 33, 3, p. 313-324 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transforming European Water Governance? Participation and River Basin Management under the EU Water Framework Directive in 13 Member States
Jager, N. W., Challies, E., Kochskämper, E., Newig, J., Benson, D., Blackstock, K., Collins, K., Ernst, A., Evers, M., Feichtinger, J., Fritsch, O., Gooch, G., Grund, W., Hedelin, B., Hernández-Mora, N., Frank, H., Huitema, D., Irvine, K., Klinke, A., Lange, L., Loupsans, D., Lubell, M., Maganda, C., Matczak, P., Parés, M., Saarikoski, H., Slavíková, L., van der Arend, S. & von Korff, Y., 19.04.2016, In: Water. 8, 4, 22 p., 156.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Two temperatures for one thermostat: The evolution of policy attitudes and support for independence in Catalonia (1991–2018)
Romero, X., 10.2020, In: Nations and Nationalism. 26, 4, p. 960-978 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review