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. Working papers › Research
  2. Published

    Generalizing Trust: How Out-Group Trust Grows Beyond In-Group Trust

    Delhey, J. & Welzel, C., 2012, p. 49-74, 26 p. (World Values Research; vol. 5, no. 3).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Following a Global Script?

    Börzel, T. A., van Hüllen, V. & Lohaus, M., 2013, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 700, 43 p. (SFB-Governance Working Paper Series; no. 42).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Governing Climate Change by Diffusion: Transnational Municipal Networks as Catalysts of Policy Spread

    Hakelberg, L., 2011, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, 92 p. (FFU-Report; vol. 2011, no. 08).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Islam and Patriarchy: How Robust is Muslim Support for Patriarchal Values ?

    Alexander, A. C. & Welzel, C., 2011, World Values Survey Association, p. 40-70, 31 p. (World Values Research; vol. 4, no. 2).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    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 paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization: Testing the Emancipatory Theory of Democracy

    Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Kruse, S., 2016, 1 ed., World Values Survey Association, 67 p. (World Values Research; vol. 8, no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Relevanz regionaler Aktivitäten für Hochschulen und das Wissenschaftssystem

    Koschatzky, K., Hufnagl, M., Kroll, H., Daimer, S. & Schulze, N., 2011, Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer Verlag, 31 p. (Arbeitspapiere Unternehmen und Region Nr. R3/2011; no. R3/2011).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Salafisten in Afrika: nicht zwingend Wegbereiter des Terrorismus

    Elischer, S., 2014, Hamburg: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 7 p. (GIGA Focus Afrika; vol. 3).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    The Bigger Picture of Corruption: Europe in Comparative Perspective

    Kubbe, I., 15.05.2014, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 26 p. (CSD Working Papers).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  11. Published

    The EU’s Governance Transfer: From External Promotion to Internal Protection?

    van Hüllen, V. & Börzel, T. A., 2013, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 700, 31 p. (SFB-Governance Working Paper Series; no. 56).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  12. Published

    The Power Politics of International Tax Cooperation: Why Luxembourg and Austria accepted automatic exchange of information on foreign account holders' interest income

    Hakelberg, L., 2014, San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 16 p. (EUI Working Papers; vol. 2014, no. 26).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  13. Published

    The Sweet Temptation of Corruption: Understanding Corrupt Actions by Experiments in the US and Germany

    Kubbe, I., 31.03.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 46 p. (CSD Working Papers).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  14. Published

    Una opinión pública termostática: El efecto de las crisis económicas y la acción gubernamental en las preferencias de políticas públicas en Cataluña

    Romero, X., 2018, Barcelona: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 9 p. (Quaderns de l'ICPS; vol. 15).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  15. Book › Research
  16. Published

    Der europäische Citoyen: normative Figur und empirische Bedeutungsvielfalt im Kontext zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation

    Wach, L., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 217 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  17. Published
  18. Published

    Green Parties in National Governments

    Müller-Rommel, F. (ed.) & Poguntke, T. (ed.), 05.11.2013, London: Frank Cass Publishers. 168 p. (Environmental politics; vol. 11, no. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  19. Published

    Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU

    Heinelt, H. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 26.01.2018, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 398 p. (Handbooks of research on public policy)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  20. Published

    Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen

    Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  21. Published

    Party Politics and Democracy in Europe: Essays in honour of Peter Mair

    Müller-Rommel, F. (ed.) & Casal Bertoa, F. (ed.), 11.08.2015, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 264 p. (West European politics series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  22. Published

    Politische Strategie: eine Grundlegung

    Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 2007, 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 585 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook