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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    International Relations in Europe: Traditions, Perspectives and Destinations

    Fortin, J., 2009, In: Swiss Political Science Review. 15, 1, p. 188-196 9 p.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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    Piero Ignazi (2012) Forza senza legittimità. Il vicolo cieco dei partiti (Rome-Bari: Laterza)

    Vercesi, M., 01.12.2013, In: Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 18, 5, p. 664-666 3 p.

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    POLICY ANALYSIS - AN INTRODUCTION - GERMAN - WINDHOFFHERITIER,A

    Müller-Rommel, F., 12.1988, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 29, 4, p. 682-683 2 p.

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    Public Finance and Post-Communist Party Development

    Pettai, V., 2010, In: Journal of Baltic Studies. 41, 2, p. 271-274 4 p.

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    Social Policy in the European Union by Karen M Anderson. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

    Vercesi, M., 08.2017, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 15, 3, p. 490-491 2 p.

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    The Italian Parliament in the European Union, edited by Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli, Portland, Hart Publishing, 2017.

    Vercesi, M., 2021, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 13, 1, p. 121-122 2 p.

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    The politics of electoral systems

    Harfst, P., 01.12.2007, In: Acta Politica. 42, 4, p. 466-468 3 p.

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    The Price of Democracy. How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It.

    Leipold, A., 09.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 3, p. 655-658 4 p.

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    THE SOVIET-UNION UNDERGOING RADICAL CHANGE - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES AND LIMITS OF THE REFORM POLICY OF GORBACHEV - GERMAN - MEISSNER,B

    Geierhos, W., 06.1989, In: Osteuropa. 39, 6, p. 593-594 2 p.

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    The Struggle for EU Legitimacy: Public Contestation, 1950-2005, by Claudia Schrag Sternberg

    Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 08.2015, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 13, 3, p. 453-454 2 p.

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    Zivilgesellschaftliche Partizipation in der EU-(Forschung): Eine ernüchternde Bilanz

    Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D., 2012, In: Integration. 35, 1, p. 53-59 7 p.

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  32. Critical reviews › Education
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  35. Journal articles › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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    Aging studies of biodiesel and HVO and their testing as neat fuel and blends for exhaust emissions in heavy-duty engines and passenger cars

    Singer, A., Schroeder, O., Pabst, C., Munack, A., Buenger, J., Ruck, W. & Krahl, J., 01.08.2015, In: Fuel. 153, p. 595-603 9 p.

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    Auf der Suche nach dem "Geist der Mehrheitsentscheidung" zwischen Dezision, Deliberation und Demokratie

    Saretzki, T., 2014, In: Erwägen, Wissen, Ethik. 25, 3, p. 478-480 3 p.

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    Das deutsche Klimaziel im europäischen Kontext: Strategische Implikationen im Wahljahr 2013

    Geden, O. & Tils, R., 01.01.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Politikberatung. 6, 1, p. 24-28 5 p.

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    Deliberative Bürgerbeteiligung in der Priorisierungsdebatte: Welchen Beitrag können Bürger leisten ?

    Stumpf, S. & Raspe, H., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 106, 6, p. 418-425 8 p.

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    Die "normative Macht" der EU nach innen: Identität und Legitimität durch Europäische Außenpolitik

    van Hüllen, V., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für europarechtliche Studien. 11, 3, p. 565-578 13 p.

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    Doppelte Asymmetrie und Probleme des Machtwechsels

    Tils, R. & Raschke, J., 01.09.2012, In: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 25, 3, p. 83-87 5 p.

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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.

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    Mehr Strategie wagen

    Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 2011, In: Politik & Kommunikation. Juli/August, p. 14-15 2 p.

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    Stakeholderpartizipation und Priorisierung - eine Betrachtung des normativen Status quantitativer und qualitativer Methoden

    Friedrich, D. R., Stumpf, S. & Alber, K., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 106, 6, p. 412-417 6 p.

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    Strategien für den Regierungswechsel: Die krummen Wege und der Stolpergang

    Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 2013, In: Neue Gesellschaft, Frankfurter Hefte. 1-2, p. 12-15 4 p.

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    Strategie zählt. Die Bundestagswahl 2013

    Tils, R. & Raschke, J., 2013, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 62, 48-49, p. 20-27 8 p.

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    Technikpolitik, Technikfolgenabschätzung und Partizipation: Fritz Gloede (1994) revisited: Einsichten, Kritik und Perspektiven

    Saretzki, T., 01.04.2013, In: Technikfolgenabschätzung. 22, 1, p. 75-87 13 p.

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    Technik und Demokratie

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

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    Von Differenz zu Vielfalt zu Super-Diversity

    Münch, S., 01.05.2017, In: Migration und soziale Arbeit. 39, 1, p. 45-49 5 p.

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    Vor der maximalen strategischen Herausforderung

    Tils, R., 2013, In: Berliner Republik : das Debattenmagazin. 14, 5, p. 29-31 3 p.

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    Wertekrise und Strategie eines neuen Gleichgewichts

    Raschke, J., Tils, R. & Wiesendahl, E., 2012, In: Neue Gesellschaft, Frankfurter Hefte. 10, p. 33-35 3 p.

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