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. Published

    Corruptive Patterns of Patronage in South East Europe by Plamen K. Georgiev

    Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 2010, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 8, 2, p. 269-70 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  2. Published

    Bahr, Daniel

    Oeftering, T., 2015, Kanzler und Minister 2005 - 2013: Biografisches Lexikon der deutschen Bundesregierungen. Kempf, U., Merz, H-G. & Gloe, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 69-72 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  3. Published

    The Government and its Hard Decisions: How Conflict is Managed within the Coalition

    Vercesi, M. & Marangoni, F., 17.12.2014, The Challenge of Coalition Government: The Italian Case. Conti, N. & Marangoni, F. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 17-35 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    EU Democracy Promotion and the Arab Spring: International Cooperation and Authoritarianism

    van Hüllen, V., 2015, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 242 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Redistributive Tax Co-operation: Automatic Exchange of Information, US Power and the Absence of Joint Gains

    Hakelberg, L., 2016, Global Tax Governance: What is wrong with it and how to fix it. Dietsch, P. & Rixen, T. (eds.). Colchester: ECPR Press, p. 123-155 33 p. (ECPR - Studies in european political science).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesEducationpeer-review

  7. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Atkinson, Anthony B. Inequality. What Can Be Done? Cambridge/Massachusetts. Harvard University Press 2015

    Leipold, A., 20.12.2017, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 58, 4, p. 639 - 641 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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