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

    Politische Musik im Politikunterricht - ein Beitrag politisch-kultureller Bildung zur Emanzipation von SchülerInnen?

    Oeftering, T., 2017, Emanzipation: Zum Konzept der Mündigkeit in der Politischen Bildung. Greco, S. A. & Lange, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 190-198 9 p. (Politik und Bildung; vol. 83).

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

  2. Published

    Emotionen und politisches Lernen

    Oeftering, T. & Uhl, H., 2017, Konzeptionen, Strategien und Inhaltsfelder Politischer Bildung. Lange, D. & Reinhardt, V. (eds.). 1 ed. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 560-575 16 p. (Basiswissen politische Bildung: Handbuch für den sozialwissenschaftlichen Unterricht; vol. 1).

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

  3. Published

    What Kind of Veto Player Is the Italian Senate? A Comparative Analysis of European Second Chambers

    Vercesi, M., 30.11.2017, In: Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 22, 5, p. 604-623 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Politikwissenschaft: "Ein Fach mit Ausstrahlung"

    Müller-Rommel, F., 2017, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 27, 1, p. 75-77 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Demokratische Repräsentationsprinzipien in Mittelosteuropa: Zur Konsolidierung der Parteiensysteme von 1990-2015

    Müller-Rommel, F., 2017, Demokratie, Diktatur, Gerechtigkeit: Festschrift für Wolfgang Merkel. Croissant, A., Kneip, S. & Petring, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 221-240 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Addressing Complexity in Environmental Management and Governance

    Kirschke, S. & Newig, J., 07.06.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 6, 18 p., 983.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Policy implementation through multi-level governance: analysing practical implementation of EU air quality directives in Germany

    Gollata, J. A. M. & Newig, J., 24.09.2017, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 24, 9, p. 1308-1327 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Interrogating urban crisis: Cities in the governance and contestation of austerity

    Bayirbag, M. K., Davies, J. S. & Münch, S., 01.07.2017, In: Urban Studies. 54, 9, p. 2023–2038 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review