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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Der europäische Citoyen: normative Figur und empirische Bedeutungsvielfalt im Kontext zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation
Wach, L., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 217 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Montesano Montessori, Nicolina, Michael Farrelly, und Jane Mulderrig (eds.) (2019): Critical Policy Discourse Analysis. Advances in Critical Policy Studies: Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing
Muench, S., 12.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 4, p. 785-788 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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 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.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Political Institutions and Political Elites in Changing Liberal-Democracies
Vercesi, M., 2020, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 282 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
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Every single word: A New Data Set Including All Parliamentary Materials Published in Germany
Remschel, T. & Kröber, C., 22.04.2022, In: Government and Opposition. 57, 2, p. 276-295 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Clashing Values: Supranational Identities, Geopolitical Rivalry and Europe’s Growing Cultural Divide
Akaliyski, P. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2020, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 51, 9, p. 740-762 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Participation in River Basin Planning Under the Water Framework Directive – Has it Benefitted Good Water Status?
Rimmert, M., Baudoin, L., Cotta, B., Kochskämper, E. & Newig, J., 01.10.2020, In: Water Alternatives. 13, 3, p. 484-512 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cabinet Decision-Making in Parliamentary Systems
Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 438-459 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks online / Political science)(Oxford Handbooks ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Political Careers of Ministers and Prime Ministers
Müller-Rommel, F., Kroeber, C. & Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 229-250 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks)(Oxford handbooks online / Political Science).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Grist to the mill of subversion: strikes and coups in counterinsurgencies
Gläßel, C., González, B. & Scharpf, A., 01.12.2020, In: European Journal of International Relations. 26, 4, p. 1032-1060 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How does collaborative governance evolve? Insights from a medium-n case comparison
Ulibarri, N., Emerson, K., Imperial, M. T., Jager, N. W., Newig, J. & Weber, E., 01.10.2020, In: Policy and Society. 39, 4, p. 617-637 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cumulating evidence in environmental governance, policy and planning research: towards a research reform agenda
Newig, J. & Rose, M., 02.09.2020, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 22, 5, p. 667-681 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Holzhauser, Thorsten (2019): Die „Nachfolgepartei“. Die Integration der PDS in das politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1990–2005
Koß, M., 26.05.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 2, p. 393-395 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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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All the prime minister’s glory? Leader effects and accountability of prime ministers in parliamentary elections
Berz, J., 01.11.2020, In: Politics. 40, 4, p. 444-459 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Executive Power
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 19.02.2020, The SAGE Handbook of Political Science. Berg-Schlosser, D., Badie, B. & Morlino, L. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 2. p. 760-775 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 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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Democratic innovation and environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Elstub, S. & Escobar, O. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 324-338 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Radical right populism and religion: mapping parties’ religious communication in Western Europe
Schwörer, J. & Romero-Vidal, X., 24.01.2020, In: Religion, State and Society. 48, 1, p. 4-21 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Politicized Transnationalism: The Visegrád Countries in the Refugee Crisis
Koß, M. & Séville, A., 13.02.2020, In: Politics and Governance. 8, 1, p. 95-106 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conditionality of EU funds: an instrument to enforce EU fundamental values?
Blauberger, M. & van Huellen, V., 02.01.2021, In: Journal of European Integration. 43, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Barriers to naturalization: How dual citizenship restrictions impede full membership
Weinmann, M., 01.10.2022, In: International Migration. 60, 5, p. 237-251 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erratum zu: Neue Beiträge zur Krise des demokratischen Kapitalismus (Politische Vierteljahresschrift, (2020), 61, 3, (655-658), 10.1007/s11615-020-00264-0)
Leipold, A., 01.03.2022, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 63, 1, p. 163-163 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Recht und Kultur
Ausberg, I., Welzel, C., Jamme, C., Reimer, F. & Leeb, S., 2022, Rechtsgespräche: Recht im Kontext von Innovation | Entrepreneurship Nachhaltigkeit | Kultur | Europa. Terhechte, J. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 39-62 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Entscheidungen in fortführenden Begriffsklärungen
Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 85 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Entscheidungen in interdisziplinären Diskursen
Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 68-77 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Entscheidungen in politischen Prozessen
Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 20-22 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Accounting for numbers: Group characteristics and the choice of violent and nonviolent tactics
Dahl, M., Gates, S., Gleditsch, K. S. & Gonzalez, B., 25.04.2021, In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal. 16, 1, p. 5-25 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Importance of Expertise: Political Careers, Personnel Turnover, and Throughput Legitimacy in the European Parliament
Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2021, Personnel Turnover and the Legitimacy of the EU. Scherpereel, J. A. (ed.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 137-165 29 p. (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Democratic Horizons: what value change reveals about the future of democracy
Welzel, C., 04.07.2021, In: Democratization. 28, 5, p. 992-1016 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How important is culture to understand political protest?
Li Donni, P., Marino, M. & Welzel, C., 01.12.2021, In: World Development. 148, 15 p., 105661.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A community of shared values? Dimensions and dynamics of cultural integration in the European Union
Akaliyski, P., Welzel, C. & Hien, J., 19.05.2022, In: Journal of European Integration. 44, 4, p. 569-590 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen
Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Media Freedom and the Escalation of State Violence
Carey, S. C., González, B. & Mitchell, N. J., 05.2023, In: Political Studies. 71, 2, p. 440-462 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Society and territory: making sense of Italian populism from a historical perspective
Vercesi, M., 02.2023, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 31, 1, p. 111-131 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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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Non-invariance? An Overstated Problem With Misconceived Causes
Welzel, C., Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Inglehart, R. F., 08.2023, In: Sociological Methods and Research. 52, 3, p. 1368-1400 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring institutional overlap in global governance
Haftel, Y. Z. & Lenz, T., 01.04.2022, In: Review of International Organizations. 17, 2, p. 323-347 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Demokratie ohne Mehrheit? Die Volksparteien von gestern und der Parlamentarismus von morgen
Koß, M., 18.03.2021, München: dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 270 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer
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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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Participation in multi-level policy implementation: exploring the influence of governance culture
Gollata, J. A. M., Kochskämper, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 06.12.2021, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 64, 14, p. 2593-2617 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Success of collaboration for sustainable agriculture: a case study meta-analysis
Velten, S., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 10.2021, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 23, 10, p. 14619–14641 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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EU Policymaking at a Crossroads
Heinelt, H. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 08.12.2022, Edward Elgar Publishing. 284 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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The EU at a crossroads. Negotiations about the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027: Introduction to the book
Heinelt, H. & Münch, S., 08.12.2022, EU Policymaking at a Crossroads. Münch, S. & Heinelt, H. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 2-29 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Praising the leader: personalist legitimation strategies and the deterioration of executive constraints
Brunkert, L. & von Soest, C., 01.03.2023, In: Democratization. 30, 3, p. 419-439 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Water, rivers and wetlands: Governance paradigms and principles
Challies, E. & Newig, J., 25.03.2022, Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Second Edition. Harris, P. G. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 512-525 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review