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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women's Rights and Emancipative Values

    Alexander, A. & Welzel, C., 02.01.2015, In: International Review of Sociology. 25, 1, p. 144-165 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Europeanisation through Cooperation? EU Democracy Promotion in Morocco and Tunisia

    van Hüllen, V., 01.01.2012, In: West European Politics. 35, 1, p. 117-134 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment

    Foa, R. S. & Welzel, C., 19.05.2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 12 p., 1117550.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany

    Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 2023, In: Journal of Trust Research. 13, 2, p. 140-163 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Experiments in climate governance: A systematic review of research on energy and built environment transitions

    Kivimaa, P., Hildén, M., Huitema, D., Jordan, A. & Newig, J., 15.12.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 169, p. 17 - 29 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published
  9. E-pub ahead of print

    Forced exit from the joint-decision trap: US power and the harmonisation of company taxation in the EU

    Hakelberg, L., 05.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of European Public Policy. 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Free movement and the emergence of European social citizenship

    Blome, K., Friedrich, D. & Nanz, P., 2012, In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (ÖZP). 41, 4, p. 383-398 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Führt Bürgerbeteiligung in umweltpolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen zu mehr Effektivität und Legitimität?

    Newig, J., Jager, N. W. & Challies, E., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 22, 4, p. 527-564 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review