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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One voice, one message, but conflicting goals: Cohesiveness and consistency in the European Neighbourhood Policy
Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 08.2014, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 21, 7, p. 1033–1049 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cross-level Information and Influence in Mandated Participatory Planning: Alternative Pathways to Sustainable Water Management in Germany’s Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive
Koontz, T. M. & Newig, J., 05.2014, In: Land Use Policy. 38, p. 594–604 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tagungsberichte
Böttcher, F., 01.12.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 7, 4, p. 359-368 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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RECOVERING THE HISTORY OF A DEFEATED SOCIAL MOVEMENT: The Yearning for Relief: A History of the Sawaba Movement in Niger. By Klaas van Walraven . Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2013. Pp. xxvii + 968. $136; €98, paperback (isbn 9789004245747)
Elischer, S., 11.2013, In: Journal of African History. 54, 3, p. 459-461 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Water, Rivers and Wetlands
Newig, J. & Challies, E., 2014, Routledge Handbook of global Environmental Politics. Harris, P. (ed.). London & New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 439-452 14 p. 34. (Routledge Handbooks).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Patching Together a Global Script
Börzel, T. A. (ed.) & van Hüllen, V. (ed.), 2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 298 p. (Governance and Limited Statehood)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Basic Personal Values Underlie and Give Coherence to Political Values: A Cross National Study in 15 Countries
Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., Vecchione, M., Bain, P. G., Bianchi, G., Caprara, M. G., Cieciuch, J., Kirmanoglu, H., Baslevent, C., Lönnqvist, J. E., Mamali, C., Manzi, J., Pavlopoulos, V., Posnova, T., Schoen, H., Silvester, J., Tabernero, C., Torres, C., Verkasalo, M., Vondráková, E., Welzel, C. & Zaleski, Z., 12.2014, In: Political Behavior. 36, 4, p. 899-930 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corruption and Trust: A model design
Kubbe, I., 01.12.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 7, 1 Supplement Issue, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens
Welzel, C. & Dalton, R., 2014, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Christian, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 282-306 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Political Culture and Value Change
Dalton, R. & Welzel, C., 2014, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). 1. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Governance Transfer by Regional Organizations: Following a Global Script?
Börzel, T. A., van Hüllen, V. & Lohaus, M., 2013, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 700, 43 p. (SFB-Governance Working Paper Series; no. 42).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The EU’s Governance Transfer: From External Promotion to Internal Protection?
van Hüllen, V. & Börzel, T. A., 2013, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 700, 31 p. (SFB-Governance Working Paper Series; no. 56).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The 'Arab Spring' and the spiral model: Tunisia and Morocco
van Hüllen, V., 2013, The Persistent Power of Human Rights: From Commitment to Compliance. Risse, T., Ropp, S. & Sikkink, K. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 182-199 (Cambridge studies in international relations).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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State-Building and the European Union's Fight against Corruption in the Southern Caucasus: Why Legitimacy Matters
Börzel, T. A. & van Hüllen, V., 10.2014, In: Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions . 27, 4, p. 613-634 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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The European Union and Democracy Promotion in the Mediterranean: Strategic Choices after the Arab Spring
van Hüllen, V., 2012, Policy Change in the EU's Immediate Neighourhood: A Sectoral Approach . Börzel, T. A. & Böttger, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 119-144 25 p. (Europäische Schriften; vol. 93).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Transnationalising Euro-Mediterranean Relations: The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network as an Intermediary Actor
van Hüllen, V., 2009, Mediterranean Policies from Above and from Below. Schäfer, I. & Henry, J-R. (eds.). 1 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Vol. 1. p. 390-411 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Comparing EU and US Democracy Promotion in the Meditirranean and the Newly Independent States
van Hüllen, V. & Stahn, A., 2009, Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law: American and European Strategies. Magen, A., Risse, T. & McFaul, M. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 1. p. 118-149 32 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kommunikation, Partizipation und digitale Medien: Partizipation
Newig, J., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 381-397 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education