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 Bildung als lebenslanges Lernen

    Lange, D. (ed.) & Oeftering, T. (ed.), 2014, 1 ed. Schwalbach am Taunus: Wochenschau-Verlag. 220 p. (Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung (GPJE); vol. 13)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesEducation

  2. Published
  3. Published

    Strategien für den Regierungswechsel: Die krummen Wege und der Stolpergang

    Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 2013, In: Neue Gesellschaft, Frankfurter Hefte. 1-2, p. 12-15 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Das deutsche Klimaziel im europäischen Kontext: Strategische Implikationen im Wahljahr 2013

    Geden, O. & Tils, R., 01.01.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Politikberatung. 6, 1, p. 24-28 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Vor der maximalen strategischen Herausforderung

    Tils, R., 2013, In: Berliner Republik : das Debattenmagazin. 14, 5, p. 29-31 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Strategie zählt. Die Bundestagswahl 2013

    Tils, R. & Raschke, J., 2013, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 62, 48-49, p. 20-27 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Piero Ignazi (2012) Forza senza legittimità. Il vicolo cieco dei partiti (Rome-Bari: Laterza)

    Vercesi, M., 01.12.2013, In: Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 18, 5, p. 664-666 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  8. Published

    La teoria dello sviluppo politico di Stein Rokkan: dalla formazione dello Stato-nazione alla democrazia

    Vercesi, M., 2014, I Maestri delle scienze sociali. Solano, G. & Sozzi, F. (eds.). Villafranca: Limina Mentis , Vol. 2. p. 269-286 18 p.

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

  9. Published

    Appointing to Govern: Party Patronage in Europe

    Vercesi, M., 2014, In: Public Administration Review . 74, 1, p. 131-133 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  10. Published

    The Bigger Picture of Corruption: Europe in Comparative Perspective

    Kubbe, I., 15.05.2014, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 26 p. (CSD Working Papers).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers