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
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Bohle, Dorothee, und Béla Greskovits. Capitalist Diversity on Europe's Periphery. Ithaca/London. Cornell University Press 2012
Leipold, A., 2015, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 56, 4, p. 727-729 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Kruck, Andreas. Private Ratings, Public Regulations. Credit Rating Agencies and Global Financial Governance. Basingstoke. Palgrave/Macmillan, 2011
Leipold, A., 2014, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 55, 4, p. 768-770 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Collins, Randall, Dynamik der Gewalt. Eine mikrosoziologische Theorie
Leipold, A., 01.02.2012, In: Das Argument. 54, 1-2, p. 286 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Governance approaches to address scale issues in biodiversity management – current situation and ways forward
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Newig, J., Schaal, T. & Velten, S., 2016, Lund: Lund University, 4 p. (MULTAGRI Policy Brief; no. 3/2016).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Disentangling Puzzles of Spatial Scales and Participation in Environmental Governance: The Case of Governance Re-scaling Through the European Water Framework Directive
Newig, J., Schulz, D. & Jager, N. W., 01.12.2016, In: Environmental Management. 58, 6, p. 998 - 1014 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How does the context and design of participatory decision making processes affect their outcomes? Evidence from sustainable land management in global drylands
de Vente, J., Reed, M. S., Stringer, L. C., Valente, S. & Newig, J., 01.01.2016, In: Ecology and Society. 21, 2, 24 p., 24.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Participation for effective environmental governance? Evidence from Water Framework Directive implementation in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom
Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Newig, J. & Jager, N. W., 01.10.2016, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 181, p. 737-748 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition
Welzel, C. P., Alexander, A. & Inglehart, R., 01.11.2016, In: Social Indicators Research. 129, 2, p. 909-935 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stadt, lokale Politik, Variation. Annäherung an eine Forschungsagenda
Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 08.2016, Variationen des Städtischen – Variationen lokaler Politik. Barbehön, M. & Münch, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1-21 22 p. (Stadtforschung aktuell).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Variationen des Städtischen – Variationen lokaler Politik
Barbehön, M. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 08.2016, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 373 p. (Stadtforschung aktuell)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Introduction: The representative turn in EU studies
Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D., 13.08.2013, The representative turn in EU studies . Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D. (eds.). Abingdon: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 1-16 16 p. (Journal of European public policy series; vol. 20, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The representative turn in EU studies
Kröger, S. (ed.) & Friedrich, D. (ed.), 08.04.2016, Abingdon: Taylor and Francis Inc. 145 p. (Journal of European public policy series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Party Gate-Keeping and Women’s Appointment to Parliamentary Committees: Evidence from the Italian Case
Pansardi, P. & Vercesi, M., 23.01.2017, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 70, 1, p. 62-83 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quando mancano i votanti: il caso delle elezioni primarie dell'Emilia-Romagna.
Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2016, Selezionare i Presidenti : Le Primarie regionali in Italia. de Luca, M. & Rombi, S. (eds.). Edizioni Epoké, p. 105-121 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Book review: R.A.W. Rhodes and Paul 't Hart (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Leadership
Vercesi, M., 05.2016, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 14, 2, p. 280-280 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Misconceptions of Measurement Equivalence: Time for a Paradigm Shift
Welzel, C. & Inglehart, R. F., 01.07.2016, In: Comparative Political Studies. 49, 8, p. 1068-1094 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Globalisierung
Oeftering, T., 2015, Handbuch politische Erwachsenenbildung. Hufer, K-P. & Lange, D. (eds.). Schwalbach/Taunus: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 153-162 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Inklusion als Thema der politischen Bildung: Thesen
Oeftering, T., 2016, Menschenrechte und Inklusion. Hugoth, M., Schwendemann, W. & Stöbener, A. P. (eds.). Berlin: LIT Verlag, p. 191-204 14 p. (Erinnern und Lernen: Texte zur Menschenrechtspädagogik ; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Beyond National Policymaking: Conceptions of Myth in Interpretive Policy Analysis and Their Value for IR
Münch, S., 13.06.2016, Myth and Narrative in International Politics: Interpretive Approaches to the Study of IR. Bliesemann de Guevara, B. (ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 47-66 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Coalition Politics and Inter-Party Conflict Management: A Theoretical Framework
Vercesi, M., 01.04.2016, In: POLITICS & POLICY. 44, 2, p. 168-219 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Umweltpolitik
Saretzki, T., 16.10.2015, Kleines Lexikon der Politik. Nohlen, D. & Grotz, F. (eds.). 6 ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 674-677 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Education
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Habermas, critical theory and public policy
Saretzki, T., 18.12.2015, Handbook of Critical Policy Studies. Fischer, F., Torgerson, D., Durnová, A. & Orsini, M. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 67-91 25 p. (Handbooks of Research on Public Policy).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Transforming European Water Governance? Participation and River Basin Management under the EU Water Framework Directive in 13 Member States
Jager, N. W., Challies, E., Kochskämper, E., Newig, J., Benson, D., Blackstock, K., Collins, K., Ernst, A., Evers, M., Feichtinger, J., Fritsch, O., Gooch, G., Grund, W., Hedelin, B., Hernández-Mora, N., Frank, H., Huitema, D., Irvine, K., Klinke, A., Lange, L., Loupsans, D., Lubell, M., Maganda, C., Matczak, P., Parés, M., Saarikoski, H., Slavíková, L., van der Arend, S. & von Korff, Y., 19.04.2016, In: Water. 8, 4, 22 p., 156.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Embedding Evidence on Conservation Interventions Within a Context of Multilevel Governance
Ekroos, J., Leventon, J., Fischer, J., Newig, J. & Smith, H. G., 01.01.2017, In: Conservation Letters. 10, 1, p. 139-145 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reviving wood-pastures for biodiversity and people: A case study from western Estonia
Roellig, M., Sutcliffe, L. M. E., Sammul, M., von Wehrden, H., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.03.2016, In: Ambio. 45, 2, p. 185-195 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Parteien in parlamentarischen Demokratien: das Lebenswerk von Peter Mair: Van Biezen, Ingrid (Hrsg.): On Parties, Party Systems and Democracy. Selected Writings of Peter Mair, ECPR Press, Colchester 2014, 634 Seiten, € 56,90
Müller-Rommel, F., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 46, 4, p. 894-895 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Das Leitbild der Mischung im Vergleich: Deutschland, die Niederlande und Großbritannien
Münch, S., 04.01.2016, Migrationsmanagement 2. Biffl, G. & Dimmel, N. (eds.). Bad Vöslau: Omninum Verlag, p. 45-58 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Declining willingness to fight for one’s country: The Individual-level Basis of the Long Peace
Inglehart, R., Puranen, B. & Welzel, C. P., 16.07.2015, In: Journal of Peace Research. 52, 4, p. 418-434 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Buchbesprechung: Selbstbildung und Bürgeridentität (2015). Politische Bildung vor dem Hintergrund der politischen Theorie von Charles Taylor. Von C. Meyer-Heidemann (978-3-7344-0049-0)
Oeftering, T., 2015, In: Politisches Lernen. 3-4/15, p. 55 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Buchbesprechung: Solange die sich im Klassenzimmer anständig benehmen. Politiklehrer/innen und ihr Umgang mit rechtsextremer Jugendkultur in der Schule von R. Behrens
Oeftering, T., 2015, In: Politisches Lernen. 1-2/15, p. 75 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Education
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Die Wichtigkeit des "Zeitlassens": Fritz Reheis geht in Pension, aber nicht in den Ruhestand
Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T., 2015, In: Forum Politikunterricht. 2-3, p. 27 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Widerstand als Aufgabe und Ziel politischer Bildung? Die Tagung “Kompetenz zum Widerstand — eine vernachlässigte Bildungsaufgabe” an der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Gloe, M. & Oeftering, T., 2015, In: Politisches Lernen. 33, 3-4, p. 19-21 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Ein bisschen Frieden... Lieder gegen den Krieg und für den Frieden als Medium politischer Bildungsprozesse
Oeftering, T. & Gloe, M., 2016, Jahrbuch Demokratiepädagogik 4 : Friedenspädagogik und Demokratiepädagogik. Rademacher, H. & Wintersteiner, W. (eds.). Schwalbach/Taunus: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 159-167 9 p. (Jahrbuch Demokratiepädagogik; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Sprache und inklusive politische Bildung: Anstöße zum Weiterdenken - eine Replik
Oeftering, T., 2015, Didaktik der inklusiven politischen Bildung . Dönges, C., Hilpert, W. & Zurstrassen, B. (eds.). Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 139-142 4 p. (Schriftenreihe; vol. 1617).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Hannah Arendts Begriff des Politischen und Inklusion
Oeftering, T., 2015, Didaktik der inklusiven politischen Bildung. Dönges, C., Hilpert, W. & Zurstrassen, B. (eds.). Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 60 - 68 9 p. (Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung; Schriftenreihe; vol. 1617).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Croatia
Seha, E., 13.10.2016, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Fruhstorfer, A. & Hein, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 221-241 21 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Problem Definition and Agenda-Setting in Critical Perspective
Barbehön, M., Münch, S. & Lamping, W., 12.2015, Handbook of Critical Policy Studies. Fischer, F., Torgerson, D., Orsini, M. & Durnova, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 241-258 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Participatory and collaborative governance for sustainable flood risk management: An emerging research agenda
Challies, E., Newig, J., Thaler, T., Kochskämper, E. & Levin-Keitel, M., 01.01.2016, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 55, 2, p. 275-280 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring governance learning: How policymakers draw on evidence, experience and intuition in designing participatory flood risk planning
Newig, J., Kochskämper, E., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 01.01.2016, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 55, p. 353-360 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization: Testing the Emancipatory Theory of Democracy
Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Kruse, S., 2016, 1 ed., World Values Survey Association, 67 p. (World Values Research; vol. 8, no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Präsidenten und Regierungen in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
Müller-Rommel, F. & Grotz, F., 2016, Handbuch Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. Lauth, H-J., Kneuer, M. & Pickel, G. (eds.). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 483-495 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Case Study Analysis
Seha, E. & Müller-Rommel, F., 30.12.2016, Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Political Science. Keman, H. & Woldendorp, J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 419-429 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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West Africa
Elischer, S., 2015, Africa Yearbook, Volume 11: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2014. Hofmeier, R., Melber, H., Elischer, S., Elischer, S. & Mehler, A. (eds.). Brill, p. 33-55 23 p. (Africa Yearbook; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Transition als politische Gelegenheit und Demobilisierung von Bewegungen (Klandermans, Bert/van Stralen, Cornelis (Hg.) 2015: Movements in Times of Democratic Transition)
Wienkoop, N-K., 01.06.2015, In: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 28, 2, p. 118-120 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Agricultural Sector as crucial for the Sahel zone
Wienkoop, N-K., 2015, In: Etudes internationales. 128/129, p. 141-153 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Transfer › peer-review
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Taking animals seriously: Interpreting and institutionalizing human-animal relations in modern democracies
Saretzki, T., 2015, In: Historical Social Research. 40, 4, p. 47 - 54 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional?
Vercesi, M., 11.2015, In: Modern Italy. 20, 4, p. 395-410 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Communication
Fischer, D., Lüdecke, G., Godemann, J., Michelsen, G., Newig, J., Rieckmann, M. & Schulz, D., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 139-148 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Auf der Suche nach dem "Geist der Mehrheitsentscheidung" zwischen Dezision, Deliberation und Demokratie
Saretzki, T., 2014, In: Erwägen, Wissen, Ethik. 25, 3, p. 478-480 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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The Struggle for EU Legitimacy: Public Contestation, 1950-2005, by Claudia Schrag Sternberg
Osterberg-Kaufmann, N., 08.2015, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 13, 3, p. 453-454 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research