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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POLICY ANALYSIS - AN INTRODUCTION - GERMAN - WINDHOFFHERITIER,A
Müller-Rommel, F., 12.1988, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 29, 4, p. 682-683 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The famine in Kazakhstan: historiographical reappraisals
Mark, R. A., 12.2004, In: Osteuropa. 54, 12, p. 112-130 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Politische Strategie: eine Grundlegung
Raschke, J. & Tils, R., 2007, 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 585 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Learning to rule: Ministerial careers in post-communist democracies
Fettelschoss, K. & Nikolenyi, C., 17.11.2008, The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. Dowding, K. & Dumont, P. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 204-227 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Party government in Central Eastern European democracies: A data collection (1990-2003)
Muller-Rommel, F., Fettelschoss, K. & Harfst, P., 01.10.2004, In: European Journal of Political Research. 43, 6, p. 869-894 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The politics of electoral systems
Harfst, P., 01.12.2007, In: Acta Politica. 42, 4, p. 466-468 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Parteienregierungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa: empirische Befunde im Ländervergleich 1990 bis 2008
Müller-Rommel, F., Schultze, H., Harfst, P. & Fettelschoß, K., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 39, 4, p. 810-831 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Von der typologischen zur dimensionalen Analyse parlamentarischer Demokratien: konzeptionelle Überlegungen am Beispiel Mittelosteuropas
Müller-Rommel, F., Harfst, P. & Schultze, H., 2008, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 49, 4, p. 669-694 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Wahlsystemwandel in Mittelosteuropa: Strategisches Design einer politischen Institution
Harfst, P., 2008, 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 320 p. ( Forschung Politik)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Parlamentarische Informations- und Kontrollressourcen in 22 westlichen Demokratien
Schnapp, K-U. & Harfst, P., 2005, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 36, 2, p. 348-370 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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International Relations in Europe: Traditions, Perspectives and Destinations
Fortin, J., 2009, In: Swiss Political Science Review. 15, 1, p. 188-196 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Transnational labour solidarity: Mechanisms of commitment to cooperation within the European trade union movement
Gajewska, K., 10.05.2009, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 230 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Public Finance and Post-Communist Party Development
Pettai, V., 2010, In: Journal of Baltic Studies. 41, 2, p. 271-274 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Governing Climate Change by Diffusion: Transnational Municipal Networks as Catalysts of Policy Spread
Hakelberg, L., 2011, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, 92 p. (FFU-Report; vol. 2011, no. 08).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Measuring Effective Democracy: a Defense
Alexander, A. C., Inglehart, R. & Welzel, C., 01.2012, In: International Political Science Review. 33, 1, p. 41-62 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Peter Neumann/Denise Renger (Hrsg) Sachunmittelbare Demokratie im interdisziplinären und internationalen Kontext 2008/09 (Nomos). Christina Eder Direkte Demokratie auf subnationaler Ebene. (Nomos)
Grotz, F., 2011, In: Jahrbuch Extremismus & Demokratie. 23, p. 259-260 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Grüne Parteien
Müller-Rommel, F., 2011, Kleines Lexikon der Politik. Nohlen, D. & Grotz, F. (eds.). 5. ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 248-250 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Transfer
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Between joint project, institutional bargaining and symbolic politics: initiatives for federalism reform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Grotz, F. & Poier, K., 01.11.2012, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 6, 2, Supplement, p. 77-101 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From Old Times to New Europe: The Polish Struggle for Democracy and Constitutionalism; Agata Fijalkowski; Ashgate, 2010, ISBN 978-0-75467-3385
Seha, E., 2011, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 19, 3, p. 440-441 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Mayoral Selection and the Demand and Supply of Women Mayors
Alexander, A. C., 04.2011, In: Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 32, 2, p. 114-135 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review