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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Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen
Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Media Freedom and the Escalation of State Violence
Carey, S. C., González, B. & Mitchell, N. J., 05.2023, In: Political Studies. 71, 2, p. 440-462 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Society and territory: making sense of Italian populism from a historical perspective
Vercesi, M., 02.2023, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 31, 1, p. 111-131 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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THE SOVIET-UNION UNDERGOING RADICAL CHANGE - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES AND LIMITS OF THE REFORM POLICY OF GORBACHEV - GERMAN - MEISSNER,B
Geierhos, W., 06.1989, In: Osteuropa. 39, 6, p. 593-594 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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THE OCTOBER-REVOLUTION AS CYCLICAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION: METHODICAL APPROACHES TO INTERPRETING THE PROCESS OF CHANGE IN THE SOVIET-UNION
Geierhos, W., 02.1988, In: Osteuropa. 38, 2, p. 87-108 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Non-invariance? An Overstated Problem With Misconceived Causes
Welzel, C., Brunkert, L., Kruse, S. & Inglehart, R. F., 08.2023, In: Sociological Methods and Research. 52, 3, p. 1368-1400 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measuring institutional overlap in global governance
Haftel, Y. Z. & Lenz, T., 01.04.2022, In: Review of International Organizations. 17, 2, p. 323-347 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Demokratie ohne Mehrheit? Die Volksparteien von gestern und der Parlamentarismus von morgen
Koß, M., 18.03.2021, München: dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 270 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer
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Systematic learning in water governance: insights from five local adaptive management projects for water quality innovation
Kochskämper, E., Koontz, T. M. & Newig, J., 03.2021, In: Ecology and Society. 26, 1, 13 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Participation in multi-level policy implementation: exploring the influence of governance culture
Gollata, J. A. M., Kochskämper, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 06.12.2021, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 64, 14, p. 2593-2617 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Success of collaboration for sustainable agriculture: a case study meta-analysis
Velten, S., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 10.2021, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 23, 10, p. 14619–14641 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der europäische Citoyen: normative Figur und empirische Bedeutungsvielfalt im Kontext zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation
Wach, L., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 217 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Montesano Montessori, Nicolina, Michael Farrelly, und Jane Mulderrig (eds.) (2019): Critical Policy Discourse Analysis. Advances in Critical Policy Studies: Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing
Muench, S., 12.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 4, p. 785-788 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The value of sub-national data: The dynamics of contentious politics in Nepal
González, B. & Vüllers, J., 01.09.2020, In: International Area Studies Review. 23, 3, p. 307-322 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Italian Parliament in the European Union, edited by Nicola Lupo and Giovanni Piccirilli, Portland, Hart Publishing, 2017.
Vercesi, M., 2021, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 13, 1, p. 121-122 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Political Institutions and Political Elites in Changing Liberal-Democracies
Vercesi, M., 2020, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 282 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Price of Democracy. How Money Shapes Politics and What to Do about It.
Leipold, A., 09.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 3, p. 655-658 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Clashing Values: Supranational Identities, Geopolitical Rivalry and Europe’s Growing Cultural Divide
Akaliyski, P. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2020, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 51, 9, p. 740-762 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Participation in River Basin Planning Under the Water Framework Directive – Has it Benefitted Good Water Status?
Rimmert, M., Baudoin, L., Cotta, B., Kochskämper, E. & Newig, J., 01.10.2020, In: Water Alternatives. 13, 3, p. 484-512 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cabinet Decision-Making in Parliamentary Systems
Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 438-459 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks online / Political science)(Oxford Handbooks ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Political Careers of Ministers and Prime Ministers
Müller-Rommel, F., Kroeber, C. & Vercesi, M., 30.07.2020, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives. Andeweg, R. B., Elgie, R., Helms, L., Kaarbo, J. & Müller-Rommel, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 229-250 22 p. (Oxford Handbooks)(Oxford handbooks online / Political Science).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Grist to the mill of subversion: strikes and coups in counterinsurgencies
Gläßel, C., González, B. & Scharpf, A., 01.12.2020, In: European Journal of International Relations. 26, 4, p. 1032-1060 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How does collaborative governance evolve? Insights from a medium-n case comparison
Ulibarri, N., Emerson, K., Imperial, M. T., Jager, N. W., Newig, J. & Weber, E., 01.10.2020, In: Policy and Society. 39, 4, p. 617-637 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cumulating evidence in environmental governance, policy and planning research: towards a research reform agenda
Newig, J. & Rose, M., 02.09.2020, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 22, 5, p. 667-681 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Holzhauser, Thorsten (2019): Die „Nachfolgepartei“. Die Integration der PDS in das politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1990–2005
Koß, M., 26.05.2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 2, p. 393-395 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The Power to Resist: Mobilization and the Logic of Terrorist Attacks in Civil War
Polo, S. M. T. & González, B., 01.11.2020, In: Comparative Political Studies. 53, 13, p. 2029-2060 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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All the prime minister’s glory? Leader effects and accountability of prime ministers in parliamentary elections
Berz, J., 01.11.2020, In: Politics. 40, 4, p. 444-459 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Executive Power
Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 19.02.2020, The SAGE Handbook of Political Science. Berg-Schlosser, D., Badie, B. & Morlino, L. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 2. p. 760-775 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The legacy of war: The effect of militias on postwar repression
Carey, S. C. & González, B., 05.2021, In: Conflict Management and Peace Science. 38, 3, p. 247-269 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The effect of voters’ economic perception, Brexit and campaigns on the evaluation of party leaders over time
Berz, J., 01.05.2020, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 22, 2, p. 202-219 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democratic innovation and environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Elstub, S. & Escobar, O. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 324-338 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Radical right populism and religion: mapping parties’ religious communication in Western Europe
Schwörer, J. & Romero-Vidal, X., 24.01.2020, In: Religion, State and Society. 48, 1, p. 4-21 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Politicized Transnationalism: The Visegrád Countries in the Refugee Crisis
Koß, M. & Séville, A., 13.02.2020, In: Politics and Governance. 8, 1, p. 95-106 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conditionality of EU funds: an instrument to enforce EU fundamental values?
Blauberger, M. & van Huellen, V., 02.01.2021, In: Journal of European Integration. 43, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Islamophobic Right-Wing Populism? Empirical Insights about Citizens' Susceptibility to Islamophobia and Its Impact on Right-Wing Populists' Electoral Success: Eastern Europe in a Comparative Perspective
Öztürk, C. & Pickel, G., 01.12.2019, In: Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe. 12, 1, p. 39-62 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The fight against human trafficking: Drivers and spoilers
Ravlik, M. V., 06.12.2019, Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 224 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Political negotiations: characteristics and related performance disincentives
Ade, V., 20.08.2019, In: International Journal of Conflict Management. 30, 3, p. 349-368 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Do Populists Govern Differently? The Management of the Italian M5S-League Coalition in Comparative Perspective
Vercesi, M., 20.12.2019, In: Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science. 21, p. 9-24 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Presidente del Consiglio, partiti politici e maggioranza parlamentare (1996-2016)
Musella, F. & Vercesi, M., 12.2019, Il presidente del Consiglio dei ministri dallo Stato liberale all’Unione Europea. Tedoldi, L. (ed.). Milano: Biblion edizioni, p. 385-410 26 p. (Storia, politica, società; vol. 54).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction
De Clercq, D., Brieger, S. A. & Welzel, C., 01.04.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 4, p. 1361-1384 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A cultural theory of regimes
Welzel, C., 01.03.2020, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 4, 3, p. 231-232 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Potent executives: the electoral strength of prime ministers in Central Eastern Europe
Berz, J. G., 02.10.2019, In: East European Politics. 35, 4, p. 517-537 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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14 Jahre Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel: Unterstützung durch Annäherung
Berz, J. G., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 50, 3, p. 545-556 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Party Euroscepticism and the Conditions for Its Success: Conceptualization and Explanation
Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 10.2019, In: Quaderni di scienza politica . 26, 2, p. 299-328 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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La Germania sospesa, by Silvia Bolgherini and Gabriele D'Ottavio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019
Vercesi, M., 12.12.2019, In: Contemporary Italian Politics . 11, 4, p. 465-467 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Two temperatures for one thermostat: The evolution of policy attitudes and support for independence in Catalonia (1991–2018)
Romero, X., 10.2020, In: Nations and Nationalism. 26, 4, p. 960-978 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Democratic Stress and Political Institutions: Drives of Reforms of Bicameralism in Times of Crisis
Vercesi, M., 2022, In: Representation. Journal of Representative Democracy. 58, 1, p. 85-102 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Il "decision making" dell'esecutivo
Vercesi, M., 07.2019, Il governo in Italia: Profili costituzionali e dinamiche politiche. Musella, F. (ed.). Bologna: Il Mulino, p. 219-241 22 p. (Itinerari).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Eigentum und Demokratie: Zwei Studien zur Politik- und Ideengeschichte neoliberaler Theorie
Leipold, A., 2020, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 61, 1, p. 175-178 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research