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. 2017
  2. Published

    Social Policy in the European Union by Karen M Anderson. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

    Vercesi, M., 08.2017, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 15, 3, p. 490-491 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  3. Published

    Does problem complexity matter for environmental policy delivery? How public authorities address problems of water governance

    Kirschke, S., Newig, J., Völker, J. & Borchardt, D., 01.07.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 196, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Interrogating the city: Comparing locally distinct crisis discourses

    Barbehön, M. & Münch, S., 01.07.2017, In: Urban Studies. 54, 9, p. 2072–2086 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Interrogating urban crisis: Cities in the governance and contestation of austerity

    Bayirbag, M. K., Davies, J. S. & Münch, S., 01.07.2017, In: Urban Studies. 54, 9, p. 2023–2038 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Addressing Complexity in Environmental Management and Governance

    Kirschke, S. & Newig, J., 07.06.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 6, 18 p., 983.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Technikfolgenabschätzung und ihre Bedeutung für künftige Hightech-Strategien

    Saretzki, T., 06.2017, Partizipationsverfahren im Rahmen des Agenda-Settings in der Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik. Speth, R., Klein, A. & Burwitz, M. (eds.). Berlin: Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE), p. 106-110 5 p. (BBE-Arbeitspapiere; no. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

  8. Published

    Collaboration or fragmentation? Biodiversity management through the common agricultural policy

    Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Schaal, T., Velten, S., Dänhardt, J., Fischer, J., Abson, D. & Newig, J., 01.05.2017, In: Land Use Policy. 64, p. 1-12 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Survey Response and Observed Behavior: Emancipative and Secular Values Predict Prosocial Behaviors

    Kistler, D., Thoni, C. & Welzel, C., 01.05.2017, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 48, 4, p. 461-489 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Von Differenz zu Vielfalt zu Super-Diversity

    Münch, S., 01.05.2017, In: Migration und soziale Arbeit. 39, 1, p. 45-49 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Prime Ministerial Careers in the European Union: Does gender make a difference?

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Vercesi, M., 03.04.2017, In: European Politics and Society. 18, 2, p. 245-262 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review