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
- 2015
- Published
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
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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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Public participation and local environmental planning: Testing factors influencing decision quality and implementation in four case studies from Germany
Drazkiewicz, A., Challies, E. & Newig, J., 01.07.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 46, p. 211-222 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What is sustainable agriculture? A systematic review
Velten, S., Leventon, J., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 18.06.2015, In: Sustainability. 7, 6, p. 7833-7865 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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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The Sweet Temptation of Corruption: Understanding Corrupt Actions by Experiments in the US and Germany
Kubbe, I., 31.03.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 46 p. (CSD Working Papers).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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An Experimental Study on Corrupt Actions
Kubbe, I. & McBride, M. T., 20.02.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 31 p. (CSD Working Papers).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Applying a capitals approach to understand rural development traps: A case study from post-socialist Romania
Mikulcak, F., Haider, J. L., Abson, D., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.02.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 43, 2, p. 248-258 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women's Rights and Emancipative Values
Alexander, A. & Welzel, C., 02.01.2015, In: International Review of Sociology. 25, 1, p. 144-165 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Enlightening People: The Spark of Emancipative Values
Welzel, C. & Moreno, A., 01.01.2015, The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens. Dalton, R. & Welzel, C. (eds.). New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 59-88 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review