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
- 2008
- Published
The Nature of Political Participation
Albrecht, H., 2008, Political Participation in the Middle East. Lust-Okar, E. & Zerhouni, S. (eds.). Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, p. 15-32 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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
- 2007
- Published
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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Jenseits der Linearität – konzeptionelle Grundlagen für die Beschreibung diskontinuierlicher Entwicklungsprozesse
Reiser, M. & Schnapp, K-U., 28.09.2007, Herausforderung – Akteur – Antwort : Diskontinuierlicher sozialer Wandel aus theoretischer und empirischer Perspektive. de Nève, D., Reiser, M. & Schnapp, K-U. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 25-51 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Herausforderung – Akteur – Antwort. Eine fruchtbare Heuristik zur Analyse sozialen Wandels
Reiser, M. & Schnapp, K-U., 2007, Herausforderung – Akteur – Antwort : Diskontinuierlicher sozialer Wandel aus theoretischer und empirischer Perspektive. De Nève, D., Reiser, M. & Schnapp, K-U. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 221-232 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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
- 2006
- Published
Book Review: European Welfare States and Supranational Governance of Social Policy, by A. Johnson (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, ISBN 1403939950)
Friedrich, D., 01.06.2006, In: Journal of Common Market Studies. 44, 2, p. 450-451 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- 2005
- Published
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
- 2004
- Published
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