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
  1. 2021
  2. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Entscheidungen in fortführenden Begriffsklärungen

    Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 85 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  4. Published

    Entscheidungen in interdisziplinären Diskursen

    Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 68-77 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  5. Published

    Entscheidungen in politischen Prozessen

    Saretzki, T., 15.07.2021, In: inter- und transdisziplinäre Bildung. 3, 1, p. 20-22 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  6. Published

    Democratic Horizons: what value change reveals about the future of democracy

    Welzel, C., 04.07.2021, In: Democratization. 28, 5, p. 992-1016 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Accounting for numbers: Group characteristics and the choice of violent and nonviolent tactics

    Dahl, M., Gates, S., Gleditsch, K. S. & Gonzalez, B., 25.04.2021, In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal. 16, 1, p. 5-25 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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 anthologiesMonographsTransfer

  11. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    The Importance of Expertise: Political Careers, Personnel Turnover, and Throughput Legitimacy in the European Parliament

    Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2021, Personnel Turnover and the Legitimacy of the EU. Scherpereel, J. A. (ed.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 137-165 29 p. (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  14. Published

    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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  15. 2020
  16. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published
  18. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    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 contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  21. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  27. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  28. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  29. Published
  30. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published
  32. Published

    A cultural theory of regimes

    Welzel, C., 01.03.2020, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 4, 3, p. 231-232 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  33. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  34. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Der europäische Citoyen: normative Figur und empirische Bedeutungsvielfalt im Kontext zivilgesellschaftlicher Partizipation

    Wach, L., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 217 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  37. Published

    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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  38. Accepted/In press

    Innerparteilicher Wettbewerb bei der Kandidatenaufstellung: Ausmaß - Organisation - Selektionskriterien

    Reiser, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Springer VS.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  39. Published

    Leadership: Eine Frage der Persönlichkeit? Kanzlerin Angela Merkels Führungshandeln in Krisen

    Wehrkamp, H., 2020, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 319 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  40. Published

    Political Institutions and Political Elites in Changing Liberal-Democracies

    Vercesi, M., 2020, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 282 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

  41. 2019
  42. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    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 contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  44. Published

    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 anthologiesBook

  45. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  46. Published
  47. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Prosociality in Business: A Human Empowerment Framework

    Brieger, S. A., Terjesen, S. A., Hechavarría, D. M. & Welzel, C., 01.10.2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 159, 2, p. 361-380 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    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 contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  52. Published

    Negotiating democracy with authoritarian regimes. EU democracy promotion in North Africa

    van Hüllen, V., 04.07.2019, In: Democratization. 26, 5, p. 869-888 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review