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
- 2019
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Definitions and Measures of Party Institutionalization in New Personal Politics: The Case of the 5 Star Movement
Musella, F. & Vercesi, M., 01.06.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 13, 2, p. 225-247 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Huhnholz, Sebastian (Hrsg.) (2018): Fiskus – Verfassung – Freiheit. Politisches Denken der öffentlichen Finanzen von Hobbes bis heute
Leipold, A., 06.2019, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 60, 2, p. 389-392 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Forces in Board Gender Diversity
Brieger, S., Francoeur, C., Welzel, C. & Ben-Amar, W., 20.03.2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 155, 2, p. 495-511 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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MacLean, Nancy (2017): Democracy in Chains. The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America. Victoria/London: Scribe
Leipold, A., 03.2019, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 60, 1, p. 171-174 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways
Newig, J., Derwort, P. & Jager, N. W., 03.2019, In: Ecology and Society. 24, 1, 14 p., 18.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies
Vercesi, M. & Grimaldi, S., 03.2019, SAGE Research Methods Cases (Politics & International Relations) ed., SAGE Publications Inc., 11 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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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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Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis
Newig, J., Jager, N. W., Kochskämper, E. & Challies, E., 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 21, 3, p. 213-227 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2018
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Islamophobia without Muslims? The "contact Hypothesis" as an Explanation for Anti-Muslim Attitudes - Eastern European Societies in a Comparative Perspective: Journal of Nationalism Memory and Language Politics
Pickel, G. & Öztürk, C., 31.12.2018, In: Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics . 12, 2, p. 162-191 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Constitutional Coup. Privatization's Threat to the American Republic by Jon D. Michaels. Harvard: Harvard University Press, 2017
Leipold, A., 01.12.2018, In: Neue politische Literatur. 68, 3, p. 543-544 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Law, democracy, and the state of emergency. A theory-centred analysis of the democratic legal state in times of exception
Schottdorf, T., 12.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 28, 4, p. 423-437 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwork?
Vercesi, M., 30.11.2018, In: Revista Española de Ciencia Política (Spanish Journal of Political Science). 48, p. 183-206 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Varianten des Nudgings? Verhaltenswissenschaften und ihr Einfluss auf politische Instrumente
Loer, K. & Leipold, A., 17.10.2018, In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung. 87, 1, p. 41-63 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: The Multilevel Evidence
Almakaeva, A., Welzel, C. & Ponarin, E., 01.10.2018, In: Social Indicators Research. 139, 3, p. 923-962 40 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Christopher H. Achen / Larry M. Bartels: Democracy for Realists. Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government, Princeton: Princeton University Press 2017
Leipold, A., 01.09.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Politik. 65, 3, p. 355-358 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Isolation im Gesetz verankern? Zu den Plänen der großen Koalition, zentrale Aufnahme-, Entscheidungs- und Rückführungseinrichtungen einzuführen
Schader, M., Rohmann, T. & Münch, S., 13.08.2018, In: German Journal of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies. 2, 1, p. 91-107 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Party Organizations and Legislative Turnover: Signals of an Unstable Parliamentary Class?
Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 07.2018, In: Italian Political Science. 13, 1, p. 82-94 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Technik und Demokratie
Saretzki, T., 29.06.2018, In: Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 31, Heft 1-2, p. 313-322 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Mit dem Verbraucher Politik machen? Der Verbraucher als Steuerungsadressat und Bestandteil politischer Strategien in komplexen Politikfeldern
Loer, K. & Leipold, A., 19.06.2018, Jenseits des Otto Normalverbrauchers: Verbraucherpolitik in Zeiten des "unmanageable consumer". Bala, C. & Schuldzinski, W. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Verbraucherzentrale NRW, p. 53-75 23 p. (Beiträge zur Verbraucherforschung; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Dür, Andreas/Mateo, Gemma (2016): Insiders versus Outsiders. Interest Group Politics in Multilevel Europe. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
Leipold, A., 06.2018, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 59, 2, p. 419-421 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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The environmental performance of participatory and collaborative governance: A framework of causal mechanisms
Newig, J., Challies, E., Jager, N. W., Kochskämper, E. & Adzersen, A., 05.2018, In: Policy Studies Journal. 46, 2, p. 269-297 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Participatory Governance of Science
Saretzki, T., 30.03.2018, Handbook on Participatory Governance. Heinelt, H. (ed.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 157-184 28 p. (Handbooks of Research on Public Policy).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems: Regional Chief Executives in Italy, 1970-2015
Grimaldi, S. & Vercesi, M., 15.03.2018, In: Regional & Federal Studies. 28, 2, p. 125-149 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrationsdiskurse in Deutschland und Großbritannien zwischen Dichotomisierung und Super-Diversität
Münch, S., 01.03.2018, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 12, 1, p. 173 - 188 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairnes in the United States and Europe by Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016
Leipold, A., 02.2018, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 16, 1, p. NP59-NP59 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU
Heinelt, H. (ed.) & Münch, S. (ed.), 26.01.2018, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 398 p. (Handbooks of research on public policy)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Introduction
Heinelt, H. & Münch, S., 26.01.2018, Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU. Heinelt, H. & Münch, S. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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EU Migration and Asylum Policies
Münch, S., 21.01.2018, Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU. Heinelt, H. & Münch, S. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 306-330 25 p. (Handbooks of Research on Public Policy series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Introduction
Heinelt, H. & Münch, S., 21.01.2018, Handbook of European Policies: Interpretive Approaches to the EU. Heinelt, H. & Münch, S. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 1-16 16 p. ( Handbooks of research on public policy).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Lobbying in Europe: Public Affairs and the Lobbying Industry in 28 EU Countries, edited by A.Bitonti and P.Harris (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, ISBN 9781137552556)
Leipold, A., 02.01.2018, In: Journal of Common Market Studies. 56, 1, p. 204-205 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Contagion Effects by the AfD? Candidate Selection in Germany
Reiser, M., 01.01.2018, The Selection of Politicians in Times of Crisis. Coller, X., Codero, G. & Jaime-Castillo, A. M. (eds.). New York, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 81-97 17 p. (Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Abgehoben und entkoppelt? Abgeordnete zwischen öffentlicher Kritik und Professionalisierungslogik
Reiser, M., 2018, Soziologie der Parlamente : Neue Wege der politischen Institutionenforschung. Brichzin, J., Krichewsky, D., Ringel, L. & Schank, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 111-134 24 p. (Politische Soziologie).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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"Außerschulische politische Jugendbildung und politische Erwachsenenbildung – wie geht es weiter?" Dokumentation einer Zukunftswerkstatt
Oeftering, T. & Oppermann, J., 2018, Wo steht die außerschulische politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung?. Hufer, K-P., Oeftering, T. & Oppermann, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 180-187 8 p. (Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Politikdidaktik und politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Die Ambivalenz der Religionskritik nach Horkheimer
Schottdorf, T., 2018, "Der Schein des Lichts, der ins Gefängnis selber fällt" : Religion, Metaphysik, Kritische Theorie. Braunstein, D., Jurewicz, G. & Martins, A. (eds.). Berlin: Neofelis Verlag, p. 279-298 20 p. (Promesse; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Europa für Bürgerinnen und Bürger. Empirische Befunde im Lichte politischer Mündigkeit
Wach, L., 2018, Wo steht die außerschulische politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung?. Hufer, K-P., Oeftering, T. & Oppermann, J. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 161-178Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Gestaltbarkeit aller Lebensbereiche: Der Bildungswert der Lebensweltorientierung für die sozioökonomische Bildung
Oeftering, T., Oppermann, J. & Fischer, A., 2018, Sozioökonomische Bildung und Wissenschaft: Entwicklungslinien und Perspektiven. 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 163-184 22 p. (Sozioökonomische Bildung und Wissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Gli endorsement
Salvati, E. & Vercesi, M., 2018, Il Partito Democratico dei nativi. De Luca, R. & Fasano, L. (eds.). Novi Ligure: Edizioni Epoké, p. 43-51 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kollektive Vernunft als Basis der Demokratie? Über Bedingungen gelungener Selbstregierung im Anschluss an Franz L. Neumann
Schottdorf, T., 2018, In: Zeitschrift für Kultur- und Kollektivwissenschaft. 4, 1, p. 283 - 314 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Una opinión pública termostática: El efecto de las crisis económicas y la acción gubernamental en las preferencias de políticas públicas en Cataluña
Romero, X., 2018, Barcelona: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 9 p. (Quaderns de l'ICPS; vol. 15).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wo steht die außerschulische politische Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung?
Oeftering, T., Oppermann, J. & Hufer, K-P., 2018, 1 ed. Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau-Verlag. 192 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Education
- 2017
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Atkinson, Anthony B. Inequality. What Can Be Done? Cambridge/Massachusetts. Harvard University Press 2015
Leipold, A., 20.12.2017, In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 58, 4, p. 639 - 641 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Experiments in climate governance: A systematic review of research on energy and built environment transitions
Kivimaa, P., Hildén, M., Huitema, D., Jordan, A. & Newig, J., 15.12.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 169, p. 17 - 29 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What Kind of Veto Player Is the Italian Senate? A Comparative Analysis of European Second Chambers
Vercesi, M., 30.11.2017, In: Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 22, 5, p. 604-623 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Dataset of Italian Regional Presidents’ Career Paths (1970-2015)
Grimaldi, S. & Vercesi, M., 23.11.2017Research output: Non-textual form types › Data set › Research
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Scale in environmental governance: moving from concepts and cases to consolidation
Newig, J. & Moss, T., 06.11.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 19, 5, p. 473-479 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global Tax Governance: What is Wrong With It and How to Fix It by Peter Dietsch and Thomas Rixen (eds). Colchester: ECPR Press, 2016
Leipold, A., 01.11.2017, In: Political Studies Review Journal. 15, 4, p. 630-631 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Konfliktfeldanalyse – das Beispiel „Fracking“ in Deutschland
Bornemann, B. & Saretzki, T., 10.2017, Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation. Holstenkamp, L. & Radtke, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 563-581 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Policy implementation through multi-level governance: analysing practical implementation of EU air quality directives in Germany
Gollata, J. A. M. & Newig, J., 24.09.2017, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 24, 9, p. 1308-1327 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das Volk als Zuschauer – die Zuschauer als Volk?
Hammer, D. & Jasser, G. S., 01.09.2017, Okulare Demokratie: Der Bürger als Zuschauer. Hammer, D. & Kajewski, M-C. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 131-148 18 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 48).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research