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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    14 Jahre Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel: Unterstützung durch Annäherung

    Berz, J. G., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 50, 3, p. 545-556 12 p.

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  3. 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.

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  4. Published

    A community of shared values? Dimensions and dynamics of cultural integration in the European Union

    Akaliyski, P., Welzel, C. & Hien, J., 19.05.2022, In: Journal of European Integration. 44, 4, p. 569-590 22 p.

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    Addressing Complexity in Environmental Management and Governance

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

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  6. Published

    Afghanistan's energy sociotechnical imaginaries: Alternative visions in a conflict zone.

    Fahimi, A., Upham, P. & Münch, S., 01.10.2022, In: Political Geography. 98, 102657.

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    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.

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  8. Published

    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.

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    Are all politicians the same? Reproduction and change of chief executive career patterns in democratic regimes

    Vercesi, M., 01.09.2022, In: International Social Science Journal. 72, 245, p. 577-595 19 p.

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    Barriers to naturalization: How dual citizenship restrictions impede full membership

    Weinmann, M., 01.10.2022, In: International Migration. 60, 5, p. 237-251 15 p.

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    Basic Personal Values Underlie and Give Coherence to Political Values: A Cross National Study in 15 Countries

    Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., Vecchione, M., Bain, P. G., Bianchi, G., Caprara, M. G., Cieciuch, J., Kirmanoglu, H., Baslevent, C., Lönnqvist, J. E., Mamali, C., Manzi, J., Pavlopoulos, V., Posnova, T., Schoen, H., Silvester, J., Tabernero, C., Torres, C., Verkasalo, M., Vondráková, E., Welzel, C. & Zaleski, Z., 12.2014, In: Political Behavior. 36, 4, p. 899-930 32 p.

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  13. Published

    Between joint project, institutional bargaining and symbolic politics: initiatives for federalism reform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

    Grotz, F. & Poier, K., 01.11.2012, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 6, 2, Supplement, p. 77-101 25 p.

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    Coalition Politics and Inter-Party Conflict Management: A Theoretical Framework

    Vercesi, M., 01.04.2016, In: POLITICS & POLICY. 44, 2, p. 168-219 52 p.

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    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.

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    Communication Regarding Sustainability: Conceptual Perspectives and Exploration of Societal Subsystems

    Newig, J., Schulz, D., Fischer, D., Hetze, K., Laws, N., Lüdecke, G. & Rieckmann, M., 09.07.2013, In: Sustainability. 5, 7, p. 2976-2990 15 p.

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    Comparative Culturology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Comparing Societal Cultures Differs From Comparing Individuals’ Minds Across Cultures

    Minkov, M., Vignoles, V. L., Welzel, C., Akaliyski, P., Bond, M. H., Kaasa, A. & Smith, P. B., 03.2024, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 55, 2, p. 164-188 25 p.

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  18. 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.

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  19. Published

    Corruption and Trust: A model design

    Kubbe, I., 01.12.2013, In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 7, 1 Supplement Issue, p. 117-135 19 p.

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    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.

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  22. Published

    Decentering the argumentative turn

    Saretzki, T., 12.2013, In: Critical Policy Studies. 7, 4, p. 440-448 9 p.

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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.

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  24. Published

    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.

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  25. 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.

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  26. Published

    Democratic representation in the EU: Two kinds of subjectivity

    Kröger, S. & Friedrich, D., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 20, 2, p. 171-189 19 p.

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  27. Published

    Democratic Stress and Political Institutions: Drives of Reforms of Bicameralism in Times of Crisis

    Vercesi, M., 2022, In: Representation. Journal of Representative Democracy. 58, 1, p. 85-102 18 p.

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  28. Published

    Die niedersächsische Landtagswahl vom 20. Januar 2013: Hauchdünne Mehrheit für neues rot-frünes Regierungsbündnis

    Meyer, H. & Müller-Rommel, F., 2013, In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 44, 2, p. 247-263 17 p.

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    Die Rationalität des grünen Traditionalismus oder: Die Suche nach Alternativen

    Tils, R. & Raschke, J., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften. 10, 4, p. 510-539 30 p.

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    Disentangling Puzzles of Spatial Scales and Participation in Environmental Governance: The Case of Governance Re-scaling Through the European Water Framework Directive

    Newig, J., Schulz, D. & Jager, N. W., 01.12.2016, In: Environmental Management. 58, 6, p. 998 - 1014 17 p.

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    Divergent Perceptions of Peace in Post-Conflict Societies: Insights from Sri Lanka

    Carey, S. C., González, B. & Glaessel, C., 10.2022, In: Journal of Conflict Resolution. 66, 9, p. 1589-1618 30 p.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Elements of Schwartz’s Model in the WVS: How Do They Relate to Other Cultural Models?

    Kaasa, A. & Welzel, C., 12.2023, In: Cross-Cultural Research. 57, 5, p. 431-471 41 p.

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    Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition

    Welzel, C. P., Alexander, A. & Inglehart, R., 01.11.2016, In: Social Indicators Research. 129, 2, p. 909-935 27 p.

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    Emancipative Values and Non-violent Protest: The Importance of `Ecological´ Effects

    Welzel, C. & Deutsch, F., 04.2012, In: British Journal of Political Science. 42, 2, p. 465-479 15 p.

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  37. Published

    Embedding Evidence on Conservation Interventions Within a Context of Multilevel Governance

    Ekroos, J., Leventon, J., Fischer, J., Newig, J. & Smith, H. G., 01.01.2017, In: Conservation Letters. 10, 1, p. 139-145 7 p.

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    Empowering women: the role of emancipative beliefs

    Alexander, A. C. & Welzel, C., 06.2011, In: European Sociological Review. 27, 3, p. 364-384 21 p.

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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.

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  40. Published

    Environmental governance of a Belt and Road project in Montenegro – National agency and external influences

    Coenen, J., Newig, J. & Meyfroidt, P., 01.08.2022, In: Land Use Policy. 119, 14 p., 106136.

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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.

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  42. Published

    Europeanisation through Cooperation? EU Democracy Promotion in Morocco and Tunisia

    van Hüllen, V., 01.01.2012, In: West European Politics. 35, 1, p. 117-134 18 p.

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    Every single word: A New Data Set Including All Parliamentary Materials Published in Germany

    Remschel, T. & Kröber, C., 22.04.2022, In: Government and Opposition. 57, 2, p. 276-295 20 p.

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  44. Published

    Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment

    Foa, R. S. & Welzel, C., 19.05.2023, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 5, 12 p., 1117550.

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    Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany

    Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U. & Welzel, C., 2023, In: Journal of Trust Research. 13, 2, p. 140-163 24 p.

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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.

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  48. E-pub ahead of print

    Forced exit from the joint-decision trap: US power and the harmonisation of company taxation in the EU

    Hakelberg, L., 05.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of European Public Policy. 25 p.

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  49. Published

    Free movement and the emergence of European social citizenship

    Blome, K., Friedrich, D. & Nanz, P., 2012, In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (ÖZP). 41, 4, p. 383-398 16 p.

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    Führt Bürgerbeteiligung in umweltpolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen zu mehr Effektivität und Legitimität?

    Newig, J., Jager, N. W. & Challies, E., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 22, 4, p. 527-564 38 p.

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    Gender Equality in Academia: Bad News from the Trenches, and Some Possible Solutions

    Monroe, K., Ozyurt, S., Wrigley, T. & Alexander, A. C., 06.2008, In: Perspectives on Politics. 6, 2, p. 215-233 19 p.

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