Recent change of government in Poland mobilised many people, the spectrum of civil engagement is however polarised: from defenders of liberal values and adherents of conservative agenda to followers of nationalist resentments.

Am Mittwoch, den 31. August 2016, fand in den Räumen des Progressiven Zentrums das vierte Werftgespräch zum Thema „Frauen in der Politik“ statt. In kleiner Runde diskutierten wir, ob die Politik nach wie vor eine reine Männerdomäne ist und aus welchen Gründen Frauen in politischen Führungsämtern unterrepräsentiert sind.

On Friday, July 1, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and Das Progressive Zentrum hosted a roundtable discussion on the US American Presidential Elections. After introductions by Ernst Stetter (Secretary General, FEPS) and Dominic Schwickert (Director, Das Progressive Zentrum), we were delighted to engage in a discussion with Ken Gude (Senior Fellow with the National Security Team, Center for American Progress), Paul Nolte (Professor of Contemporary History, Free University of Berlin), and Barbara Junge (Deputy Editor, taz.die tageszeitung). The roundtable was chaired by Sudha David-Wilp (Deputy Director Berlin Office and Senior Transatlantic Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States).

On 17 May 2016, Michael Kellner, political General Secretary of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, discussed with Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales (live via Skype), about European achievements and the perspective of a potential withdraw of the United Kingdom from the European Union. Matt Hanley, Berlin-based Green Party member from the UK, presented the debate at Das Progressive Zentrum.