Dominic Schwickert

Executive Director of Das Progressive Zentrum

Dominic Schwickert has been Executive Director of Das Progressive Zentrum since 2012. He has proven expertise in the field of political and strategic consulting. Dominic worked i.a. for Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Bertelsmann Stiftung, IFOK GmbH, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, German Bundestag as well as for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. He was John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University in autumn 2017.

Publications

The Majority is Convinced: New German Administration is Future-Oriented

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SPD, Greens and FDP have stepped up as a Future-Oriented coalition
Dominic Schwickert, Paul Jürgensen, Benjamin Lamoureux

Full Speed Ahead: Progress in 2022+ – A Decade for a Just Transformation

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SPD, Greens and FDP as parties of progress
Paulina Fröhlich, Dominic Schwickert, Michael Miebach, Katarina Niewiedzial, Florian Ranft, Judith Siller, Thomas Kralinski

Shaping Progress

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Position Paper | 2019
Dominic Schwickert

News

The backlash to the backlash? From resisting the new right to rebuilding progressive appeal

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Within an instance of his second tenure Donald Trump embodied a smashing backlash against the liberal, rules-based international order.  What we may be watching now is the backlash to the backlash.
Dominic Schwickert, Florian Ranft
Newsletter

Setting the Course for Action-Oriented Politics in Toronto

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In Toronto, international government officials, leading thinkers, civil society representatives, and think-tank experts gathered for the Global Progress Action Summit.
Dominic Schwickert, Paul Jürgensen, Melanie Weiser, Jan Kjell Lange
Event Report
A large group photo of numerous participants from the Global Progressive Mobilisation conference, posing in formal attire against the evening skyline of Barcelona. While the individuals in the center look toward the camera, blurred silhouettes in the foreground frame the shot. The background features the dense urban landscape and the prominent Torre de Collserola on the hills under a twilight sky; a red event banner with the organization's logo is visible at the bottom of the frame.

Progressive Offensive at Mobilisation Summit in Barcelona

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In Barcelona, heads of government and representatives of progressive parties and organisations, as well as civil society, have come together for the Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM).
Dominic Schwickert, Florian Ranft
Event Report, News

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