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

Shaping Progress

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Position Paper | 2019

News

The Old Order is Gone – Progressives Must Decide What Replaces it

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How Germany and Europe rethink power, security, and progressive strategy – Newsletter featuring progressive analyses, events and publications.

Majorities in Favour of a New Security Promise: Insights from the Progressive Action Summit in London

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Progressive government leaders and NGOs met in London for a strategy debate. Report on differences in discourse and what can be learned from them.

A State that Builds

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The new black-red German government is about to take office. The coalition agreement they have negotiated is extensive. However, it alone will not suffice to implement the urgent changes required. In the upcoming legislative period, the state must become active once more: acting as a proactive shaper that approaches challenges with focus, speed, and renewed confidence in its own capabilities – and is perceived as such. Why Germany needs a new political project.

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