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

German Parliament Bundestag

2025 German Election Briefing: Learnings for Progressives

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Following the Bundestag elections, we analyse results, highlight missteps, and explore the key challenge for the progressive camp.
Florian Ranft, Dominic Schwickert
Analysis, Debate

Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe?

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Now is the time to move closer together. The historic success of the far right in Germany’s federal election is a threat not only for all disadvantaged groups in this country - it is a threat to democracy which concerns us all.
Dominic Schwickert
In the Media

What’s at stake for progressives in 2024: News from Das Progressive Zentrum

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Progressive insights with the 2024 elections ahead.
Dominic Schwickert, Florian Ranft
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