Paul Jürgensen

Co-Lead Policy Advising

Paul Jürgensen is Senior Policy Advisor at Das Progressive Zentrum. In this function, he is responsible for overarching projects in the thematic areas of just transformation and progressive governance. Previously, he was a project manager in the Future of Democracy program area, working on representation and participation, democratic innovations and visions, and dealing with right-wing populism and extremism. Paul is, among other things, co-author of the book “Schleichend an die Macht” (Dietz Verlag, 2020) and the study “Allianzen des Fortschritts” (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2022). Before joining Das Progressive Zentrum, he held a teaching position at the University of Hamburg. He studied political science and politics, economics and philosophy in Passau, Hamburg and Cardiff.

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
zwei Männer, die auf weißen Fliesen stehen

Learning from Shortcomings

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It would mean trivializing the current situation to interpret the crisis facing the SPD and the Greens primarily as a weakness specific to those two parties. In nearly all Western democracies, center-left parties are under pressure, as are center-right parties. What is eroding is not a type of party, but a political model.
Dominic Schwickert, Paul Jürgensen
Debate

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

Projects

Innocracy

European civil-society conference that explores innovation in democracies

We develop and debate progressive ideas and bring together leading actors who turn thoughts into action. Our think tank’s goal: making the just transformation a reality. ▸ Learn more