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Silhouette of a hand wearing a wristwatch inserting a folded ballot paper into the slot of a ballot box against a bright white background, symbolizing voting, democracy, and elections.

Germany’s Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists

Posted on 5. September 20269. September 2026

Florian Ranft in The Guardian: While the Trump administration and its allies seek to remake the world in their view, alternative visions of the international order are beginning to take shape.

Dr. Johannes Hillje
In the Media

Setting the Course for Action-Oriented Politics in Toronto

Posted on 20. May 202620. May 2026

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

The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Rules, Rights, and the Rise of the Subnational – Insights from the Industrial Heartlands

Posted on 19. May 202620. May 2026

With official diplomatic ties at the national level strained by unprecedented geopolitical realignment, where does the future of the transatlantic partnership lie?

Jan Kjell Lange
Publication

Shifting the Tide through Local Leadership – Insights from the Industrial Heartlands

Posted on 19. May 20261. July 2026

How can structural transformation in former industrial regions be managed in a way that fosters economic resilience, climate action, and democratic trust?

Jan Kjell Lange, Milan Maushart
Publication
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sits in the front row of the Global Progressive Mobilisation Summit, smiling and applauding alongside other attendees. Sánchez, dressed in a bright blue suit, is flanked by several colleagues, including a woman in a purple blazer and another in a dark jacket. Above them, a long digital banner illuminates the venue with the slogans "Global Progressive Mobilisation" and "FORWARD TOGETHER NOW." The scene captures an energetic moment of unity and support within a crowded conference hall.

The centre left is not dead. A progressive new counter-Trumpian movement is on the way

Posted on 4. May 20264. May 2026

Florian Ranft in The Guardian: While the Trump administration and its allies seek to remake the world in their view, alternative visions of the international order are beginning to take shape.

Florian Ranft
In the Media
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

Posted on 28. April 202628. April 2026

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
A wide-angle, high-perspective photograph of a vast open-pit mining operation. Multiple pieces of heavy industrial machinery are active across tiered dirt terraces, including large yellow haul trucks and hydraulic excavators in yellow and orange. The scene captures the scale of resource extraction, with steep, excavated rock walls in the background and a dusty, industrial atmosphere.

Buried Villages, Fragile Democracies: Coal, Community, and the Unsteady Politics of the Climate Transition

Posted on 26. March 202626. March 2026

The transition away from fossil fuels is as much about democratic resilience as it is about energy. Steve Patterson explores the “political whiplash” of shifting national policies and the enduring struggle to protect community heritage from the erosion of both physical landscapes and institutional norms.

Steve Patterson
Debate, Project Report
American Congress

Reclaiming the Narrative: The Progressive Offer and Economic Security

Posted on 23. March 2026

In a special Round Table Discussion we unpacked dynamics around the Democratic Party’s path to reclaiming the U.S. Congress – and what the Midterms mean for Europe and innovation.

Aaron Remus
Event Report

Revitalising the Industrial Heartlands: Retrospective and Results from the Transatlantic Dialogue

Posted on 30. January 202630. January 2026

Drawing on three years of transatlantic research and exchange, the project’s closing conference explored actionable strategies for heartland revitalization—demonstrating that cities and municipalities are driving both economic revival and democratic renewal.

Aaron Remus, Axel Ruppert
Event Report
Matthias Miersch (Chair of the SPD Parliamentary Group) and Astrid Séville (Professor of Political Science at Leuphana University Lüneburg and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Das Progressive Zentrum) on stage.

Responsibility in an Age of New Global Uncertainties

Posted on 5. January 202611. February 2026

What does it mean to take responsibility today? This was the central question we discussed at the 2025 Political Symposium.

Aaron Remus
Event Report

The Indispensables: Our truly essential workers

Posted on 14. October 202526. March 2026

Insights for a political debate on their perspectives and demands in a society undergoing transformation

Johanna Siebert, Mara Buchstab
Study/Survey
Publication
Conference setting with Armand Zorn speaking

Trade, Trust and Transition – Transatlantic Perspectives in Times of Geopolitical Disruption

Posted on 11. June 202511. June 2025

In an era marked by global insecurity, geopolitical friction, and economic transformation, the Progressive Economics Network (PEN) reconvened in Washington, D.C.

Sören Hellmonds, Mariam Ghebregergis
Event Report, News

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