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Dominic Schwickert

Executive Director of Das Progressive Zentrum

Florian Ranft

Member of the Management Board and Head of Green New Deal

Tanya Shoshan (on parental leave)

Head of Events & Operations

Tanya Shoshan (on parental leave)

Head of Events & Operations

Paul Jürgensen

Senior Policy Advisor

Johanna Siebert

Senior Project Manager

Florian Ranft

Member of the Management Board and Head of Green New Deal

Paul Jürgensen

Senior Policy Advisor

Dominic Schwickert

Executive Director of Das Progressive Zentrum

Tanya Shoshan (on parental leave)

Head of Events & Operations

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.

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

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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.
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

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

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.
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

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

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.
Conference setting with Armand Zorn speaking

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

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

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.

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.

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

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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.

Democracy Closest to Home: Principles for Local Leadership in Industrial Heartlands 

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This paper highlights insights from our journey and proposes a set of principles for local leadership rooted in our experiences as a younger generation of transatlantic leaders navigating structural change. Our recommendations emphasise civic connection and identity, locally grounded communication, and visible delivery.

Renewal amidst Turmoil: Industrial Heartlands between Rearmament, Recarbonisationand Realignment

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This paper examines how these regions navigate three defining dynamics of 2026: rearmament driven by Europe’s military build-up, looming recarbonisation as fossil fuel dependencies are deepened, and political realignment marked by surging populist anti-establishment movements.

How to Sell Democracy Online (Fast)

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We investigated how political actors communicate on TikTok and Instagram – and asked young people for their opinions.

The Indispensables: Our truly essential workers

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

How to Sell Democracy Online (Fast)

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We investigated how political actors communicate on TikTok and Instagram – and asked young people for their opinions.

The Indispensables: Our truly essential workers

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

POV: Election Campaign

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Our study examines which communication styles, topics, and tones were at the center of the 2025 federal election campaign’s hot phase on social media.

No Backlash, No Retreat

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Public support for climate and economic policies remains remarkably stable in Germany and the U.S., with no significant backlash against green agendas in either country.