
“The next Democracy – Setting the Scene for Innocracy 2018”
Hanno Burmester & Sophie Pornschlegel, Das Progressive Zentrum
Opening Remarks
Nicola Forster, Director of foraus (Switzerland)
“Welche Zukunft hat die Demokratie?”
Ria Schröder, Young Liberals
Jamila Schäfer, Alliance 90 / The Greens
Marja-Liisa Völlers, German Federal Parliament, Social Democratic Party (SPD)
“The Consultative”
Patrizia Nanz, IASS Potsdam (Germany)
Claus Leggewie, Centre for Global Research Duisburg (Germany)
“Mind Politics! – Civil society won’t do it!”
Louis Klein, European School of Governance (Germany)
Sharing Insights & Reflecting in break-out groups
Hanno Burmester, Das Progressive Zentrum
“The European Republic is Under Construction”
Ulrike Guérot, European Democracy Lab (Germany)
“The Nordic secret: How to Use Inner Development to Build Strong Democracies”
Tomas Björkman, Ekskäret Foundation (Sweden)
Wrap-Up
Das Progressive Zentrum & Cooperation Partners
Keynote Speech „Is politics changing? We change politics!“
Franziska Giffey, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women & Youth
Author
Further articles
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The CDU/CSU and SPD must reach nothing less than a historic compromise
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Our chairman Prof Dr Wolfgang Schroeder describes the challenges and necessities for the coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD.
PGS24: Progressive Security – How to Champion Change in Times of Uncertainty
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How can progressive politics address the feeling of insecurity amid war, social hardship and the climate crisis?