{"id":1847,"date":"2022-03-21T14:18:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpz.medienlabor-hosting.de\/?page_id=1847"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:12:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:304px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-grey-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/dpz_2022_claim_EN_positiv_72dpi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12348\" width=\"578\" height=\"57\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignsmall has-medium-font-size\">We develop and debate progressive ideas and bring together leading actors who turn thoughts into action. Our think tank\u2019s goal: making the just transformation a reality. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1847\">\u25b8 Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:341px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"alignsmall\">Das Progressive Zentrum is an independent and non-profit think tank based in Berlin. Since 2007, our research, publications and events have helped stimulate ideas for societal progress, provided guidance for decisive political debates, and facilitated collaborative networks for progressives from across Germany, Europe and North America. We strive for a sustainable society that provides equal and good opportunities for all.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignsmall\">Our mission is to guide politics towards a green and just transformation of society. This challenge cannot be met just with technocratic solutions or stop at reducing CO2 in the atmosphere. Instead, it must be a comprehensive political, economic and societal effort on a global scale that fundamentally changes the way we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignsmall\">Such a transformation must be guided by strong political leadership and in cooperation with all relevant societal actors. In order to bring about this change, we concentrate on areas of work:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list alignsmall\">\n<li>Protecting and growing <strong>liberal democracy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restructuring our economies and society around <strong>Green New Deal<\/strong> frameworks&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building <strong>modern state<\/strong> capacities to strategically shape transformation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Empowering actors<\/strong> to sustainably and quickly bring about progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:522px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-grey-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-areas-of-work\">Areas of Work<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"project-single-item project-view-right\"><div class=\"project-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/topic\/resilient-democracy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1-2-1280x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"project-info\"><div><h4 class=\"project-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/topic\/resilient-democracy\/\">Resilient Democracy<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"project-excerpt\">Strong in its ability to learn.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/topic\/resilient-democracy\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\">more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .project-single-item -->\n\n\n<div class=\"project-single-item project-view-left\"><div class=\"project-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/topic\/green-new-deal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/2-4-1280x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"project-info\"><div><h4 class=\"project-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/topic\/green-new-deal\/\">Green New Deal<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"project-excerpt\">A just, green, and digital future for all.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/topic\/green-new-deal\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\">more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- .project-single-item -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-position-papers\">Position Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"publication-item publication-view-archive\"><div class=\"publication-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/fortschritt-mit-geschwindigkeit-2022\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Cover_Fortschrittspapier_2021-359x500-1-640x890.png\" class=\"attachment-dpz-publication-cover size-dpz-publication-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .publication-thumbnail --><h4 class=\"publication-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/fortschritt-mit-geschwindigkeit-2022\/\">Full Speed Ahead: Progress in 2022+ \u2013 A Decade for a Just Transformation<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"publication-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-12-10T10:48:00+01:00\">10. December 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-11-22T11:44:37+01:00\">22. November 2022<\/time><\/div><div class=\"publication-content\">SPD, Greens and FDP as parties of progress<\/div><div class=\"publication-authors\"><a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/paulina-froehlich\/\">Paulina Fr\u00f6hlich<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dominic-schwickert\/\">Dominic Schwickert<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/michael-miebach\/\">Michael Miebach<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/katarina-niewiedzial\/\">Katarina Niewiedzial<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dr-florian-ranft\/\">Florian Ranft<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/judith-siller\/\">Judith Siller<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/thomas-kralinski\/\">Thomas Kralinski<\/a><\/div><div class=\"publication-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publications\/discussion-paper\/\" rel=\"tag\">Discussion Paper<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .publication-item -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"publication-item publication-view-archive\"><div class=\"publication-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/shaping-progress\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/header-640x890.png\" class=\"attachment-dpz-publication-cover size-dpz-publication-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .publication-thumbnail --><h4 class=\"publication-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/shaping-progress\/\">Shaping Progress<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"publication-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-05-10T10:38:00+02:00\">10. May 2019<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-17T10:51:38+02:00\">17. June 2022<\/time><\/div><div class=\"publication-content\">Position Paper | 2019<\/div><div class=\"publication-authors\"><a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dominic-schwickert\/\">Dominic Schwickert<\/a><\/div><div class=\"publication-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publications\/discussion-paper\/\" rel=\"tag\">Discussion Paper<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .publication-item -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-people\">People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Das Progressive Zentrum, we highly value all the different people who work together to make progressive ideas a reality: Our Visiting and Policy Fellows, renowned personalities on the Board of Directors and Academic Board, as well as our Circle of Friends and a strong operational team with around 25 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/teammembers\/\">Our team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-partners\">Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of our work also depends on our partners. We are thankful for the opportunity to develop and discuss progressive ideas together with a variety of distinguished organizations from different sectors such as academia, civil society, government, business and media, at home and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our partners<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:376px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-purple-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newsletter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"informiert-bleiben\" style=\"font-size:30px\">From Berlin to Brussels &#8211;  Stay up to date on the progressive politics that matter.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our newsletter gives you all the necessary information about our latest events, studies and debates.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"newsletter-form-wrapper\">  <form action=\"\/en\/newsletter\/\" method=\"get\" class=\"newsletter-form\" id=\"\">     <input type=\"text\" name=\"your-email\" value=\"\" size=\"\" class=\"\" placeholder=\"Email\">     <button type=\"submit\" class=\"newsletter-button\">subscribe<\/button>   <\/form> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People At Das Progressive Zentrum, we highly value all the different people who work together to make progressive ideas a reality: Our Visiting and Policy Fellows, renowned personalities on the Board of Directors and Academic Board, as well as our Circle of Friends and a strong operational team with around 25 employees. Partners The success &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About Us&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Us - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Us\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"People At Das Progressive Zentrum, we highly value all the different people who work together to make progressive ideas a reality: Our Visiting and Policy Fellows, renowned personalities on the Board of Directors and Academic Board, as well as our Circle of Friends and a strong operational team with around 25 employees. Partners The success &hellip; Continue reading &quot;About Us&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-27T08:12:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\",\"name\":\"About Us - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-21T13:18:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-27T08:12:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Us\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN\",\"description\":\"Renewing the Promise of Progress.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About Us - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About Us","og_description":"People At Das Progressive Zentrum, we highly value all the different people who work together to make progressive ideas a reality: Our Visiting and Policy Fellows, renowned personalities on the Board of Directors and Academic Board, as well as our Circle of Friends and a strong operational team with around 25 employees. Partners The success &hellip; Continue reading \"About Us\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/","og_site_name":"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","article_modified_time":"2026-02-27T08:12:46+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/","url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/","name":"About Us - Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-03-21T13:18:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-27T08:12:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/about-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Us"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/","name":"Das Progressive Zentrum - EN","description":"Renewing the Promise of Progress.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1847"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19340,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1847\/revisions\/19340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}