{"id":11109,"date":"2022-06-14T16:58:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2022.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=person&#038;p=11109"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:34:26","slug":"viktoria-bechstein","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/viktoria-bechstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktoria Bechstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\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\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"publications-wrapper publication-count-1\"><div class=\"publication-item publication-view-archive\"><div class=\"publication-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/industrial-heartlands-holding-the-key-to-a-more-democratic-future\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/dpz_Impuls-Paper_Industrial-Heartlands_Holding-the-Key-to-a-More-Democratic-Future.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\/industrial-heartlands-holding-the-key-to-a-more-democratic-future\/\">Industrial heartlands: holding the key to a more democratic future<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"publication-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-11-23T13:43:24+01:00\">23. 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