{"id":18310,"date":"2024-10-28T13:15:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=person&#038;p=18310"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:09:51","slug":"jan-lange","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/jan-lange\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Kjell Lange"},"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\/the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-rules-rights-and-the-rise-of-the-subnational-insights-from-the-industrial-heartlands\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250129_dpz_industrial-heartlands_publikationscover_talking-progress-podcast-640x890.jpg\" 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\/the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-rules-rights-and-the-rise-of-the-subnational-insights-from-the-industrial-heartlands\/\">The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Rules, Rights, and the Rise of the Subnational \u2013 Insights from the Industrial Heartlands<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"publication-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-19T13:36:01+02:00\">19. May 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-20T12:12:06+02:00\">20. May 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"publication-content\">With official diplomatic ties at the national level strained by unprecedented geopolitical realignment, where does the future of the transatlantic partnership lie?<\/div><div class=\"publication-authors\"><a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/jan-lange\/\">Jan Kjell Lange<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .publication-item --><ul class=\"posttype-list\"><li class=\"posttype-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/shifting-the-tide-through-local-leadership-insights-from-the-industrial-heartlands\/\">Shifting the Tide through Local Leadership \u2013 Insights from the Industrial Heartlands<\/a><\/li><!-- .posttype-list-item --><\/ul><!-- .posttype-list --><\/div><!-- .publications-wrapper -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"news-items-wrapper news-view-normal news-count-2\">  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/setting-the-course-for-action-oriented-politics-in-toronto\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/20260509_111038_Canada2020-GlobalProgress-JT-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/setting-the-course-for-action-oriented-politics-in-toronto\/\">Setting the Course for Action-Oriented Politics in Toronto<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-20T14:25:50+02:00\">20. May 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-20T18:15:31+02:00\">20. May 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">In Toronto, international government officials, leading thinkers, civil society representatives, and think-tank experts gathered for the Global Progress Action Summit. <\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dominic-schwickert\/\">Dominic Schwickert<\/a>, <a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/paul-juergensen\/\">Paul J\u00fcrgensen<\/a>, <a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/melanie-weiser\/\">Melanie Weiser<\/a>, <a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/jan-lange\/\">Jan Kjell Lange<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/veranstaltungsbericht\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Event Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div> <\/div><!-- .news-wrapper -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/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\n\n\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. 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