Agenda (Oslo) is the only center-left oriented Think Tank in Norway. It was established in 2014 and advocates for future-oriented, progressive politics.

The Alfred Herrhausen Society is a part of Deutsche Bank and was founded in 1992. The work of the Alfred Herrhausen Society focuses on three topics: urbanisation, the digital age, and Germany.

Arenagruppen (Stockholm) is the leading progressive platform for public debates in Sweden. Additionally it works as a think tank, publisher and interface for various political, civil, academic and unionist actors.

The Aspen Institute Germany promotes values-based leadership, constructive dialog among conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation to support and enhance a strong open society. To do so, Aspen Germany convenes decision-makers and experts from the fields of politics, business, academia, media, culture, and civil society.

The Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) conducts basic research with a focus on problems of modern societies in a globalized world. As a non-university research institute, the WZB is member of the Leibniz-Association.

The Bonn Academy for Science and Research of Practical Policy (BAPP) is a research center, that analyzes topics of economy, media and politics and offers innovative solution approaches.

Brabbl is an internet-based tool that allows a broader co-determination within civil society, companies and in private spheres. Brabbl facilitates organized discussions and fair ballots and therefore creates the foundation for decisions that are made against the backdrop of including all relevant arguments that were exchanged and commonly discussed before.

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It's on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries and works in the fields of arts, language, education, and society.

Since 2002, the Federal Network for Civic Engagement (BBE) has become the largest national network in Europe for promoting civic engagement, participation and civil society. It brings together institutions and organizations from civil society, business and working life, from the state, politics, media and science.

The Federal Press and Information Office fulfills two key functions: it supplies information to the public on the work being done by the government and it supplies information to the government so that the latter can do its work well.

The blog Carta focusses on topics like the structural transformation of the public sphere, media economy and digital rights. In 2009 Carta won the Grimme Online Award for "Best Editorial Staff & Authors".

The Casimir Pulaski Foundation is an independent, non-partisan think-tank specializing in foreign policy and international security. The Pulaski Foundation provides analyses that describe and explain international developments, identify trends in international environment, and contain possible recommendations and solutions for government decision makers and private sector managers to implement.

The Center for American Progress (Washington, D.C.) is a leading social-liberal oriented think tank in the USA. It was established in 2003 by former actors of the Clinton administration and works as a platform for the development of new progressive ideas and political approaches. It therefore contributes to the growth of a long-acting vision for a progressive America.

The Center for Civil Society Research has an integrative research approach that systematically combines research on political protest and social movements with the empirical analysis of political conflict structuration and social capital.

The Center for Liberal Modernity is a German think tank that was founded by the Green politicians Marieluise Beck and Ralf Fücks in 2017. LibMod is aimed to be a ral­ly­ing point for free thinkers from dif­fer­ent polit­i­cal camps, finding answers to the chal­lenges of our time and pro­mot­ing the for­ma­tion of polit­i­cal thought in that spirit.

The Centre for European Reform (London) is a think-tank aiming to make the European Union work better and strengthen its role in the world. It considers itself pro-European but not uncritical.

Change.org (San Francisco) is the worlds biggest platform for public campaigns. Through digital networks they try to nudge changes in society.  

Citizens for Europe (CFEU) is a community of engaged European citizens from NGOs, foundations, media, public authorities, willing to expand their networks, share resources and exchange good (and bad) practices. It also serves as a networking platform with hundreds of organisations and initiatives throughout Europe.

Civey is a polling institute that was founded in 2015. It conducts representative surveys based on voluntary participation for several media partners.

The Democratic Society (Demsoc) works for more and better democracy, where people and institutions have the desire, opportunity and confidence to participate together. They support governments, parliaments and any organisation that wants to involve citizens in decision making to be transparent, open and welcoming of participation.

Demos UK (London) is a think tank that devotes its work to the strategic backing of social and political change. Particularly, it concentrates on the following areas: public services, science and technology, cities and public spaces, arts and culture as well as identity and global security.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an organisation for development cooperation, that operates internationally on behalf of various ministries, companies and civil society actors and implements development policy projects.

The Deutsche Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) is the largest German economic research institute. It conducts socially relevant research in line with international standards, engages in knowledge transfer, and supports young researchers.

ELIAMEP (Athens) is a Greek Think Tank whose mission is to provide a forum for public debate on European affairs and international relations and to conduct scientific research on these issues.

EurActiv is the leading online media dedicated to EU policies, providing free in-depth information to the Community of EU Actors.

EuropaNova is a non-governmental organisation founded in 2003 that promotes a European public debate and actions allowing European citizens to question policymakers, including the European Council and the various national and EU institutions, Parliament and European Commission.

The European Academy Berlin is an experienced and proven player in political education with a focus on European affairs and European policy. At the heart of its work is the transfer of knowledge about Europe – its discourses, policies, and institutions.

European Alternatives is a transnational civil society organisation and citizen movement promoting democracy, equality, and culture beyond the nation state. They belief that the most urgent political, cultural and social challenges of our time can no longer be understood or dealt with at the national level.

The European Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin) is the first pan-European think tank. It tries to include the European idea into national political debates. The ECFR is represented through several offices all over Europe as for example Madrid, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Warsaw and Sofia.

The European Democracy Lab is a think tank dedicated to developing innovative ideas for Europe. He wants to promote the European common good beyond the nation state and promote the development of a transnational paradigm.

The European Youth Press (EYP) supports young media makers and their organisations and works for freedom, diversity and quality of journalism. It supports the access to profession on an international, European and local level.

eXplain (former: Liegey Muller Pons) is a European tech company providing technology to influence public opinion in politics and business. Its clients include both presidents and local officials, global industrial corporations and NGOs.

The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb) is a federal public authority providing citizenship education and information on political issues for all people in Germany.

The Federal Foreign Office (Berlin) represents Germany’s interests to the world. It promotes Germany’s interantional relations with other countries and cooperates with intergovernmental and supranational institutions, as well as with international organizations.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Berlin) is the supreme governing authority for economic issues in Germany. Its central task is to reinvigorate the social market economy, stay innovative in the long term and strengthen the social fabric in Germany.

The German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth aims at promoting sustainable social policies, which understand the diversity of life plans and cultures in Germany as an opportunity.

The German Federal Ministry of Finance is responsible for fiscal and tax policy, the general scope of economic and monetary policy, and the preparation of the federal budget and financial plan. Besides the federal finance and customs administration, many higher federal authorities, public agencies, administrative bodies and departments also belong to its sphere of responsibility.

The Ferdinand Lassalle Centre for Social Thought was founded in 2005 in Wrocław as an independent association aiming at promoting ideas of social justice, peace, human rights and sustainable development. The association’s patron is Ferdinand Lassalle (1825-1864), the founder of the first labour party in Germany.

The Foundation for European Progressive Studies - FEPS (Brussels) is an independent nonprofit political foundation. It concentrates on European social democracy and monitors the European developments and carves out new approaches in order to connect social democracy with the basic idea of the European project.

The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation provides funds for Polish-German projects that are carried out by institutions from Poland or Germany with a partner from the other country and carries out its own projects.

The Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (FES) is the oldest political foundation in Germany. Its aim is the political and socially education of people from all spheres of life. The foundation is bound to the values of the social democracy and to the spirit of pluralism.

For eight years, the Global Progress initiative has brought together the founders of the global progressive movement with current and future leaders to discuss how progressives can overcome obstacles and lead a new, global progressive movement.

GLOBSEC is a global think-tank committed to enhancing security, prosperity and sustainability in Europe and throughout the world. Its mission is to influence the future by generating new ideas and solutions for a better and safer world and by putting together the right stakeholders at the right time for a free exchange of ideas.

The Berlin-based Guerrilla Foundation supports activists and grassroots movements working towards bringing about major systemic change across Europe in line with the Great Transition.

The Hans Böckler Foundation deals with co-determination, research linked to the world of work and the support of students on behalf of the DGB, the Confederation of German Trade Unions. In all their task areas they rely on the idea of co-determination as a constitutive principle for a democratic society.

The Heinrich-Böll-Foundation sees itself as a reformist future lab of the Green movement which developed from socialism, liberalism and conservatism. The foundation is based on broad international network and is active in more than 60 countries.

The Hertie School of Governance is an international private university for modern governance in Berlin. They were established by the non-profit Hertie Foundation. They prepare young, qualified students for executive functions at the interfaces of the public, academic and economic sector. They regard themselves as an initiator for public debates.

The Hertie Foundation is a German foundation that focuses on two key issues: brain research and strengthening democracy. The foundation’s programmes and initiatives provide best-practice examples and inspiration within these areas.

IFOK (Institute for Organisational Communication) is an international consulting agency in the field of communication and strategy, advising clients from the public sector, but also private enterprises and civil society actors. Thematically, IFOK’s focus lies on the topics of energy, environment, sustainability, science, education, employment, corporate responsibility and diversity.

IG Metall (Frankfurt) is the Industrial Union of Metalworkers and of the electrical industry - a leading sector of german national economy. It is not only the largest single union, but also the largest organized employee union representation worldwide.

The IPI is a Europe-wide service organization for politicians and political institutions. The Innovation in Politics Awards honors politicians who have the courage to break new ground, who are creative and achieve results regardless of party affiliation and political level.

The Institut Spraw Publicznych - Institute of Public Affairs (Warsaw) is an independent and non-partisan Polish think tank for public policy topics. It was established in 1995 with the goal to support reforms of modernization and to build a platform for debates. It publishes academic studies and gives recommendations for action.

The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (Potsdam) is a non-profit association which fosters research and science on global sustainability. Its work concentrates on the further education of the next generation of qualified young researchers, the exchange of scientific information, as well as on the dialogue between research, politics, economy, civil society and culture.

The Institute for European Policy (Berlin) was established in 1959 and works as a nonprofit organization on topics of european integration. It is one of the leading research centers on foreign- and european policy in Germany.

The Institute of Public Policy Thomas Jefferson – Correia da Serra is a private, non-profit, non-partisan association located in Lisbon. It is being hosted by ISEG-Technical University of Lisbon.

The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) was founded in 1965. The non-profit organization is funded by individual and corporate members, public and private organizations, major international foundations, and by a standing grant from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Institute's main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international politics.

The Jacques Delors Institute is the European think tank founded by Jacques Delors in 1996 (under the name Notre Europe), at the end of his presidency of the European Commission. The aim is to produce analyses and proposals targeting European decision-makers and a wider audience, and to contribute to the debate on the European Union.

The Kalevi Sorsa Foundation (Helsinki) is a social democratic think tank. The Finnish foundation has been building bridges between the academic community, media, civil society organisations and political actors since its foundation in 2005.

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is a foundation closely related to the Christian Democratic Party of Germany. They regard themselves as a think tank and political advisory agency with more than 200 projects in 120 different countries. They rely on christian democratic norms and values and foster national and international democracy as well as social market economy.

Krytyka Polityczna (Warsaw) is the largest Eastern European liberal network of institutions and activists. With its online and print publications, numerous events and research centre, Krytyka Polityczna promotes the European idea, a progressive social change and a strong ethical policy approach in Poland and other Middle and Eastern European countries.

The Maecenata Foundation is an independent think tank on civil society, civic engagement, philanthropy, and endowment. It sees itself as an ideal service provider for civil society and advocates its transnational strengthening and the development of an open society in Europe and beyond.

Nesta is an innovation foundation that wants to turn bold ideas into reality and change lives for the better. It acts through a combination of programmes, investment, policy and research, and the formation of partnerships to promote innovation across a broad range of sectors.

The NRW School of Governance (Duisburg) was established in 2006 and is an interdisciplinary professional school located within the institute for political studies of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Its establishment is based on the project of funding projects that have a proven track record for excellence in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

Open Society Foundations (New York City) are a group of foundations that work on the initiative of George Soros, an american billionaire. They work for the idea of an open society, and support activities and projects particularly in Middle and Eastern Europe.

The Otto Brenner Foundation (Frankfurt) is a scientific-oriented foundation of the IG Metall. It fosters projects specifically as a critical sociopolitical platform that deals with social and economic developments in Germany and Europe.

Policy matters – Political research and consulting (Berlin) offers professional comissioned research and consulting for institutions in politics and civil society.

Policy Network (London) is an international think tank for progressive politics. It works as an initiator and facilitator of the exchange of ideas between politicians and experts. It was established in 2000 by an action group of the Progressive Governance Summit in New York (Florence and Berlin).

The grassroots think tank Polis180 translates scientific research for political decision-makers and introduces ideas, analyses and solutions into the political discourse through innovative, participatory and inclusive approaches.

pollytix strategic research is a polling and strategic consulting agency at the interface of politics, economy, and society.

Progressi is the first Italian non-profit organization to use advanced digital tools to transform business, politics and society. It acts as a platform for online petitions and as an engine for participation in local and national initiatives.

Progressive Policy Institute (Washington, D.C.) is an influential, independet think tank in the United States. As delivering ideas for the “New Democrats”, it fosters organizations with progressive ideas and approaches particularly in the areas of innovation, growth and equal opportunities.

As a social acceleration platform, ProjectTogether supports next-generation talents to develop groundbreaking ideas and concrete solutions for our future, effectively transforming society, business and politics.

Res Publica is a Portuguese foundation that works with three organizations in various fields of democracy promotion from the local to the European level.

The Robert Bosch Foundation is one of the largest, corporate-affiliated foundations in Europe. In its charitable work, it addresses social issues at an early stage and develops exemplary solutions. It develops its own projects and carries them out. It also promotes initiatives by third parties that fit their goals.

The Romanian Center for European Policies was established in 2009 by a group of experts bound by the shared objective of supporting Romania's role in Europe.

The mission of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) is to enrich society through ideas and action. Supported by 29,000 Fellows, they share powerful ideas, carry out cutting-edge research and build networks and opportunities for people to collaborate.

The Schwarzkopf Foundation (Berlin) is a nonpartisan foundation and was established in 1971. The foundation's mission is to support the development of young people into politically-aware and responsible citizens by focusing on the strengthening of the European idea and pan-European understanding as well as on the combat of racism, right-wing extremism and anti-semitism.

Social Europe (SE) is a leading European digital media publisher and a forum for debate and innovative thinking. Its purpose is to help strengthen democratic practice by contributing to the public policy discussions addressing the most pressing political and economic issues of our time.

Stiftung Mercator is one of Germany’s largest foundations and supports projects concerning Europe, integration, climate change and cultural education. It was founded in 1996 and is especially obliged to the Ruhr region, extending its focus nontheless to Europe, Turkey, and China.

The Tagesspiegel is a German daily newspaper that was founded in 1945. It's a media partner of the annual Innocracy conference and the host of the Creative Bureaucracy festival. Several thinkers from the network of Das Progressive Zentrum have been publishing in the Tagesspiegel.

Paris-based Terra Nova is an independent progressive think tank, aiming to create and to spread innovative political solutions in French and European politics.

The Bertelsmann Foundation (Gütersloh) is one of the leading think tanks of Germany and Europe. Its operative work relies on the convictions of its founder Reinhard Mohn who believed that competition and public engagement form an essential foundation for civil progress.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (Washington, D.C. and Berlin) is a non-partisan American public-policy institution, whose work supports the close cooperation of Europe and North America.

The project’s goal is to bring together around 20 German and French think tanks so that they can engage in the kind of in-depth dialogue allowing them to hold a direct and informal debate on the EU’s policies and future; to adopt common positions and to impart a fresh boost to the public debate on the EU in Germany and France and in Europe as a whole.

The Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Wolfsburg, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles and the largest car manufacturer in Europe.

Volta (Milano) is an Italian think tank. They accompany a new generation in the government of the country, elaborate and experiment with policies, promote a model of growth that is open, creative and inclusive.

The Wiardi Beckman Foundation (Den Haag) is a Dutch think tank which is closely related to the social democratic PvdA.

Young European Federalists (JEF) is a political youth organisation. Active in most European countries and with around 25,000 member, it seeks to promote European integration through the strengthening and democratisation of the European Union (EU).