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

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 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 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 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 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.  

The leftish weekly newspaper Der Freitag from Berlin is mainly based on their strong op-eds on political topics and their active online community. Publisher und Editor in Chief is Jakob Augstein.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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).

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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).