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Left Organising
How do movements grow sustainably? How do political parties become more successful over time? How do unions turn individual wins into lasting improvements? Organising is about building collective power across communities, movements, unions, organisations and political parties. It means connecting with people around issues that matter to them, building trust, and developing leadership and structures to get into action, collectively.
Digital tools and platforms have transformed organising. Yet technology alone does not build power. What remains central is enabling people to act collectively and shape the world around them. This dossier explores both the possibilities and limits of digital technologies in organising.
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How Socialists won key elections in Germany and in the US The German Left party Die Linke’s recent electoral gains in Berlin have renewed attention to the organising methods behind its campaigns. They also recall Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York last year, where a mass volunteer campaign attracted international attention. In these two... Read More "Organising to win"
IMAGO / Emmanuele Contini
Things are falling apart in Germany, and the centre no longer holds. This has become abundantly clear in the country’s latest round of regional elections in September 2026 , which saw voters heading to the polls in three Länder. In East Germany, the far-right AfD celebrated unprecedented victories, winning... Read More "Die Linke Takes Berlin as the AfD Sweeps East Germany"
We are excited to share the first-ever Organize! reader, launched during the Organize! Movement Meetup in Malmö on 15–17 May 2026, organised by the Brussels Office of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung together with the Clara Foundation and the Zetkin Foundation. This marks the beginning of what will become an annual... Read More "Lessons in Organising from Across the Left"
IMAGO/Stefano Montesi
How organisers and developers are coming together to rethink the role of tech in movement-building As organising increasingly intersects with digital infrastructure, questions of strategy, tools, and control are moving to the centre of left politics. From large-scale campaigns to everyday movement work, digital technologies... Read More "Building Power in the Digital Age"
The use of digital tools for organising is widespread across the international Left, but often fails to realize its full potential. Capacity limits, a lack of strategy, and conflicting perspectives on platform ownership pose significant practical constraints. Grounded in original qualitative survey... Read More "Organising, Technology, and Developing Collective Practice"
MARTIN HEINLEIN
Version française ci-dessous Co-chairs Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken on the party’s remarkable comeback When we announced our candidacy for the chair of Die Linke last summer, the situation seemed hopeless: the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) had split from the party and we were limping into the state elections in eastern... Read More "How Die Linke Turned the Tide"
imago images/Achille Abboud
Version française ci-dessous The 2025 German federal election, held some eight months ahead of schedule following the collapse of the governing coalition late last year, largely proceeded as expected, with losses for the coalition partners, gains for the centre-right, and big gains for the far-right... Read More "The 2025 German Election: First Impressions and Implications"
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In Belgien finden die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament wieder im Schatten der nationalen Parlaments- und Regionalwahlen statt, somit dürfte auch mit ähnlichen Ergebnissen zu rechnen sein. Wird die belgische Arbeiterpartei PTB nach diesem Superwahljahr ihren Schwung beibehalten können?
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