Masaryk Democratic Academy
Masaryk Democratic Academy (Czech: Masarykova demokratická akademie, MDA) is a think-tank affiliated with the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD).[1] It was founded in 1896 by Josef Steiner and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk as Masaryk Workers' Academy (Czech: Masarykova dělnická akademie, MDA).[2] Masaryk Workers' Academy changed its name in 2009.[3]
Founded | 1896 |
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Founders | Josef Steiner & Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
Type | Association |
Focus | Political education and transmission of Social democratic ideas to the public |
Location | |
Key people | Vladimír Špidla, Lubomír Zaorálek |
Website | http://www.masarykovaakademie.cz/ (in Czech) |
References
- "Sociálnědemokratický think-tank se ohrazuje proti způsobu vedení volební kampaně". denikreferendum.cz (in Czech). 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- "ČSSD chce modernizovat svůj think-tank, už bez dělníků v názvu". iDNES.cz. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- "Bakala, Albrightová i kníže hledají po světě mozky pro Česko". Lidovky.cz. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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