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Europe

We are at home in Europe – we think and breathe European. We are here to Europeanise your project. And we love complex challenges: From European foreign policy to peacemaking; from European journalism to higher education. If you have an idea or a project that needs some serious European input – be it political, editorial or strategic – just drop us an email!

Communications

Communications is our profession. Over the past decade we have developed complex strategies for international think tanks, helped European non-profits with media outreach, developed new media formats, and produced innovative products such as engaging newsletters or policy podcasts. So, get in touch – whatever comms challenge you throw at us, we’ll get it done!

Ideas

policylab.eu is an ideaslab. We develop ideas for a wide range of organisations: from think tanks and non-profits to associations and universities. We design tailor-made processes to turn problems into solutions. Together with our clients we develop a deeper understanding of the challenges and jointly create a path to sustainable change. Contact us for an informal chat!

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Zeitmaschine Europawahl

Die Europawahl ist wie eine Zeitmaschine. Alle fünf Jahre fragen wir uns, warum sie nicht mehr Aufmerksamkeit in der Öffentlichen Debatte bekommt. Die Europawahl ist wie eine Zeitmaschine. Alle fünf Jahre…

Ideas factory: Ein deutscher Monkey Cage

Akademiker müssen raus aus dem Elfenbeinturm. Oder warum die deutsche Politikdebatte einen monkey cage braucht. Die politische Debatte in Deutschland wird dominiert von den großen Medienangeboten, Spiegel, Zeit etc. Neue Stimmen…

Weniger Meinung wagen

Medien sollten sich auf Ihre Stärken besinnen. Weniger Meinungsjournalismus — mehr Recherche. Das würde die Qualität erhöhen und der allgemeinen Medienskepsis entgegenwirken. Brauchen wir wirklich eine Meinungsseite in jeder Tageszeitung? Brauchen wir…

The best podcasts on European politics

Podcasting is booming (again) — even when it comes to EU and European. So here is the ultimate list of the best podcasts on EU/European politics. UPDATE: Please note that most embed…

Ideas factory: A permanent digital helpdesk service for the EU

This entry was the winner of the 2014 #Talkdigital writing competition, an initiative through which the digital team of the European Commission gave the opportunity to citizens to present their…

Ideas factory: Who is watching EU media?

Our ideas factory features innovative policy ideas and new ways of thinking about the EU. Who is watching (Brussels based) EU media? Do we need some sort of ‘EU media watch’…

Ideas factory: Innovating political journalism

Our contribution to the Advocate Europe Ideas challenge 2018. Too often EU journalism lacks innovative and engaging journalistic formats. We want to change this in the run-up to the 2019…

Ideas factory: 6 ideas for innovative EU journalism

Simple questions often make you think. Example: What is missing in EU journalism? This article was originally published on my blog kosmopolito.org on Mar 12, 2015. What sort of innovative…

#ep2014 journalism: How to report the European Parliament elections

By CherryX per Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 This article originally appeared on my blog kosmopolito.org on Apr 12, 2014. First things first: The European Parliament elections are not — and I repeat — NOT…

Make politics boring again

Forget fake news. The real problem is a lack of political literacy. Maybe we are looking at the wrong issues. The problem may not be fake news or this infamous…

Für eine neue politische Kultur — Was Öffentlich-rechtliche Medien tun können

Weniger politische Talkshows, mehr Dokumentationen, neue Formate — und dann ist da ja noch die 7-Tage-Regel. Weniger politische Talkshows Die gleichen Gäste, die gleichen Themen, immer der gleiche Ablauf. Eingeladen werden immer…

Why Facebook’s Newsfeed needs a radical rethink

cc @ Sarah Marshall Facebook has become a political debating platform — but it lacks tools to facilitate political debates. Facebook has become the synonym of the ‘filter bubble’ and the rise of…

Andreas Müllerleile

Founder

Andreas is a political analyst and a communications professional. For the past decade he worked for several European think tanks and non-profit organisations in Brussels, London and Berlin.

Alexandra Mihai, PhD

Learning Experience Designer

Alexandra is a teaching and learning expert.
She worked at range of prestigious European universities on innovation processes, teaching and learning projects and e-learning/ blended education solutions.