Breaking down walls
OUR MISSION.
The 89 Initiative has its roots in the rallying cry of Professor Timothy Garton-Ash, who called on the 89er generation to regenerate the European Project.
START AT THE LSE, LONDON
The then 1989 Generation Initiative was founded in February 2015 by a group of post-graduate students at the LSE.
EXPANDED ITS GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE
The Initiative established five Regional Chapters as policy and project hubs across the continent.
BECAME A THINK-DO TANK
The 1989 Generation Initiative has officially turned into 89 Initiative in January 2019, following its business expansion.
“I don’t know whether the 89ers will come together as a defining political generation, how they will act and – as important – how they will react when stuff happens, as stuff will. But one thing is clear: on them will depend the future of our past.”
— Timothy Garton Ash
OUR TEAM
CORE COMMITTEE
Maria Ludovica Bozzo
89 Connect Project Manager
RESEARCH DIRECTORS
Natascha Zaun
Research Director, Immigration
Toni Rodon
Research Director, Democratic Participation
Joseph Ganderson
Research Director, Start-ups & Innovation
Marina Cino-Pagliarello
Research Director, Civic Education
Richard Youngs
Research Director, Climate Change & Conflict
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