Dr.-Karl-Renner-Institut

The Renner Institute is the political academy of the Austrian Social Democratic movement. In this capacity, it foremostly aims at

• involving experts from various fields in the development and realization of new political positions by establishing a discourse between experts from various fields and the Austrian Social Democratic Party;
• generating a forum for political discussion and thus helping to introduce social democratic positions into public discussion;
• training representatives of the Austrian Social Democratic Party so that they are optimally prepared for their present and future tasks;
• fostering the organizational development of the Austrian Social Democratic Party in order to open up and modernize party structures.