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Chiara Rosselli, Executive Director


Call for experts | Policy Mission Fellowship 2026
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. The Policy Mission Fellowship is seeking subject-matter experts to support seven cutting-edge policy prototyping teams, each comprised of elected Members of Parliament from across Europe.
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Mar 242 min read
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Launching the Inaugural Edition of the Policy Mission Fellowship
APROPOS Team A pilot programme for European Members of Parliament to tackle urgent economic and security challenges. In the next six months, European parliaments will vote on billions in defence procurement, energy infrastructure investments, and economic security measures, often with incomplete information, limited cross-border perspectives, and under intense time pressure. The decisions made in national parliaments today will define Europe's economic sovereignty and securit
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Jan 63 min read
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Thought Piece | A Sense of Agency: Reclaiming Political Power in a Chaotic World
Chiara Rosselli, Executive Director, APROPOS Group Author's Disclaimer: this is advocacy, itโs long and itโs personal, so read on at your own discretion. It is, also, an introduction to my latest policy paper 'The Role of (Process) Design in Politics'. I personally began my path in the political world by choosing to study Economics and Politics - mainly because international law wasnโt a Bachelorโs subject at the time, but thatโs another story. I started my think tank car
Chiara Rosselli, Executive Director
Nov 7, 20258 min read
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APROPOS x Michelin | Dialogue as a Diagnostic Tool: Our Session with Michelin's Executive Committee
This summer, we were invited to spend some time with Michelin's Executive Committee for their week-long Learning Expedition, exploring how dialogue can serve as a diagnostic tool in times of uncertainty. Drawing from a decade of work with the Open European Dialogue , facilitating dialogue among 600+ European policymakers across the political spectrum, we explored: โ Why genuine dialogue differs from discussion, debate, and negotiation - and why it requires intentional design,
APROPOS team
Oct 14, 20252 min read
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Update | APROPOS X iASK Summer University
APROPOS team From June 22โ27, 2025 , the Institute of Advanced Studies Kลszeg (iASK) hosted its 30th International Summer University in Kลszeg, Hungary, bringing together scholars, practitioners, and policy thinkers from across Europe and beyond to address the pressing geopolitical and societal challenges of our time. Isotta Ricci Bitti , Managing Director of APROPOS and the Open European Dialogue , took part as a guest speaker, delivering a presentation on Healing Polarisa
APROPOS team
Aug 13, 20252 min read
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Update | Our Two-Day Political Process Design and Facilitation Training
APROPOS team As part of APROPOSโs dedicated training programmes , the APROPOS team recently delivered its first two-day intensive course...
APROPOS team
Aug 13, 20252 min read
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Update | APROPOS X Global Programme: Shaping Development-Oriented Migration in 2025
APROPOS is honored to support the German Development Agency's Global Programme: Shaping Development-Oriented Migration, facilitating a serie
APROPOS team
Aug 5, 20252 min read
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Policy Paper | The Role of (Process) Design in Politics: State of Play and Why the Sector May Do Well to Consider a Rebranding
The paper reflects on the state of the design for politics sector and argues that the time has come to reimagine and rebrand design as a core political functionโnot merely a โnice-to-haveโ innovation tool.
Chiara Rosselli, Executive Director
Jul 14, 20251 min read
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Thought Piece | Can Think Tanks Still Move the Policy Needle in 2025?ย Here Are Three Ways They Can
Marie-Thรฉrรจse Schreiber, Associate, APROPOS Group Overall, as think tank entrepreneurs, weโre hopeful that organisations like ours can...
Marie-Thรฉrรจse Schreiber
Jul 3, 20252 min read
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Join Our Team | APROPOS is Hiring a Political Communication Strategist and Community Mobiliser!
APROPOS team APROPOS is hiring! Are you the person we need? Find out whether youโre a good fit below. Position: โฏ Political...
APROPOS team
Jun 19, 20254 min read
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Expert Spotlight | Isotta Ricci Bitti, Co-founder and Managing Director
Isotta Ricci Bitti is a political scientist dedicated to strengthening democracy through dialogue and better collaboration. As Co-founder and Co-CEO of the APROPOS Group and Deputy Head of the Open European Dialogue, she has played a key role in designing and facilitating spaces where political leaders can engage in constructive, cross-party discussions.
APROPOS team
Jun 13, 20253 min read
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Update | APROPOS X Adaptive Leadership Festival
APROPOS team In early June, APROPOS took part in the inaugural A daptive Leadership Festival (Festival della Leadership Adattiva), ...
APROPOS team
Jun 9, 20252 min read
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Join Our Team | APROPOS is Hiring!
Join our team! APROPOS is currently looking to fill one internship position. Are you the person we need? Find out whether youโre a good...
APROPOS team
Jun 6, 20253 min read
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Thought Piece | Scaling Trust: The Future of the European Political Dialogue Community
There are circa 10,000 national-level MPs across Europe, how can we support them in engaging in better political dialogue?
Isotta Ricci Bitti, Managing Director
Apr 1, 20253 min read
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Thought Piece | To Coalesce or Not To Coalesce?
A reflection on activism, mobilisation, and coalition-building in the face of political inertia and collective action challenges.
Chiara Rosselli, Executive Director
Mar 12, 20253 min read
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Expert Spotlight | Marie-Thรฉrรจse Schreiber, Associate, Process Designer and Facilitator
APROPOS team Marie-Thรฉrรจse is passionate about designing collaborative processes and dialogue spaces that drive meaningful change. As an...
APROPOS team
Mar 3, 20252 min read
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Call to Action | Join the Coalition for Dialogue and Collaboration in Politics
APROPOS team ๐จ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ...
APROPOS team
Dec 20, 20241 min read
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Essay | Dialogue Sine Qua Non: No Just Democracy Without Engagement
Despite widespread calls for bridge-building across political divides, we remain uncomfortable with engaging in real dialogue that isn't mer
Isotta Ricci Bitti, Managing Director
Dec 19, 20245 min read
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Update | APROPOS X Global Programme: Shaping Development-Oriented Migration
APROPOS is honored to support the German Development Agency's Global Programme: Shaping Development-Oriented Migration, facilitating a serie
APROPOS team
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Join Our Team | APROPOS is Hiring a new Associate and Facilitator!
Join our team! APROPOS seeks a versatile and motivated Associate and Facilitator to join the Apropos team. This role is designed for a...
APROPOS team
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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