Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is one of the largest providers of political education in Germany. RLS is part of the intellectual grass-roots movement of democratic socialism and has developed into a discussion forum for critical thinking and political alternatives and a research institute for progressive social development. In 1996, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation was recognised by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), nowadays under the formation Die LINKE (The Left) as a national foundation, working in close co-operation with the party. National political education is carried out together with other members of the Network of foundations. The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation organises political education, provides information about social perspectives in a globalised, unjust world. It is a venue for critical analysis of contemporary capitalism and debate about social alternatives rooted in democratic socialism. Both in Germany and internationally, RLS is a forum for dialogue between left-wing socialist forces, social movements and organisations, left-wing intellectuals and NGOs. It supports young intellectuals in the form of undergraduate and PhD scholarships and provides impetus for self-determined socio-political activities and bolsters the commitment to peace and understanding between peoples, social justice and co-existence in solidarity. The most important areas of international cooperation for RLS are social and democratic participation, empowering politically and socially disadvantaged groups, alternatives for social development, conflict prevention and peaceful conflict resolution as well as the future of the European Union. To these ends, the Foundation cooperates with different organisations and think-tanks, left and democratic socialist parties, trade unions, women's organisations and the new social movements. It is active in more than 25 countries and participates in the process of the World Social Forum. Since 2000, projects have been funded by the Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) and the Foreign office (AA). More information about the Foundation is available at its website www.rosalux.de
 

RLS Asia Team
 

Marlies Linke is head of the Asia Desk at the Centre for International Dialogue and Co-Operation at RLS in Berlin. She is a graduate of the Moscow Institute for International Relations and specialised in international relations in East Asia.

Sonja Blasig is project manager at the Centre for International Dialogue and Co-operation at RLS in Berlin. She studied translation for English and French and graduated in Modern History and Politics from the University of Duesseldorf. From 2006-08, she worked for development projects in Jaipur and TERI in Delhi.

Dr. Karsten Krinn is the future representative of the RLS-ORF Centre in New Delhi. From 1994-5, he studied at the Henry Martyn Institute of Islamic Studies in Hyderabad. He graduated from the University of Tuebingen with a major in Contemporary History and minors in History of Religion and Iran Studies. He holds a PhD in history.