Masaryk Democratic Academy

Masaryk Democratic Academy (Czech: Masarykova demokratická akademie, MDA) is a think-tank affiliated with the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). It was founded in 1896 by Josef Steiner and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk as Masaryk Workers' Academy (Czech: Masarykova dělnická akademie, MDA). Masaryk Workers' Academy changed its name in 2009.

Masaryk Democratic Academy
Founded1896
FoundersJosef Steiner &
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
TypeAssociation
FocusPolitical education and transmission of Social democratic ideas to the public
Location
Key people
Vladimír Špidla, Lubomír Zaorálek
Websitehttp://www.masarykovaakademie.cz/ (in Czech)
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