Masaryk Democratic Academy

Masaryk Democratic Academy (Czech: Masarykova demokratická akademie, MDA) is a think-tank affiliated with the Social Democracy (SOCDEM).^[1] It was founded in 1896 by Josef Steiner and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk as Masaryk Workers' Academy (Czech: Masarykova dělnická akademie, MDA).^[2] Masaryk Workers' Academy changed its name in 2009.^[3]

Masaryk Democratic Academy

Founded	1896
Founders	Josef Steiner & Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Type	Association
Focus	Political education and transmission of Social democratic ideas to the public
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Key people	Vladimír Špidla, Lubomír Zaorálek
Website	http://www.masarykovaakademie.cz/ (in Czech)

Josef Steiner