The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is one of the largest political education institutions in Germany today and is committed to the mainstream ideology of democratic socialism. The foundation evolved from a small political group, "Social Analysis and Political Education Association", founded in 1990 in Berlin into a nationwide political education organisation, a discussion forum for critical thought and political alternatives as well a research facility for progressive social analysis.
Forming the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation are:
In 1996 the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation was officially recognised as a nationwide affiliated trust of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), presently known as "DIE LINKE " (The Left). As such it works closely with DIE LINKE affiliated state foundations and associations nationwide.