Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung

Name

Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung

Legal name

Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung

Website

https://slpb.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic and Political Education Services

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Research & Pedagogy Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO), Education, Research & Academic Congresses (THAHAJAD), Research & Science Fair Competitions (Science Fairs, Research Symposiums) (EDAMAGAL)

Keywords

• Civic education programs
• Political education services
• Democratic engagement training
• Electoral education forums
• Public history publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a state institution under the Saxon Ministry of Education (Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus), SLpB is funded by public budget allocations from the Free State of Saxony. No commercial revenue generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung is a state-level political education institution for Saxony that provides civic education through publications (books, ebooks, free downloads), podcasts, online games (such as "Dein Sachsen - Das Land und seine Verfassung"), traveling and digital exhibitions (e.g., "1989 Zeitenwende," "Sichtbare Vielfalt"), and structured event series including election forums, simulation games ("Planspiel Mittendrin im Landtag"), and debate formats. It distributes its offerings free of charge via its website, an online shop, school and library partnerships, public events, and social media, addressing topics spanning German and Saxon history, democracy, Europe, media literacy, and societal engagement.

Product overview

The Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (SLpB) is a state-level political education institution offering a multi-format portfolio centered on civic education for Saxony. The core offerings span publications (books, ebooks, free downloads), podcasts (Sechsmal Tschechien, Frauen Macht Geschichte), the online game 'Dein Sachsen', and event series including Wahlforen, Digital Fight Club, and exhibition programs. The institution provides educational services including simulations (Mittendrin im Landtag), library access, themed exhibitions (Sichtbare Vielfalt, TACHELES), and outreach programs. All offerings support the SLpB's mandate to strengthen democratic awareness, political participation, and civic education in Saxony.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publikationen (Publications) Extensive catalog of books, ebooks, and free downloadable publications covering topics including Saxon history, European affairs, political theory, democracy education, extremism studies, and civic engagement, available free of charge or through the SLpB online shop.
• Podcasts (Sechsmal Tschechien, Frauen Macht Geschichte, Marko Martin einmal klingeln) Audio programming series for civic education, including 'Sechsmal Tschechien' (about Czech Republic), 'Frauen Macht Geschichte' (women's history), and 'Marko Martin, einmal klingeln', available on major podcast platforms.
• Dein Sachsen — Das Land und seine Verfassung (Online Educational Game) Interactive online educational game for children aged 10+ featuring characters Oskar and Lucie on an adventure through Saxony, teaching about the Saxon constitution and political system in an entertaining format.
• Veranstaltungen und Veranstaltungsreihen (Events and Event Series) Political education events including series such as 'Weltpolitik ungefiltert' (world politics), 'Europäische Union lebensnah' (EU education), 'Kontrovers vor Ort' (controversial discussions), Digital Fight Club, and election forums, delivered across Saxony and on request.
• Ausstellungen (Exhibitions) Traveling and digital exhibitions including 'Sichtbare Vielfalt. Religionen in Sachsen' (religious diversity), '1989 Zeitenwende' (Peaceful Revolution digital exhibition opened in 2019), and 'TACHELES - Jahr der jüdischen Kultur 2026'.
• Planspiel Mittendrin im Landtag Simulation game for students to experience parliamentary procedures by role-playing in the Saxon state parliament, available as an on-request educational program for schools.
• Bibliothek der SLpB Institutional library providing access to political education resources and research materials to visitors and researchers.
• Buchpakete für Schulen, Bibliotheken und Veranstaltungen Curated book packages available for schools, libraries, and event organizers, including starter packages for refugees, supporting thematic and educational programming.
• Digital Fight Club Event series focused on digital topics and online education, addressing issues such as social media, algorithms, and digital participation.
• Wahlforen (Election Forums) Event series providing platforms for political dialogue during election periods, including forums for European, state (Landtag), and federal (Bundestag) elections.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sächsische Volkshochschulen (Saxon Adult Education Centers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Kontrovers vor Ort' film series, bringing political education to communities across Saxony through cultural events.
• Sächsischer Filmverband e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for the film series 'Kontrovers vor Ort', providing expertise from Saxon's film and cultural landscape.
• Stadtbibliothek ChemnitzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of events including Stefan Heym lectures at the TIETZ cultural center in Chemnitz.
• Sächsische Bibliotheksgesellschaft (SäBiG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in cultural events and Jewish culture year programming in Saxony.
• Internationale Stefan-Heym-GesellschaftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for events related to the Jewish author Stefan Heym and literary resistance.
• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Center for Political Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational counterpart institution for political education in Germany, with shared mission and collaboration on democratic education.
• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister institution for exchange on political education best practices and experience sharing.
• Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (Switzerland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner from Switzerland for political education research and methodology exchange.
• Soziokulturelle Zentren in SachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of socio-cultural centers across Saxony partnering for 'Kontrovers vor Ort' events and community engagement.
• Ariowitsch-Haus LeipzigminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for events including antisemitism conference in Leipzig.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Körber-Stiftung: Independent nonprofit foundation running civic education, democratic participation, and political dialogue programs across Germany. Operates adjacent programs (e.g., youth democracy formats, history/politics initiatives) that overlap thematically with SLpB's portfolio but with a national rather than state-level scope.

Direct peers

• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz: State political education center for Rhineland-Palatinate. Directly analogous institutional form, mandate, and service mix; provides a useful benchmark for SLpB's operational model and reach.
• Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung: Hesse's state political education center. Comparable in offering multi-format civic education including publications, teacher training, and events. Operates under the same Beutelsbacher Konsens framework as SLpB.
• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: The federal-level counterpart institution for political education in Germany, headquartered in Bonn. Directly comparable in mission, methodology (Beutelsbacher Konsens), and multi-format content portfolio (publications, events, online resources). Already an active partner of SLpB.
• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg: State-level political education center for Baden-Württemberg with a directly analogous mandate, organizational structure, and content mix (publications, events, school programs). Sister institution already engaged in best-practice exchange with SLpB.
• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW's state political education authority. Direct functional peer given similar mandate, multi-format delivery (publications, school programs, events), and federal-state structural alignment with SLpB.
• Bayerische Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit: Bavaria's state political education agency. Same legal form and educational mandate as SLpB, delivering publications, events, seminars, and school programs across the Free State of Bavaria — a directly comparable scope and service portfolio.
• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen: Thuringia's state political education center. Particularly relevant given overlapping post-reunification East German historical context and shared pedagogical approach with SLpB; serves as a natural regional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Welle: Germany's international public broadcaster, a broader public-sector media organization with civic and educational programming spanning news, culture, and language learning. Overlaps with SLpB on the public-service mission and educational content delivery, but at a much larger scale and with a global mandate.

Regional players

• Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau: Swiss center for civic education in Aarau. Already an active international partner of SLpB; offers comparable civic education programming and methodology but in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/slpb1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/slpb
• Instagraminstagram.com/slpb_dd

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Subsidiaries1 record

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