Resetdoc

What Resetdoc does

Reset DOC (legally Reset Dialogues on Civilizations) is a Milan-headquartered international non-profit think tank founded in 2004 that organizes seminars, commissions research, and publishes work on democracy, cultural and religious pluralism, and international affairs. It operates through two non-profit entities — Reset DOC Europe in Milan and Reset Dialogues US (a 501(c)(3)) in the Boston area — and serves an audience of academics, policy professionals, and graduate students across the humanities, social sciences, political theory, sociology, religious studies, and law. Its recurring programs include the Venice Seminars (hosted at Giorgio Cini Foundation and Venice International University), the Dublin Seminars (launched 2023 with Boston College Ireland and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme), and the Carthage/Casablanca Seminars on Pluralism, alongside a multi-institution research project on 'Theologies and Practices of Religious Pluralism.'

The organization's product portfolio is content- and convening-oriented rather than technology-based: the Philosophy & Social Criticism journal (published with SAGE), books such as 'Democracy's Discontent: Debating the Crisis of Liberalism' (2026), the Intercultural Lexicon, dossiers, video content, and a twice-monthly newsletter. Distribution is via the resetdoc.org website, social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn), academic press partnerships, and in-person events at partner universities including Columbia, Princeton, William & Mary, UC Berkeley, Boston College, and LUISS. The organization explicitly does not develop proprietary technology products and has no API, SDK, or app.

Reset DOC is funded almost entirely by donations and foundation grants — including the Carnegie Corporation, the Luce Foundation, the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Nomis Foundation — with no commercial pricing applied to seminars or publications (which are offered free of charge). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, headcount is not reported, and there are no funding rounds, acquisitions, or subsidiaries. Governance rests on a Board of Directors and Advisory Board chaired by internationally recognized scholars (Craig Calhoun, José Casanova, Joseph LaPalombara), with day-to-day US operations led by Executive Director Jonathan Laurence.

Name

Resetdoc

Legal name

Reset Dialogues on Civilizations (Reset DOC)

Website

https://resetdoc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reset DOC is a Milan-based international non-profit think tank, founded in 2004, that convenes scholars, commissions research, and publishes work on democracy, pluralism, and religion in public life for an audience of academics, policy professionals, and graduate students worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Think Tank and Policy Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Think tank research
• Academic publishing
• Policy convening
• Democracy studies
• Intercultural dialogue

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Foundation Support: Reset Dialogues (US) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies on donations and support from foundations including the Carnegie Corporation, the Luce Foundation, and the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2. Publication Revenue: The organization commissions and publishes research through their website and in cooperation with academic presses to inform public debate and contribute to sound decision-making by policymakers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reset DOC is a non-profit convening and publishing organization that organizes international seminars, lectures, and research on democracy, pluralism, and the role of religion in public life. It commissions and publishes research through its website and in cooperation with academic presses to inform public debate and policymaking, operating annual seminar series in Venice, Dublin, and Carthage/Casablanca and partnering with universities and foundations worldwide.

Product overview

Reset DOC is a think tank organization that convenes intellectual dialogues and publishes research on democracy, pluralism, and international affairs. Its core offerings include the Dublin Seminars (launched 2023), Venice Seminars, and the research project 'Theologies and Practices of Religious Pluralism.' The organization publishes academic volumes through its Philosophy & Social Criticism series and maintains an Intercultural Lexicon resource. These programs function as integrated intellectual platforms—seminars generate research that is compiled into publications, which are then disseminated through the organization's website and academic press partnerships—to inform public debate and policymakers on contemporary challenges facing democracies.

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Brands

• Dublin Seminars: Annual seminars in partnership with Boston College Ireland and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, established in 2023 to promote cultural, intellectual and academic relationships among scholars in social sciences, political theory, sociology, legal and religious studies.
• Venice Seminars
• Carthage/Casablanca Seminars on Pluralism

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Boston College IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Dublin Seminars initiative, which began in 2023 to establish a cultural appointment promoting intellectual and academic relationships among scholars in social sciences, political theory, sociology, and religious studies.
• Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'HommecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Dublin Seminars, contributing to cross-cultural intellectual exchange and academic network development.
• University of BirminghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint promoter of the 'Theologies and practices of religious pluralism' project, investigating pluralism within and across religious traditions and its impact on international relations.
• Berkeley Center at Georgetown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Theologies and practices of religious pluralism' project, examining how debates on pluralism are reshaping religion's status in different public spaces.
• Foundation for Religious Sciences (Bologna and Palermo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint promoter of the religious pluralism project, contributing expertise on religious studies across Italian and international contexts.
• Haifa Laboratory for Religious StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the religious pluralism project from Israel, bringing Middle Eastern perspective to cross-cultural religious dialogue research.
• Giorgio Cini FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for the annual Venice Seminars at their facilities in Venice, Italy.
• Venice International UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Venice 2026 seminars and events on virtue and democratic resilience.
• Ca' Foscari University of VeniceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Venice Seminars 2022, providing academic setting for dialogue events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study: University-based research institute convening interdisciplinary scholars on democracy, religion, and humanistic inquiry—comparable to Reset DOC's seminar-driven, scholar-convening approach.
• Berghof Foundation: Germany-based non-profit that conducts research and convenes dialogues on conflict transformation, political pluralism, and democratic governance—closely comparable to Reset DOC's convening-plus-research model on related themes.
• European Council on Foreign Relations: Pan-European think tank producing research and convening networks on democracy, pluralism, and international affairs with a comparable cross-country scholarly footprint to Reset DOC.
• PRIO (Peace Research Institute Oslo): Independent research institute producing scholarship on democracy, conflict, and pluralism with a convening function; comparable in academic orientation and international scope.
• Hague Institute for Global Justice: Independent think tank convening scholars and policymakers on rule of law, pluralism, and democratic norms—closely aligned with Reset DOC's convening and policy-research model.
• International Center for Religion and Diplomacy: Non-profit focused on the intersection of religion, pluralism, and international affairs; shares Reset DOC's core thesis that religious and cultural pluralism shapes diplomacy and democratic resilience.

Broad incumbents

• Brookings Institution: Large US policy research organization covering democracy, religion, and governance; overlaps with Reset DOC's pluralism and democratic-resilience agenda but with much broader portfolio.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization supporting democratic governance and pluralism globally; thematically aligned with Reset DOC but operating at intergovernmental scale with member-state funding.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Major global think tank producing scholarship on democracy, religion, and international affairs; comparable thematic focus but vastly larger scale and resources than Reset DOC.
• Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Policy organization advising governments on democratic reform and pluralism; overlaps thematically with Reset DOC's democracy-and-pluralism mission though operating with a more direct policy-advisory model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/resetdoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/resetdoc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resetdoc

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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