Center for Political and Social Studies Foundation (Fundación Centro de Estudios Políticos y Sociales) is a
socialist
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think tank
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that is headquartered in
Valencia, Spain
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
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The CEPS Foundation has been active in politics internationally, especially within countries in
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
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History
Origin
In 1993, the Center for Political and Social Studies Foundation (CEPS) was founded in Valencia, Spain by left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...
academics that were supporters of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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Staff
Staff for the CEP Foundation includes:Luis Alegre Zahonero
Luis Alegre Zahonero (born 16 March 1977) is a Spanish philosopher and writer, a professor in the Complutense University of Madrid, and a founding member of Podemos.
Biography
Luis Alegre is a researcher and professor of philosophy in the Co ...
, Antonio de Cabo, Íñigo Errejón Galván, Pablo Iglesias Turrión
Pablo Iglesias Turrión (; born 17 October 1978) is a Spanish political scientist and former politician. During his political career, he served as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Second Deputy Prime Minister and as Ministry of Social Aff ...
, Adoración Guamán Hernández, Manolo Monereo, Alfredo Serrano Mancilla and Roberto Viciano Pastor
Contributions
According to Jon Perdue, CEPS created a team of "Marxist
Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis. It uses a dialectical and materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to analyse class relations, social conflic ...
constitutional scholars" to write the new constitutions of multiple countries in Latin America.[ The CEPS Foundation calls Latin America "the most interesting laboratory of political and social transformation" and their experiences in the region "can be useful for generating dynamic of social transformation in Europe".][
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Bolivia
2009 Constitution of Bolivia
The contributions of the CEPS Foundation for the 2009 Constitution of Bolivia was mainly focused on the indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology)
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people of Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
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Ecuador
2008 Constitution of Ecuador
The 2008 Constitution was also partially attributed to CEPS, with Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa
Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (; born 6 April 1963) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as the 45th president of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017. The leader of the PAIS Alliance political movement from its foundation until 2017, Corr ...
stating in a radio interview that he paid advisors $18,000 a month for their assistance.[
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Venezuela
1999 Constitution of Venezuela
The CEPS Foundation contributed to the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela.[
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Political advising
According to the Venezuelan Ministry of Culture, the CEPS Foundation received $7 million for its advising services for the government of Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, Bolivarian Revolution, revolutionary, and Officer (armed forces), military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until De ...
External links
Archive of CEPS website
References
Socialist organizations in Spain
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