Center for Political and Social Studies Foundation
| Fundación Centro de Estudios Políticos y Sociales | |
 | |
| Abbreviation | CEPS Foundation |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Valencia, Spain |
President | Alberto Montero Soler |
Vice President | Fabiola Meco Tébar |
Staff | 300+ |
| Website |
www |
Center for Political and Social Studies Foundation (Fundación Centro de Estudios Políticos y Sociales) is a socialist, anti-capitalist think tank that is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.[1][2][3] The CEPS Foundation has been active in politics internationally, especially within countries in Latin America.[2][3]
History
Origin
In 1993, the Center for Political and Social Studies Foundation (CEPS) was founded in Valencia, Spain by left-wing academics that were supporters of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[3]
Staff
Staff for the CEP Foundation includes:[1]
- President – Alberto Montero Soler
- Vice President – Fabiola Meco Tébar
- Executive Board – Luis Alegre Zahonero, Antonio de Cabo, Íñigo Errejón Galván, Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Adoración Guamán Hernández, Manolo Monereo, Alfredo Serrano Mancilla and Roberto Viciano Pastor
Contributions
According to Jon Perdue, CEPS created a team of "Marxist constitutional scholars" to write the new constitutions of multiple countries in Latin America.[3] 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".[1]
Bolivia
2009 Constitution of Bolivia
The contributions of the CEPS Foundation for the 2009 Constitution of Bolivia was mainly focused on the indigenous people of Bolivia.[3]
Ecuador
2008 Constitution of Ecuador
The 2008 Constitution was also partially attributed to CEPS, with Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa stating in a radio interview that he paid advisors $18,000 a month for their assistance.[3]
Venezuela
1999 Constitution of Venezuela
The CEPS Foundation contributed to the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela.[3]
Political advising
According to the Venezuelan Ministry of Culture, the CEPS Foundation received at least $5 billion for its advising services for the government of Hugo Chávez between 2002 and 2012.[4] In that period, the CEPS foundation received a large portion of the payments, $2.17 billion, for the direct advising of Hugo Chávez while also charging about 10 government ministries for information about globalization and for studying the "socioeconomic perceptions" of Venezuelans.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "¿Qué es la Fundación CEPS?". CEPS Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- 1 2 Bermudez, Alejandro (21 September 2008). "cuadors-Catholics-fight-rewrite-of-constitution". Our Sunday Visitor. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Perdue, Jon B. (2012). The war of all the people : the nexus of Latin American radicalism and Middle Eastern terrorism (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. pp. 104–105. ISBN 1597977047.
- 1 2 "Spanish foundation given USD 5 bn by gov't of late Hugo Chávez". El Universal. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.