Abbreviation CEPS Foundation Headquarters Valencia, Spain Vice President Fabiola Meco Tébar | Formation 2001 President Alberto Montero Soler Staff 300+ | |
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. The CEPS Foundation has been active in politics internationally, especially within countries in Latin America.
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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.
Staff
Staff for the CEP Foundation includes:
Contributions
According to Jon Perdue, CEPS created a team of "Marxist 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".
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.
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.
1999 Constitution of Venezuela
The CEPS Foundation contributed to the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela.
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