Third World Forum (Forum Tiers Monde) is a transnational alternative policy group that produces and disseminates analyses and information tools related to global development and promotes alternatives oriented towards the enhancement of democracy, social justice and ecological sustainability. Third World Forum was established in 1975 and is based in Dakar. It was among the organizations that helped to set up the World Forum for Alternatives, created in Cairo in 1997.Samir Amin is its co-founder and current director.
Goals and Activities
Third World Forum is composed of a network of intellectuals throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America, seeking to promote debate on contemporary processes and patterns of development. To this end, it conducts critical research on global capitalism, geo-politics, North-South relations, national and regional security, ecological degradation and formulates policy recommendations on alternatives. Its analyses and proposals are produced through interaction with social movements and civil society actors, with which it maintains a close connection.