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Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
Regional University System
Regional University System
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| native name | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales | |
| native_name_lang | es | |
| logo | [[File:LogoFLACSO.png | 160px]] |
| image | One of the main buildings on the FLACSO, Ecuador.jpg | |
| caption | Building on Ecuador main campus | |
| formation | ||
| headquarters | San José, Costa Rica | |
| leader_title | Secretary General | |
| leader_name | Josette Altmann Borbón | |
| name | Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences | |
| languages | Spanish and Portuguese | |
| website |
The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (, or FLACSO) is a graduate-only university and inter-governmental autonomous organization for Latin America dedicated to research, teaching and spreading of social sciences. Headquartered in Costa Rica, it has several campuses and centers spread across Latin America.
It was created on April 17, 1957,
Its membership is open to Latin American and Caribbean countries that subscribe to the FLACSO agreement. Current members include: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay.
Josette Altmann Borbón, a historian and former First Lady of Costa Rica, was elected Secretary General of FLACSO in June 2016. She succeeded Manuel González on July 31, 2016.
Notable people
- Paulina Aulestia - first Ecuadorian woman to summit Everest
- Teresita de Barbieri
- Carmen Diana Deere
- Ricardo Lagos Escobar
- Enrique Correa
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso
- Geraldina Guerra Garcés, women's rights activist and campaigner against femicide
- Elke Gryglewski, German political scientist and historian
- Hilda Herzer
- Amparo Menendez-Carrion
- Juan Carlos Portantiero
- Suzana Prates
- Gentiana Susaj, human rights lawyer and aikidoka
- Paolina Vercoutere - Governor of Imbabura Province
References
References
- Avendaño, Manuel. (2016-07-14). "Josette Altmann, ex primera dama, electa Secretaria General de Flacso". [[La Nación (San José)]].
- (2015-03-20). "Paulina Aulestia, dama de las cumbres".
- "Paolina Vercoutere".
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