Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences


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The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Spanish: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Portuguese: Faculdade Latino-Americana de Ciências Sociais 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.

Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales

Entrance to the Ecuador main campus

Formation16 April 1957; 67 years ago
HeadquartersSan José, Costa Rica

Official languages

Spanish and Portuguese

Secretary General

Josette Altmann Borbón
Websiteflacso.org
FLACSO, Ecuador
FLACSO, Ecuador

It was created on April 17, 1957,[1] following a UNESCO initiative at the Latin American Conference on Social Sciences in Rio de Janeiro. Its goal was to promote academic research and development in the region.[1]

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.[1] She succeeded Manuel González on July 31, 2016.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Avendaño, Manuel (2016-07-14). "Josette Altmann, ex primera dama, electa Secretaria General de Flacso". La Nación (San José). Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. ^ "Paulina Aulestia, dama de las cumbres". El Universo (in Spanish). 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. ^ "Paolina Vercoutere". Vital Voices. Retrieved 2022-07-06.