Latin American Social Sciences Institute

FLACSO in Quito, Ecuador. FLACSO, Ecuador

The Latin American Social Sciences Institute or Latin American School of Social Sciences (Spanish: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales or FLACSO) is an inter-governmental autonomous organization for Latin America and the Caribbean dedicated to research, teaching and spreading of social sciences.

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]

## Notable people

* Hilda Herzer
* Amparo Menendez-Carrion

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Avendaño, Manuel (2016-07-14). "Josette Altmann, ex primera dama, electa Secretaria General de Flacso". La Nación (San José). http://www.nacion.com/nacional/politica/Josette-Altmann-secretaria-Flacso_0_1564643619.html. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

## External links

* FLACSO In Spanish.
* Flacso - Argentina In Spanish
* Flacso - Brasil In Portuguese
* Flacso - Chile In Spanish
* Flacso - Costa Rica In Spanish
* Flacso - Cuba In Spanish
* Flacso - Ecuador In Spanish
* Flacso - El Salvador In Spanish
* Flacso - Guatemala In Spanish
* Flacso - México In Spanish
* Flacso - Panamá In Spanish
* Flacso - Paraguay In Spanish
* Flacso - República Dominicana In Spanish
* Flacso - Uruguay In Spanish

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