José Woldenberg
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José Woldenberg Karakowski (b.1952 in Monterrey
, Nuevo León
) is a Mexican
sociologist. He was the first president of the Federal Electoral Institute and serves as the current director of Nexos
magazine.
Woldenberg, whose family came from Poland
and Lithuania
, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM) with a bachelor's degree in Sociology, a master's degree in Latin American Studies
and a doctorate in Political Science. During his college years he studied film-making at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos but dropped out after three years.
He was drawn into politics in his twenties, spending five days in jail for his involvement in a university strike and becoming a founding member of the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico
(PSUM, 1987), the Mexican Socialist Party
(PMS, 1987) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution
(PRD, 1989) which he left in April 1991.
He has worked as a Political Science professor at the National Autonomous University and has authored several books, including Antecedentes del sindicalismo (1981), Memoria de la izquierda (1998) and La construcción de la democracia (2002).
He was previously married to Julia Carabias, former Secretary of the Environment in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo
, with whom he had a daughter.
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Nuevo León
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
sociologist. He was the first president of the Federal Electoral Institute and serves as the current director of Nexos
Nexos
Nexos is one of the leading cultural and political magazines in Mexico. It was founded in 1978. Since then, it has had a number of leading intellectuals among its writers and contrinutors such as José Woldenberg, Héctor Aguilar Camín and Wendy Guerra....
magazine.
Woldenberg, whose family came from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM) with a bachelor's degree in Sociology, a master's degree in Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies
Latin American studies is an academic discipline dealing with the study of Latin America and Latin Americans.-Definition:Latin American studies critically examines the history, culture, politics, and experiences of Latin Americans in Latin America and often also elsewhere .Latin American studies...
and a doctorate in Political Science. During his college years he studied film-making at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos but dropped out after three years.
He was drawn into politics in his twenties, spending five days in jail for his involvement in a university strike and becoming a founding member of the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico
Unified Socialist Party of Mexico
The Unified Socialist Party of Mexico was a far-left political party in Mexico. It later became the Mexican Socialist Party in 1988...
(PSUM, 1987), the Mexican Socialist Party
Mexican Socialist Party
The Socialist Mexican Party was the former left-wing Mexican political party immediate antecedent of the present Party of the Democratic Revolution, it was the last effort of unification of the different Mexican parties of left and the last political party that the socialist word in its name was...
(PMS, 1987) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution
Party of the Democratic Revolution
The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
(PRD, 1989) which he left in April 1991.
He has worked as a Political Science professor at the National Autonomous University and has authored several books, including Antecedentes del sindicalismo (1981), Memoria de la izquierda (1998) and La construcción de la democracia (2002).
He was previously married to Julia Carabias, former Secretary of the Environment in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
, with whom he had a daughter.