National Left (Argentina)
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The Socialist Party of the National Left was a political party
in Argentina
, founded in 1962 by Jorge Abelardo Ramos, Jorge Enea Spilimbergo
and others, representative of the National Left
Argentine political tradition.
The political philosopher Ernesto Laclau
was a member of the PSIN until 1969, when the British historian Eric Hobsbawm
supported his entrance to Oxford.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, founded in 1962 by Jorge Abelardo Ramos, Jorge Enea Spilimbergo
Jorge Enea Spilimbergo
Jorge Enea Spilimbergo was an Argentine nationalist socialist politician, poet, journalist, and writer, one of the founders of the Izquierda Nacional party....
and others, representative of the National Left
National Left
There are several political groupings known as the "National Left":*National Left - an Argentinian political party*The National Left - a left-wing Zionist movement in Israel...
Argentine political tradition.
The political philosopher Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau is an Argentine political theorist often described as post-Marxist.He studied History in Buenos Aires, graduating from the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires in 1964, and received a PhD from Essex University in 1977.Since the 1970s he has been Professor of Political Theory at the...
was a member of the PSIN until 1969, when the British historian Eric Hobsbawm
Eric Hobsbawm
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm , CH, FBA, is a British Marxist historian, public intellectual, and author...
supported his entrance to Oxford.