''Cuadernos para el Diálogo'' () was a monthly cultural magazine published between 1963 and 1978 in Madrid, Spain.

History and profile

''Cuadernos'' was established in October 1963 by Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez, a former minister of education under

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. It was the first current affairs magazine of Spain. Its headquarters was in Madrid. During its initial phase ''Cuadernos'' had a

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democratic political leaning. However, over time it had more democratic and less Christian stance. Then it supported

center-left Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commonl ...

trends and later, it became a

socialist Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ...

publication. Spanish journalists who favored pluralism in the country contributed to ''Cuadernos''. In the words of

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, the magazine was, together with '' Triunfo'', one of two "champions of democratic ideals". During the

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it was one of the major publications focusing on the need for

democratic reform Democratization, or democratisation, is the structural government transition from an democratic transition, authoritarian government to a more democratic political regime, including substantive political changes moving in a democratic direction ...

s. ''Cuadernos'' sold 30,000 copies in 1968. The magazine ceased publication at the end of 1978 due to financial problems.

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History and profile

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