The Socialist Party of the National Left ( es, Partido Socialista de la Izquierda Nacional, PSIN) was a
political party
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in
Argentina
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, founded in 1962 by
Jorge Abelardo Ramos
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,
Jorge Enea Spilimbergo
Jorge Enea Spilimbergo (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 25 September 1928; died in Buenos Aires on 4 September 2004) was an Argentina, Argentine nationalist socialist politician, poet, journalist, and writer. He was one of the founders of t ...
and others, representative of the
National Left Argentine political tradition.
The political philosopher
Ernesto Laclau
Ernesto Laclau (; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner, ...
was a member of the PSIN until 1969, when the British historian
Eric Hobsbawm
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supported his entrance to Oxford.
Las manos en la masa - Ernesto Laclau contra Negri, Hardt y Zizek
'' Pagina/12'', June 5, 2005
See also
* National Left
References
External links
Izquierda Nacional websiteIzquierda Nacional English website
Socialist parties in Argentina
Defunct political parties in Argentina
Political parties established in 1962
1962 establishments in Argentina
Political parties with year of disestablishment missing
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