Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (German: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung), named in recognition of Rosa Luxemburg, occasionally referred to as Rosa-Lux, is a transnational alternative policy lobby group and educational institution, centered in Germany and affiliated to the democratic socialist Left Party. The foundation was established in Berlin in 1990 (originally as the "Social Analysis and Political Education Association").[1] In 2018, the German state subsidized the work of the foundation with 64 Million Euros.[2]

Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
AbbreviationRLS
Named afterRosa Luxemburg
Formation1990
Legal statusNonprofit foundation
HeadquartersBerlin
Chair
Dagmar Enkelmann
Deputy
Thomas Händel
Deputy
Sabine Reiner
Executive director
Daniela Trochowski
AffiliationsDie Linke
Staff
183 (2012)
Websitewww.rosalux.de

See also

References

  1. Carroll, William. 2014. "Alternative Policy Groups and Transnational Counter-Hegemonic Struggle." Pp. 259–84 in Yıldız Atasoy (ed.) Global Economic Crisis and the Politics of Diversity. London & New York: Palgrave MacMillan
  2. "Spur des Geldes: Wie der Staat mit Millionen eine linke Anti-Hass-Industrie unterstützt" (tr. "Money trail: How the state supports a left-wing anti-hate industry with millions") focus.de, 28 June 2020
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