Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

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

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (German: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung), named in recognition of Rosa Luxemburg, and 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 states that it "stands for democratic socialism with an unwavering internationalist focus" and is "committed to a radical perspective emphasizing public awareness, education, and social critique."[1] The foundation was established in Berlin in 1990 (originally as the "Social Analysis and Political Education Association").[2] It is one of the state-subsidized German political foundations, each one of which is associated with, but operates independently of, a political party represented in the federal parliament;[3] for 2018, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation received 64 million euros from the German government.[4]

  1. ^ "About Us". Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Unmüssig, Barbara (21 November 2017). "Promoting democratic values". D+C Development and Cooperation. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ "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