. ▁Its ▁found ing ▁president ▁was ▁Pierre ▁Mau roy , ▁followed ▁by ▁Henri ▁N al let . ▁Its ▁current ▁president ▁is ▁G illes ▁Fin ch el stein . ▁It ▁published ▁books ▁and ▁organ izes ▁con ferences . ▁For ▁example , ▁it ▁organized ▁a ▁conference ▁on ▁social ism ▁and ▁culture ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁and ▁economic ▁think ▁t anks ▁based ▁in ▁France ▁Category : Th ink ▁t anks ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁France ▁Category : So cial ist ▁Party ▁( France ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁Sp uff ord ▁F RS L ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁author ▁and ▁teacher ▁of ▁writing ▁whose ▁career ▁has ▁seen ▁him ▁shift ▁gradually ▁from ▁non - f iction ▁to ▁fiction . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sp uff ord ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁social ▁historian ▁Professor ▁Margaret ▁Sp uff ord ▁( 1 9 3 5 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁late ▁economic ▁historian ▁Professor ▁Peter ▁Sp uff ord ▁( 1 9 3 4 – 2 0 1 7 ). ▁He ▁studied ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁Hall , ▁Cambridge , ▁gain ing ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁Chief ▁Publish er ' s ▁Re ader ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 9 0 ▁for ▁Ch atto