The European Council for Social Research in Latin America (CEISAL, for its Spanish name "Consejo Europeo de Investigaciones Sociales de América Latina) is a scientific association that brings together 35 research institutes, university faculties and other organizations in 16 European countries that study Latin American affairs.
The intention was to open a space of academic freedom and critical exchange between the two regions in order to contribute to the development of European Latin Americanism.
Twenty-four research and teaching institutions from eight Western European countries as well as from Poland and Hungary and Czechoslovakia participated in the founding event.
In 2024 CEISAL has 35 members - institutes and centers specialized in Latin American and Caribbean studies and national associations, representing 16 European countries.
CEISAL collaborates closely with the European Network for Information and Documentation on Latin America (REDIAL).