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Chap 1 (pages 1-24) excerpted from the book, Venezuela´s Polarized Politics: The Paradox of Direct Democracy Under Chavez. Ana L.Mallen and Maria Pilar Garcia-Guadilla . First Forum Press. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 2017. How... more
During the past two decades participatory democracy policies came to be seen as a useful alternative to address high inequality and lack of meaningful political representation allowed by clientelist politics in various parts of the... more
La llegada de Chávez a la presidencia de Venezuela trajo consigo un periodo de grandes cambios políticos, sociales y económicos en el país, y la política externa no fue la excepción. Durante la casi década y media de gobierno de Chávez,... more
Beginning with the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998, populist leaders have come to power in many Latin American countries. I argue that this recent wave of populism results from demands for incorporation made by marginalized, unorganized... more
La llegada del siglo XXI ha coincidido con profundas transformaciones del campo de producción cultural venezolano, aceleradas desde 2001 por el anuncio presidencial de una “revolución cultural”, cuyas pugnas simbólicas han acompañado el... more
This article takes stock of major developments in the political economy of contemporary Venezuela after ten years under Hugo Chávez. It is argued that the Bolivarian process has done a great deal to rejuvenate the international critique... more
Tanulmányom témáját Latin-Amerika egyik meghatározó állama, Venezuela adja, amely az elmúlt bő egy évtizedben jelentős irányváltást hajtott végre, mind politikai, mind gazdasági, társadalmi, vagy akár védelmi területen. Az elkövetkező... more
Venezuela has gained considerable attention in the past few years, especially since the demonstrations of early 2014. The case of Venezuela has special significance for those from the former Eastern bloc as it is interesting to observe... more
Less than a year after the death of former President Hugo Chávez, the architect of the Bolivarian Revolution, and also within the first year in office of his successor, Nicolás Maduro, opposition protests, both violent and non-violent,... more
This paper will analyze the legal framework that undergirds the flawed policies enacted by Hugo Chávez over the past twelve years and the intricacies of the policies themselves, and will discuss how Chávez—in consort with a National... more
la historia previa al referendo revocatorio de agosto en Venezuela estuvo matizada de un sinnúmero de acontecimientos, cuya cronología se impone a fin de colocar al lector en la exacta perspectiva de por qué y cómo ocurrieron los... more
El fenómeno socio-político del Neo-Populismo es característico en la América Latina del siglo XXI y se ha presentado como herencia del Populismo que se presentó con fuerza en la región en el siglo XX. Hugo Chávez ha sido un político y... more
La República de Venezuela fue un oasis en América Latina, un país estable, democrático y próspero durante varios lustros hasta la llegada de la crisis de los años ochenta. El nuevo contexto y el desgaste experimentado por los actores... more
When in 1992 a military officer with a group of leftist followers tried to seize power in Venezuela, the events were enough for fifteen minutes of fame, but not more, although when the same person, namely Hugo Chávez won the presidential... more
En 1999, Hugo Chávez arrivait au pouvoir au Venezuela, se revendiquant notamment de l’héritage du héros indépendantiste Simón Bolívar. A partir d’un corpus réunissant plus de 250 discours prononcés par Chávez de 1999 à 2006 et à l’aide... more
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the rise of Hugo Chávez Frías to the presidency of Venezuela in 1999. His first speeches highlighted the need to refound the nation, under new parameters, created from his interpretation of the... more
Una decada de Hugo Chavez Frias y su proyecto politico en Venezuela trajo consigo un cambio de paradigmas que llama la atencion de la sociedad en general. Este libro es el resultado del esfuerzo conjunto de un grupo de academicos de... more
Una decada de Hugo Chavez Frias y su proyecto politico en Venezuela trajo consigo un cambio de paradigmas que llama la atencion de la sociedad en general. Este libro es el resultado del esfuerzo conjunto de un grupo de academicos de... more
The majority of Latin American military regimes were conservatives but there were a few with leftist characteristics. Peru lived his own revolution in the sixties. In 1968, a group of army officers led by Juan Velasco Alvarado took the... more
En el ambiente de profunda división que caracteriza a la sociedad venezolana, un enfermo presidente Chávez se enfrentará a una oposición (casi) unida entorno al candidato Capriles. Damos los datos clave a tener en cuenta para la campaña,... more
The common perception of Latin American militiaries is as sources of repression and using violence to maintain the old social orders. While largely true, there is also an equally long tradition of subordinate peoples, including indigenous... more
In this essay, I attempted to get a better understanding of the ideology of Hugo Chávez Frias, the current President of Venezuela. By closely looking at the Venezuelan side of the story, I hoped to find out what Venezuelans really wanted,... more
Una decada de Hugo Chavez Frias y su proyecto politico en Venezuela trajo consigo un cambio de paradigmas que llama la atencion de la sociedad en general. Este libro es el resultado del esfuerzo conjunto de un grupo de academicos de... more
Venezuela’s crisis speaks of a broader threat to Latin America’s second freedom. Self-sufficiency efforts are being renewed and much rests on how far political forces within can fight off external machinations.
The ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez has reignited debate in Latin America and internationally on the questions of socialism and revolution. This forum brings together six leading intellectuals from different... more
Resumen: Introducción. Se investigó la cobertura de Venezuela en 28 grandes diarios de América Latina, Europa y EEUU a lo largo de un año. El objetivo del trabajo fue dilucidar si existía un sesgo sistemático. Metodología. Se compaginó... more
This reflective paper aims to evaluate the research conducted by the research teammates and the author. The research concerns the compassion effect in journalism, in case of the US media portrayals Hugo Chavez before and after his death.... more