"Venezuela's Bolivarian Democracy" brings together a variety of
perspectives on participation and democracy in Venezuela. An
interdisciplinary group of contributors focuses on the everyday
lives of Venezuelans, examining the forms of participation that
have emerged in communal councils, cultural activities, blogs,
community media, and several other forums. The essays validate many
of the critiques of democracy under Chavez, as well as much of the
praise. They show that while government corporatism and clientelism
are constant threats, the forms of political and cultural
participation discussed are creating new discourses, networks, and
organizational spaces--for better and for worse. With open yet
critical minds, the contributors seek to analyze Venezuela's
Bolivarian democratic experience through empirical research. In
doing so, they reveal a nuanced process, a richer and more complex
one than is conveyed in international journalism and scholarship
exclusively focused on the words and actions of Hugo Chavez.
Contributors
Carolina Acosta-Alzuru
Julia Buxton
Luis Duno Gottberg
Sujatha Fernandes
Maria Pilar Garcia-Guadilla
Kirk A. Hawkins
Daniel Hellinger
Michael E. Johnson
Luis E. Lander
Margarita Lopez-Maya
Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols
Coraly Pagan
Guillermo Rosas
Naomi Schiller
David Smilde
Alejandro Velasco
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