The Bolivarian Revolution: overview of an ongoing ambiguity
The electoral victory of Hugo Chávez in 1998 became an important issue for the Latin American social sciences. Indeed, the very idea of being given such a major change in Venezuelan politics encouraged a number of perspectives on a process that has drawn the attention of many scholars and analysts o...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad del Rosario, Bogota
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Desafíos |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/desafios/article/view/2575 |
| Summary: | The electoral victory of Hugo Chávez in 1998 became an important issue for the Latin American social sciences. Indeed, the very idea of being given such a major change in Venezuelan politics encouraged a number of perspectives on a process that has drawn the attention of many scholars and analysts of our reality.
In 1999, the majority of Venezuelan electors gave a blank check to an electoral alliance that promised to change a nation which at that time took its toll to a democratic period which failed to adapt to a new age. Thus, we have at least three major areas for academic inquiry: First of all, the discussion about the scope of that change. Second, the discussion of the causes of that change, in terms of regarded Venezuela as a case sui-generis in comparative politics. And third, the analysis of the role played by the international variable in shaping that change. |
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| ISSN: | 0124-4035 2145-5112 |