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VENEZUELA'S BOLIVARIAN DEMOCRACY
PARTICIPATION, POLITICS, AND CULTURE UNDER CHAVEZ |
| By: |
David Smilde (Editor), Daniel C. Hellinger (Editor), Julia Buxton |
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Paperback |
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£23.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0822350416 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780822350415 |
| Publisher: |
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 July, 2011 |
| Pages: |
408 |
| Description: |
Looking beyond Hugo Chavez and the national government, contributors examine forms of democracy involving ordinary Venezuelans: in communal councils, cultural activities, blogs, community media, and other forums. |
| Synopsis: |
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.ContributorsCarolina Acosta-AlzuruJulia BuxtonLuis Duno GottbergSujatha FernandesMaria Pilar Garcia-GuadillaKirk A. HawkinsDaniel HellingerMichael E. JohnsonLuis E. LanderMargarita Lopez-MayaElizabeth Gackstetter NicholsCoraly PaganGuillermo RosasNaomi SchillerDavid SmildeAlejandro Velasco |
| Illustrations: |
12 photos, 1 map, 13 tables, 8 figures |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Duke University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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