Venezuela’s Bolivarian Authoritarianism

Gonzalo E. Vázquez

doi:10.5771/9783748951971

Summary

The goal of this work is to analyse Venezuela’s political regime under Hugo Chávez, focusing on its position between democracy and authoritarianism. It aims to explain the shift from democracy to a restricted regime through comparative studies, hypotheses and process-tracing. By examining Venezuela's trajectory, the study seeks to clarify contemporary issues, provide policy insights for the current government and enhance understanding of democratic backsliding globally.

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-2452-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-5197-1
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 207
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 16
1. 1. Theoretical Debates No access
  2. Research Objectives No access
2. 1. Case Selection and Time Frame No access
3. Project Contribution No access
4. Chapters Overview No access
1. 1. Conceptual Frameworks of Political Regimes: Democracy and Authoritarianism No access
  2. Definitions of Democracy: Three Approaches No access
  3. Conceptualizing Authoritarianism No access
2. 1. Democratic Deficiencies: Empirical Studies on Latin America No access
3. 1. Structural Dimension No access
  2. Agency-Related Factors No access
  3. Conclusion No access
1. 3.1 Dependent Variable No access
2. 1. 1. Economic Factors No access
  2. 1. Political Factors No access
    2. Cultural / Charismatic Factors No access
    3. Conclusion No access
1. 1. Politics: Military Dictatorships and the Infancy of Party Politics No access
  2. Economy: Route to Oil Dependence No access
2. 1. Overview: Emergence, Consolidation and Reforms No access
  2. Political Institutions: Democratic Procedures with Debilitating Limitations No access
  3. Oil Economy and the Petro-state No access
3. 1. Constitutional Ascent to Power Under Extraordinary National Circumstances No access
  2. An Authoritarian Political Trajectory No access
  3. A Shattered Civil Society No access
  4. Petroleum Nationalism and Macroeconomic Mismanagement No access
  5. A Temporal Comparison No access
4. Conclusion No access
1. 5.1 Paving the Way for Broad Democratic Overhauls: Constitutional Reform No access
2. 5.2 The Unfolding of the Removal of Legislative Constraints No access
3. 1. Judge Afiuni’s Case No access
4. 1. Deteriorating Civil Liberties No access
  2. International Criticisms No access
  3. Conclusion No access
1. 1. 1. The Case of the 2004 Recall Referendum No access
2. 1. Naturalization Campaign and Political Mobilization No access
  2. Intricate Pipelines in the Electoral System No access
3. 1. Electoral Pessimism and Divisions in the Wake of the 2004 Recall Referendum Defeat No access
  2. Government Counter-Strategies: Radicalization and Marginalization No access
4. Conclusion No access
1. 1. 1. Quick Fortunes, Nosedive, and Heightened Discontent No access
    2. Textbook Petro-state and Its Structural Ills No access
  2. 1. Collapse of the Partyarchy No access
    2. Political Radicalism No access
2. 1. The Transitional Period (1999–2001): Constitutional Building in a Changing Economy No access
  2. The Consolidation Phase (2002–2013): State Building During the Commodity Boom No access
3. Conclusion No access
1. 8.1 Chapters Summary No access
2. 1. Imbalances Among Governmental Branches No access
  2. An Uneven Electoral Playing Field No access
3. 1. Encompassing and Path-Dependent Material Structures No access
  2. The Effectuating Role of Political Agency and Contingencies No access
  3. A Culture of Bolivarianism No access
  4. 1. Scholarly Contributions No access
    2. The Way Forward: The Fifth Republic at a Crossroads No access
Bibliography No access Pages 189 - 206
Appendix No access Pages 207 - 207

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