Venezuelas Polarized Politics : : The Paradox of Direct Democracy Under Chavez / / María Pilar García-Guadilla, Ana L. Mallen.

During Hugo Chávez's presidency, Venezuelan society underwent a sudden—and vicious—split between the Chavistas and the Opposition. What accounts for the extreme intensity of the split? How did differences so quickly become irreconcilable? What role did the media play? Answering these and relate...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Polarization and Democracy in Venezuela
  • 2 Participatory Democracy and the Public Sphere
  • 3 Political Ghettos in Caracas
  • 4 Media Wars
  • 5 The Fragmentation of the Public Sphere
  • 6 The New Student Movement: Dreams of Unity
  • 7 Unabated Polarization in Venezuela
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book