For all its faults, Chavismo has finally put marginalised Venezuelans at the centre of national culture – and many on the right still resent it.
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Venezuela is long gone; say hello to Cuba-zuela.
How is a country that was once South America’s richest now on the verge of bankruptcy? A Venezuelan economist breaks down his country’s descent into chaos.
Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
The president has fled the country. An activist has died in jail. A military coup is afoot. Fake news is dividing Venezuelans, making a peaceful end to its profound crisis ever less likely.
Fed up with an increasingly authoritarian government, Venezuelans are taking to the streets – where they are met with violence.
Rather than an outright coup, Venezuela’s government has slowly eroded its democratic institutions and processes, until now.
Recent elections in Latin America have suggested a retreat from left-wing politics and populist leaders. But results from Ecuador’s 2017 presidential election suggest otherwise.
It was popular music that enabled Chávez to link his political movement with grassroots activism.
More than any other, Venezuela is a country of Cuba’s making. But its own national tragedy is too deep for most citizens to mourn Fidel Castro’s death.
Some onlookers are suspicious that Venezuela’s army is mounting a slow coup – but the country has been militarising itself for decades.
How does an oil-rich country end up with a food shortage? A GSU international development expert explains how the legacy of one man’s rise to power continues to cripple the nation.
Venezuela sits at the edge of a humanitarian calamity. A GSU international mediation expert explains how outsiders can play a critical role in resolving the cause – a deeply rooted political battle.
A drought in the socialist South American country has led to blackouts, political conflict and increased exposure to Zika.
Understandable anger about the excessive inequality in South Africa lies at the heart of the rise of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters. The problem is how the party wants to address these issues.
Populist politicians are on the march, first in Latin America, then in Europe and the US. They are on both the left and right, and their policies vary, but their approach carries the same risks.
The rise of left-wing populism challenges those who flatly denounced right-wing populism as undemocratic. Populism can appear as a democratic force in some contexts and anti-democratic in others.
With opposition leaders in jail and an economy in tatters, Venezuela could be just around the corner from a formal state of emergency.
The Obama administration announced the intention to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba the same week that Congress approved sanctions against Venezuela for human rights violations. The timing was coincidental…
Opposition protests against Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro over crime, inflation, and shortages show no sign of abating, and the March 5 anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death will only add to the sense…
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Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University
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Postgraduate Associate at the Institute of Latin American Studies, La Trobe University
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Research Associate, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate professor, University of East Anglia
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Finance Instructor, Professional Studies Extension Programme, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
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Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Professor of Management and Organization, University of Southern California
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Doctoral Candidate, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in International Relations, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Lecturer in Strategic Communication at the School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, UCT School of Economics; South African Reserve Bank Research Chair in Financial Stability Studies, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Comparative Politics, Central European University
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Assistant Professor in International Relations, University of Canberra
