Venezuela's polarized politics : the paradox of direct democracy under Chávez /

Venezuela's polarized politics : the paradox of direct democracy under Chávez /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mallén, Ana L., author.
Imprint:	Boulder, Colorado : FirstForumPress, a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2017. ©2017
Description:	ix, 171 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Chávez Frías, Hugo. Chávez Frías, Hugo. Political participation -- Venezuela. Direct democracy -- Venezuela. Polarization (Social sciences) -- Venezuela. Direct democracy. Polarization (Social sciences) Political participation. Politics and government. Venezuela -- Politics and government -- 1999- Venezuela.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11346023

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Other authors / contributors:	García Guadilla, María-Pilar, author.
ISBN:	9781626375895 1626375895
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index.
Summary:	"Explores how participatory democracy led to profound social polarization in Venezuela."--

Table of Contents:

Polarization and democracy in Venezuela
Participatory democracy and the public sphere
Political ghettos and the grammar of war
Media wars
The fragmentation of the public sphere
The new student movement : dreams of unity
Unabated polarization in Venezuela.