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Contemporary Populists in PowerFrom Chávez to Maduro: From Delegative Democracy to De-Democratization

Contemporary Populists in Power: From Chávez to Maduro: From Delegative Democracy to... [Venezuela’s political trajectory exhibits a specific combination of populist charismatic leadership and democratic backsliding. The particularity of the Venezuelan case lies in the fact that the regime’s serious de-democratization was not brought about by the populist leader himself, even if the end of Hugo Chávez’s term contained the seeds of it, but by Nicolás Maduro, who does not have the benefit of his predecessor’s legitimacy to establish his rule. The present chapter examines six aspects of the de-democratization process: observance of the rules of democratic procedure; adherence to the rule of law and public institutions; the role of the armed forces; communication techniques and media relations; the degree of citizen participation and the level of repression against peaceful protest. This study of Chavismo in power identifies three sequences: first, the early years of Hugo Chávez’s presidency in a configuration that can be defined as a delegative democracy; then, his second complete term, between 2006 and 2012, which evinced a decline in participation and a rise in illiberal mechanisms; lastly, the presidency of Nicolás Maduro since 2013, during which an authoritarian regime has taken hold.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Contemporary Populists in PowerFrom Chávez to Maduro: From Delegative Democracy to De-Democratization

Part of the The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy Book Series
Editors: Dieckhoff, Alain; Jaffrelot, Christophe; Massicard, Elise
Posado, Thomas
Contemporary Populists in Power — Feb 28, 2022
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Abstract

[Venezuela’s political trajectory exhibits a specific combination of populist charismatic leadership and democratic backsliding. The particularity of the Venezuelan case lies in the fact that the regime’s serious de-democratization was not brought about by the populist leader himself, even if the end of Hugo Chávez’s term contained the seeds of it, but by Nicolás Maduro, who does not have the benefit of his predecessor’s legitimacy to establish his rule. The present chapter examines six aspects of the de-democratization process: observance of the rules of democratic procedure; adherence to the rule of law and public institutions; the role of the armed forces; communication techniques and media relations; the degree of citizen participation and the level of repression against peaceful protest. This study of Chavismo in power identifies three sequences: first, the early years of Hugo Chávez’s presidency in a configuration that can be defined as a delegative democracy; then, his second complete term, between 2006 and 2012, which evinced a decline in participation and a rise in illiberal mechanisms; lastly, the presidency of Nicolás Maduro since 2013, during which an authoritarian regime has taken hold.]

Published: Feb 28, 2022

Keywords: Venezuela; Populism; Charismatic leadership; Hugo Chávez; Nicolás Maduro; Repression; Illiberalism; De-democratization

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