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41. Making Art Amid Mayhem

Author:
Carlos Egaña
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
For a Venezuelan artist, photography offers a democratic means of expression and experimentation from differing viewpoints.
Topic:
Arts, Culture, and Photography
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela

42. Indigenous Groups Occupy Bogotá Park in Protest

Author:
Christoph Sponsel
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
Members of Colombia's Emberá community, many of whom are victims of conflict, have camped for months in Colombia's capital to generate attention and demand change.
Topic:
Social Movement, Conflict, Protests, and Indigenous
Political Geography:
Colombia and South America

43. Campaigning for a More Dignified Colombia

Author:
Sita Bates
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
In Colombia, women candidates for the presidency are using their campaigns to advocate against violence.
Topic:
Women, Domestic Politics, Violence, and Presidential Elections
Political Geography:
Colombia and South America

44. In Bolivia, Ex-President Áñez’s Trial Sparks Debate About Justice

Author:
Amy Booth
Publication Date:
04-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
Critics say her prosecution on coup charges violates due process, but the Bolivian state has a responsibility to seek justice.
Topic:
Accountability, Coup, Justice, and Due Process
Political Geography:
South America and Bolivia

45. The Venezuelan Opposition’s Elusive Quest for Power

Author:
Maryhen Jiménez and Juan Manuel Trak
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
Persistent internal conflicts have prevented Chavismo’s detractors from organizing a serious political proposal to successfully contest power. Can the opposition democratize?
Topic:
Democracy, Domestic Politics, and Opposition
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela

46. The Rise and Fall of Barrio Adentro

Author:
Amy Cooper and Oscar Feo
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
With Hugo Chávez’s celebrated health care project progressively in ruins, the pandemic underlines the need to rebuild.
Topic:
Health Care Policy, Public Health, COVID-19, and Hugo Chavez
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela

47. Breaking Through for LGBTQI Rights

Author:
Daniel Fermín, Paula Sevilla Núñez, and Yendri Velásquez
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
Movements fighting homophobia and transphobia in Venezuela offer an example of organizing that successfully joins forces across ideological and partisan lines.
Topic:
Human Rights, Social Movement, Ideology, LGBT+, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela

48. “I Left Venezuela to Defend the Constitution”: An Interview with Luisa Ortega Díaz

Author:
John Brown
Publication Date:
02-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
The former Attorney General discusses how her country has changed since Chávez and what is required to restore democracy.
Topic:
Democracy, Domestic Politics, Interview, and Hugo Chavez
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela

49. Fact Checking Power, April 11, 2002 and Beyond

Author:
David Smilde
Publication Date:
02-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
In the face of a fraught conflict with missteps and misinformation on both sides, empirically informed analysis offers one tool to cut through the noise.
Topic:
Elections, Domestic Politics, Conflict, Protests, Misinformation, and Hugo Chavez
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela

50. Chavismo in the World

Author:
Angelo Rivero Santos and Javier Morales Hernández
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:
The Bolivarian Revolution shook up the geopolitical map. Rebuilding Venezuela’s fractured relations in the hemisphere remains its chief foreign policy challenge.
Topic:
International Relations, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, and Hugo Chavez
Political Geography:
South America and Venezuela