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Bringing together experts from across the social sciences, this volume examines the consolidation of authoritarianism in Venezuela under the government of Nicolás Maduro. Taking a comparative perspective, it explains how authoritarians can remain ensconced in power amidst profound economic crisis, widespread social discontent, low approval ratings, and international policies aimed at their removal. Moreover, it seeks to understand the mechanisms and dynamics with which Maduro has consolidated an authoritarian regime in Venezuela. To this end, the editors differentiate the concept of authoritarian consolidation from the more studied processes of democratic erosion and democratic backsliding.
The book's contributors explore in detail the country's process of autocratization under Maduro at the national and international levels, identifying and explaining the role of diverse actors and institutions in Venezuela's political regime, and their respective contributions to safeguarding and stabilizing the Maduro administration. By offering a systematic examination of the mechanisms by which regime change was fostered under Maduro's rule, this volume directly engages with scholarly research on regime transitions and democratic collapse; democratic breakdown and the consolidation of authoritarian rule; and comparative institutional work on Venezuelan politics. The book is relevant to scholars and students of Venezuela, as well as anyone interested in the pressing question of regime crisis survival and authoritarian consolidation.
Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction: Venezuela's Political Crisis and the Concept of Authoritarian Consolidation Part I. Domestic Factors 2. Coup-Proofing the Venezuelan Military: Maduro's Innovations in the Face of Adversity 3. Control Tools: Elections, Maduro's Authoritarianism, and Regime Survival 4. Authoritarian Capitalism in Venezuela: The Political Economy of Maduro's Disorderly Liberalization 5. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Venezuelan Opposition under Maduro 6. Venezuela's (Un)Rule of Law under Nicolás Maduro 7. The Control of the Information Environment as a Pillar of Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela 8. Criminal Governance in the Post-Chávez Revolution in Times of Questioned Legitimacy 9. Can Decentralization Contribute to Authoritarian Consolidation?: Venezuela under Chávez and Maduro Part II. International Factors 10. The Nexus of Power: Autocratic International Cooperation and the Consolidation of Authoritarianism in Venezuela 11. The Maduro Doctrine: Foreign Policy Strategy and Regime Survival in Contemporary Venezuela 12. Circular Talks: Political Dialogue, Foreign Facilitation, and Authoritarian Learning in Venezuela 13. U.S. Foreign Policy, the Opposition, and the Maduro Government: Venezuela's Authoritarian Slide in Ten Episodes 14. Exit, Voice, Loyalty, and Hunger: The Instrumentalization of Emigration Under Nicolás Maduro 15. The Venezuelan Diaspora and Maduro's Authoritarian Consolidation Part III Critical Reflections 16. Evaluating Authoritarian Consolidation in Venezuela
