ARTICLE OF MINE PUBLISHED IN THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (LASA) NEWSLETTER

Winter 2017 Issue

In the article I argue that the characterization of Venezuela as a “failed state” facing a “humanitarian crisis” intensifies political polarization, plays into the hands of the opposition’s radical fringe, and hinders efforts, promoted by Pope Francisco, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and others, to establish a national dialogue over pressing issues  

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